Boris Akopov Eliminated in 10th Place ($42,980)
Level 38
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Boris Akopov limped under the gun and was called by Mike Allis in the hijack, Ryan Riess on the button, while Niklas Warlich checked his option.
The flop came 
and Akopov shoved for his final 5,500,000. Allis folded to Riess who paused for about 45 seconds before announcing all in. Warlich folded.
Boris Akopov: 
Ryan Riess: 
Riess cracked Akopov's aces with top set on the flop. The turn brought the 
while the river brought the 
, giving Riess quads to cement his win and take him to 33,200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000,000
5,000,000
|
5,000,000 |
|
||
|
12,000,000
-13,000,000
|
-13,000,000 |
|
Busted | |
flop, but Riess bet 2,000,000.
on the turn saw a bet from Allis for 4,000,000. Riess decided to fold and the Brazilian rail shouted "Vamos!" who have adpoted Allis from Post Falls, Idaho, and are probably cheering more for Allis than their countryman Leonardo De Souza.
and Chaura continued for 2,000,000. Allis raised to 5,500,000 and Chaura called.
turn, Allis fired for 6,000,000, causing Chaura to sigh in disappointment and quickly fold.
and Allis took his massive chip stack to over 90 million, which is roughly 40% of the total chips in play.
did not receive any bets on any of the streets. Allis announced he paired a deuce and turned over 
river, Riess fired 4,700,000 into the pot. Chaura deliberated for about a minute before making the call.
for the chop.