Michael Gagliano Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,750,000)
Hand #150: Michael Gagliano shoved for 9,500,000 from the button. Greg Mueller called in the small blind with 4♥4♣ before Lucas Jumalon three-bet all in from the big blind.
Mueller pulled a face and folded.
Michael Gagliano: K♠Q♠
Lucas Jumalon: K♦J♥
"How you feeling Gags?" asked Jumalon.
"Feel like I've felt since Day 6," replied Gagliano. "Let's see what happens."
"A65 three diamonds?" said Jumalon.
"A little greedy," replied Gagliano. "At least put ten-nine-something"
The flop came K♥8♥5♣
"Ace on the turn?" said Jumalon.
"That's fair," said Gagliano. "No wait, why would...that wouldn't be fair."
"For the chop? Let's chop up Greggy's money," said Jumalon.
A J♦ on the turn, however, removed the chance of a chop with Jumalon moving into the lead.
The river was the 7♠ and Gagliano was eliminated in fourth place.
"It's unbelievable," Gagliano told Jeff Platt. "I couldn't have asked for more. The support from my friends, my family, people online, people playing, the rest of the fans. It was just unbelievable.
"Obviously, I wish I did a little bit more, but you do what you can with what you're dealt. I don't think I would have changed any decision at this final table. I was happy with how I played. Sometimes that's how it goes."
"It's taken me a while to get there in poker. When I'm at the table, I'm just trying to make the best decision in that moment, in that spot, with the hands I've been dealt and the action that's happening. When I focus on that, I have my best results.
"Obviously, I'd be lying if I said there were no nerves at all, but there are a lot of lights and cameras and everyone's really emotional, so I do my best to keep it level-headed, and I think I did a good job."