| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,900,000 | -2,900,000 |
|
13,000,000 | 2,800,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
On the 
flop of a limped pot, Mikita Badziakouski checked to Ren Lin, who bet 400,000. Badziakouski called.
The turn brought the 
, and again Badziakouski checked. Lin bet one million, and again Badziakouski called.
On the 
river, both players checked.
Badziakouski showed 
for bottom pair, while Lin showed 
for fourth pair, which was good to move him above the ten million chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,800,000 | -3,200,000 |
|
|
10,200,000 | 3,200,000 |
Ren Lin and Mikita Badziakouski are now heads-up for the gold bracelet and $1,462,043 first-place prize.
Badziakouski will begin the duel with a nearly 4:1 chip advantage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000,000 | |
|
|
7,000,000 | 2,200,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski moved all-in from the button and after some deliberation, Negreanu uttered the table mantra "no gamble, no future", and shoved his chips forward from the big blind.
Daniel Negreanu: 
Mikita Badziakouski: 
The 
flop was great for Negreanu, giving him a pair. The 
kept him alive as well, but the 
fell on the river, giving Badziakouski the winner, and sending Negreanu out in 3rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Jason Koon shoved for his last 4.5 million from the button and Mikita Badziakouski re-raised from the small blind.
Ren Lin went deep into the tank from the big blind and burned all of his time extension before folding what he claimed to be pocket jacks.
Jason Koon: 
Mikita Badziakouski: 
The 
runout gave Badziakouski a bit of a sweat, but the river kept Badziakouski's queens best and Koon was eliminated in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
|
Busted |
With blinds now at 200,000 and 400,000, Mikita Badziakousi has begun open shoving with his three remaining opponents all sitting around ten big blinds each, and having the full table covered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000,000 | 1,500,000 |
|
|
4,950,000 | -1,350,000 |
|
|
4,800,000 | -1,800,000 |
|
|
4,600,000 | -3,100,000 |
All of the chips went into the middle preflop and it was the 
held by Jason Koon all-in and at-risk versus the held by Makita Badziakouski.
The dealer ran out the board of 
and Koon survived his all-in and secured a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,500,000 | 875,000 |
|
|
6,300,000 | 4,200,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Stephen Chidwick was all in for his last 300,000 in the big blind and action folded around to Jason Koon in the small blind, who called to put Chidwick at risk.
Stephen Chidwick: 
Jason Koon:
Chidwick was in rough shape, and the 
runout kept Koon in the lead — eliminating Chidwick in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000 | -1,500,000 |
|
Busted |
