Hand #27: Dario Sammartino opened for 2.4 million in the cutoff. He won the pot.
Hand #28: Kevin Maahs raised to 2.2 million in the cutoff. Zhen Cai three-bet to 6.8 million on the button. Maahs shoved all in for 32.8 million and took down the pot after about 15 seconds.
He showed 
.
Players then went on a 15-minute break.
Level: 38
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 1,200,000
Hand #29: Alex Livingston limped in from the small blind and Hossein Ensan checked his option from the big blind. On the 
flop, Livingston check-called a bet of 1,200,000 and the 
followed on the turn. Both players checked the 
river and Livingston won the pot with the 
.
Hand #30: Garry Gates opened to 3,500,000 from the cutoff and picked up a call by Ensan in the small blind, Nick Marchington in the big blind reluctantly folded. On the 
flop, Ensan checked and Gates continued for 3,300,000. Ensan called and the 
turn was checked by him once more, this time Gates checked back.
After the 
river, both checked once more and Ensan tabled the 
for a pair of deuces. Gates had that beat with 
and his rail started chants as Gates reduced the gap to Ensan at the top of the counts to 22 big blinds.
Hand #31: Garry Gates raised to 2,800,000 from the hijack and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #32: Hossein Ensan raised to 2,400,000 from the cutoff, Nick Marchington three-bet all in for 14,000,000 from the button and action folded back to Ensan who called.
Ensan: 
Marchington: 
The flop came down 
, not much help to Marchington.
The turn was the 
, though, giving Marchington extra outs to a straight.
The river was the , no help to Marchington, ending his Main Event in seventh place for $1,525,000.
Hand #33: Garry Gates raised to 2.7 million first to act. He won the pot.
Hand #34: Alex Livingston opened for 2.8 million and Dario Sammartino called a couple of seats over. On the button, Kevin Maahs made it 6.6 million. Livingston folded and Sammartino conceded as well.
Hand #35: Zhen Cai raised to 4 million on the button and took the pot.
Hand #36: Zhen Cai raised to 4,000,000 in the cutoff and Alex Livingston in the small blind three-bet to 11,800,000. Cai sent his cards into the muck and the chants of the Canadian rail commenced.
Hand #37: Livingston continued with aggression and raised the button to 3,000,000. He found no resistance and scooped the blinds and antes.
Hand #38: Livingston made it three in a row with a cutoff raise to 2,800,000 and received no call.
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Hand #39: Dario Sammartino raised to 2,600,000 from the button and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #40: Kevin Maahs raised to 2,600,000 from the button, Zhen Cai three-bet to 7,700,000 from the small blind and Maahs called after a few moments.
The flop was 
and after about 90 seconds Cai shoved for 28,100,000. After about two minutes, Maahs folded.
Hand #41: Kevin Maahs raised to 2.6 million in the cutoff. Zhen Cai called on the button and Garry Gates came along in the small blind. Gates and Maahs checked the 
flop and Cai bet 5.5 million. Only Gates continued to the 
turn. Cai downbet to 4.3 million and Gates stuck around for the river.
Both players checked and Gates opened 
for the win.
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