Level 41
: Blinds 1,250,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
Christopher Zollo
Michael Wilklow opened the cutoff to 5,000,000 and Christopher Zollo shoved from the button for just over 20,000,000. When it got back to Wilklow, he flicked in calling chips.
Christopher Zollo: Q♠J♣
Michael Wilklow: K♠Q♦
Zollo was dominated, but did pick up an open-ended straight draw on the 7♠K♥10♥ flop, though Wilklow paired his king. An 8♥ on the turn put three hearts on board, but neither player held one. Zollo was screaming for an ace or a nine, but the 2♠ river was as bricky as they come, and he was out in 16th.
Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Shaun Giap
Shawn Giap went all in from early position for roughly 21,000,000. Action folded around to Linda Ngo, who went all in herself for roughly 80,000,000. The rest of the table folded, and the hands were flipped on their backs.
Shaun Giap: 10♠10♦
Linda Ngo: K♠K♦
The dealer ran out a board of 3♥A♦9♠Q♣8♥, sending Giap to the payout desk in 17th place.
Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Michael Page
Action folded to Michael Page in the cutoff, who went all in for roughly 7,000,000. Jeffrey Hong took a brief moment to contemplate his options before ultimately deciding on a call. Page was in great shape, holding the best starting hand in poker.
Michael Page: A♠A♥
Jeffrey Hong: J♦10♣
The dealer ran out a board of 9♥9♦K♠8♠Q♦, sending Page to the payout desk in 18th place.
Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Benjamin Eilers
Action folded around to Benjamin Eilers in the small blind, he went all in for roughly 17,000,000. After some thought Michael Marks made the call out of the small blind having Eilers covered.
Benjamin Eilers: A♠5♣
Michael Marks: K♣Q♦
The dealer ran out a board of 8♥Q♠K♦K♠J♦ sending Eilers to the payout desk in 19th place
Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Cameron Blazevich raised to 4,000,000 from under the gun and the action folded to Artem Riabov in the big blind who shoved for 33.550,000. Blazevich snap-called with the bigger stack.
Artem Riabov: Q♥Q♣
Cameron Blazevich: K♠K♣
The board ran out 2♣2♦5♠10♥Q♠ for Riabov to hit the river for a full house to double up with.
Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Michael Acevedo
Wesley Fei raised from the button to 5,000,000 and Michael Acevedo made the call from the big blind.
The flop came K♠3♦7♥ and Acevedo decided to check-raise Fei's 2,500,000 continuation bet to 6,275,000. Fei called.
The turn brought the 2♠ and Acevedo checked again. Fei bet out for 6,000,000. Acevedo went into the tank and then announced that he was all in. Fei snap called.
Michael Acevedo: K♥3♥
Wesley Fei: A♦K♣
Michael Acevedo had flopped two pair, and as Fei shouted 'Pair The Board!' the river didn't oblige with the J♣ falling to give Acevedo a full double up.
Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Demarco Howard
George Tatalovich opened to 6,000,000 from the hijack and Demarco Howard shoved from the button for 9,775,000. Daniel Westphal was in the small blind and after getting the count, he shoved for 24,500,000. Tatalovich didn't need too long to think before he made the call, which put two players at risk.
Demarco Howard: 7♣7♥
Daniel Westphal K♠K♥
George Tatalovich: A♦Q♣
Howard had picked up sevens and ran with it, but Westphal had the Cowboys behind and was looking to more than double up. Tatalovich had a chance to eliminate two players in one swift motion, but didn't get any closer to doing so on the 5♣5♥3♥ flop.
A 5♠ on the turn gave both Howard and Westphal a full house, but also gave Tatalovich an extra out as he could make quads with an ace-kicker if a five hit the river. Instead, a 9♠ rolled off, meaning Westphal scooped and Howard was out in 20th.