Level: 39
Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000
Ante: 1,600,000
Level: 39
Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000
Ante: 1,600,000
Axel Bayout raised to 2,400,000 under the gun with Kartik Ved calling from the next seat. When it got to Mike Leah in the big blind, he jammed for 13,000,000, which only Ved called.
Mike Leah: 6♦6♠
Kartik Ved: 9♣9♠
Ved held the higher pair and looked likely to send the last 25k Fantasy player to the rail.
That changed on the 6♥Q♥5♦ flop as Leah spiked a set to take a huge lead.
Ved picked up a gutshot on the 8♥ turn, and he managed to find it when the 7♥ landed on the river.
Ved moved up to around 70,000,000 in chips, and Leah was sent packing in 16th place.
Joseph Trezzo raised the hijack to 2,500,000 with Christopher Cawlfield calling from the small blind and Sheldon Phelps defending his big blind.
When it got to Trezzo on the 9♣J♦5♥ flop, he bet 4,000,000 and Cawlfield check-jammed for 15,000,000. Phelps folded, and Trezzo called.
Christopher Cawlfield: A♣J♥
Joseph Trezzo: Q♠J♣
Cawlfield had the better kicker with top pair, and nothing changed on the 4♠ turn or J♠ river, meaning he doubled through Trezzo.
Having just lost a flip, Eugene Pleyo was left short, and shoved his remaining 7,600,000 from early position. Axel Bayout flatted from late position, and the two went off to a runout after everyone else folded.
Eugene Pleyo: A♦5♦
Axel Bayout: 8♣8♦
Pleyo couldn't get any traction on the 7♦6♣Q♣3♥K♥ board, sending him to the rail in 17th.
Eugene Pleyo moved all in for 14,000,000 from middle position, and Mike Leah did the same for his 6,400,000 from late position. Everyone else got out of the way.
Mike Leah: A♦Q♥
Eugene Pleyo: 7♣7♥
The 6♦K♦6♣ flop didn't inspire much confidence in Leah, but he went running Broadway with 10♥J♦ and stayed alive yet again.
Qing Sun raised from the hijack to 3,200,000. The action folded to David Prociak in the big blind. He shoved all in with 36,100,000 chips.
Sun considered his options for a minute before finally electing to make the call with less, putting his tournament life at risk.
Qing Sun: 8♣8♥
David Prociak: A♠K♠
The classic race went to Prociak, who paired his king on the turn in a runout of 3♣5♦2♦K♦9♠.
Mike Leah opened to 3,700,000 from early position, leaving a single 100,000 chip behind. Action folded to Sheldon Phelps in the big blind, who shoved to put Leah all in. Leah flicked in his final chip.
Mike Leah: K♦10♠
Sheldon Phelps: K♠3♥
Leah couldn't have asked for a much better flop than the 10♦J♦4♠ that the dealer fanned out. He held to stay alive on the 7♥8♠ runout, as Phelps dropped below the ten big blind mark.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 765 | 1 | Rocco Iati | United States | 22,000,000 | 18 |
| 765 | 2 | Mike Leah | Canada | 3,800,000 | 3 |
| 765 | 3 | Axel Bayout | France | 31,500,000 | 26 |
| 765 | 4 | Kartik Ved | India | 50,000,000 | 42 |
| 765 | 5 | Joseph Trezzo | United States | 51,000,000 | 43 |
| 765 | 6 | Jurgen Pirgu | United States | 22,600,000 | 19 |
| 765 | 7 | Christopher Cawlfield | United States | 27,000,000 | 23 |
| 765 | 8 | Sheldon Phelps | United States | 15,000,000 | 13 |
| 765 | 9 | Eugene Pleyo | United States | 16,500,000 | 14 |
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| 766 | 1 | Jalil Houssain | Palestine | 25,300,000 | 21 |
| 766 | 2 | Philip Chun | United States | 7,400,000 | 6 |
| 766 | 3 | Qing Sun | United States | 17,000,000 | 14 |
| 766 | 4 | Sonny Pomroy | United Kingdom | 47,700,000 | 40 |
| 766 | 5 | William Carter | United States | 30,000,000 | 25 |
| 766 | 6 | Alexander Kaviani | United States | 31,700,000 | 26 |
| 766 | 7 | David Prociak | United States | 37,000,000 | 31 |
| 766 | 8 | Sung Choi | United States | 38,500,000 | 32 |
| 766 | 9 | Alex Ferrari | United States | 26,000,000 | 22 |
Action was picked up as Huy Nguyen was all in against Axel Bayout.
Huy Nguyen: 8♥8♠
Axel Bayout: K♥Q♠
The board ran out 2♦7♣K♣9♣A♥, and Nguyen was eliminated.
Michael Leah opened to 8,000,000 on the button and Axel Bayout replied with an all-in shove for 6,200,000. Leah called taking them to showdown.
Axel Bayout: K♥7♦
Michael Leah: A♠6♦
The flop came K♠2♦K♣ pushing Bayout into the lead with trips. The dealer completed the board with a 8♠ turn and a 4♠ river, securing Bayout's boost in chips with a double.