The final two players are now on another 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,255,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
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2,170,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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Level: 23
Ante: 15,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000
Paul Volpe: A♠10♥/A♥K♠3♦2♦/2♠
James Obst: J♦7♥/9♠10♦6♥K♥/9♦
Paul Volpe started strong after break as he bet on fifth, sixth and seventh street and got calls on each to collect the pot with aces up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,500,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
|
||
Paul Volpe: XxXx/7♣8♦7♠10♦/Xx
James Obst: XxXx/A♠7♥2♠9♣/Xx
James Obst completed and Paul Volpe called.
Volpe then opened the betting on fourth street and Obst called. Volpe continued betting through to seventh as Obst called him down.
Volpe bet again on seventh and Obst folded as Volpe took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,900,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
James Obst: Q♥8♦/8♣3♥2♦2♥/6♥
Paul Volpe: K♥7♦/4♠10♥7♣2♣/Q♦
Paul Volpe bet on fifth street, James Obst raised it up and Volpe called. Obst bet on sixth street and on seventh as well.
On seventh, Volpe tanked for quite a while as he contemplated the hand. Eventually, he would call and see the winner shown by Obst once again as he pushed Volpe away just as he was attempting to get it closer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,300,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,200,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
||
Paul Volpe: XxXx/A♥5♦6♥8♣/Xx
James Obst: XxXx/9♥Q♥8♠4♣/Xx
Paul Volpe completed and James Obst called.
Obst then bet on fourth and fifth streets as Volpe came along with calls. Obst bet again on sixth, but this time Volpe raised.
Obst called to seventh where Volpe bet again. Obst folded K♦8♥2♥ and Volpe took the pot with A♣K♠3♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,800,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
James Obst: Q♣8♥/Q♦6♦A♠6♣/6♥
Paul Volpe: A♣7♦/10♠J♦K♣4♦/Q♥
James Obst completed and Paul Volpe called.
Obst continued betting down to seventh street as Volpe called. Obst then bet again on seventh and Volpe raised.
Obst reraised and Volpe called with his straight, but Obst had a full house to take the massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,500,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,900,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
||
James Obst: XxXx/3♥7♦Q♦
Paul Volpe: XxXx/J♠5♠A♣ - folded on fifth street
Paul Volpe completed, James Obst raised, and Volpe called.
Obst bet again on fourth street and Volpe called. Volpe then bet on fifth.
Obst came back with a raise and Volpe tossed his cards away as Obst took the pot with A♥Q♠ in the hole.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,800,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
Paul Volpe: A♣10♦/2♥4♦J♠5♣/Q♥
James Obst: J♣5♦/10♠7♣2♠9♣/3♠
James Obst bet on fifth street and was called. Action went check-check on sixth street.
On seventh street, Obst fired with the inferior hand. This time Paul Volpe could not find the call and Obst took another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,100,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
James Obst: XxXx/2♣4♥5♥Q♣/Xx
Paul Volpe: XxXx/J♦J♠6♠8♠/Xx
Paul Volpe completed, James Obst raised, and Volpe called.
Volpe bet on fourth street with his jacks and Obst called. Obst then bet on fifth and Volpe called.
Both players checked down sixth and seventh as Obst turned over A♦A♣7♦ for a pair of aces to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,600,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,800,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
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