Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Aaron Valencia
Aaron Valencia moved all in preflop and was called by Billy Swaringen to put him at risk of elimination.
Aaron Valencia: K♠Q♥
Billy Swaringen: J♣10♣
Valencia was ahead going into the battle, but the runout of A♠4♣4♦J♦A♦ gave Swaringen a jack on the turn to take the pot, which eliminated Valencia in 23rd place.
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Jeffrey Deegan
The action was caught with the full board having already been dealt 9♠7♠3♦2♥Q♣. Jeffrey Deegan, on the button, was already all in and at risk with two players competing for the pot on the side.
Ricardo Andino, in the big blind, checked. Bohdan Slyvinskyi, in the hijack, checked back.
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
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Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Matt Glantz
Martin Alcaide started the action with a raise to 3,200,000. Billy Swaringen on the button and Jacob Oregel in the small blind called. Matt Glantz, sitting in the big blind, responded with a three-bet to 13,600,000. After carefully considering his options, Alcaide decided to go all in. Swaringen and Oregel folded, and Glantz snap-called.
"Kings?" Alcaide queried his opponent, confirming that indeed, Glantz held pocket kings.
Matt Glantz: K♠K♦
Martin Alcaide: 8♥8♠
After the flop showed 2♦6♥6♣, Alcaide braced himself to lose a substantial portion of his chips. However, his fortunes took a dramatic turn on the turn 8♣, which completed a set for him, solidifying his lead. The river 10♣ had no impact, confirming Glantz's elimination from the tournament.
Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Jiexi Guo
Short-stacked Jiexi Guo got it all in preflop against Martin Alcaide, who covered.
Jiexi Guo: A♣Q♥
Martin Alcaide: 9♦10♦
Guo was well ahead with her ace-queen, but the board of K♦7♣J♣9♠3♦ gave Alcaide a pair of nines on the turn to spell the end for her Colossus run in 18th place.
