Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Eric Hicks and Aleksei Altshuller got all the chips in the middle before the flop.
Hicks: 
Altshuller: 
Altshuller had the preflop advantage with his aces and Hicks needed help from the deck to survive. The board ran out 
, giving Hicks a set of tens for the double-up.
"I'm the luckiest guy in the world," said Hicks as he stacked his newly-acquired chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,280,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
580,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
, Louie Calvo bet 72,000 from the small blind into his lone opponent, Gionni DeMers on the button, who called.
and Calvo checked. DeMers bet 120,000, sending Calvo into the tank. Ultimately, he called.
fell on the river and both players checked. Calvo tabled 
for a ten-high flush, which was good enough to win the pot.
and both DeMers and Calvo checked. Hicks moved all in and both his opponents folded, and he took the pot to give his short stack a little more life.
flop and the 
turn. Reilly first check-called 200,000, and then check-called another 300,000. 
saw both players check and Reilly declared two pairs, exposing his 
. Sawa mucked, letting Reilly extend his lead.
and they checked again. The 
was meaningless as Ruben walked away in ninth place, earning $26,648. 
turn, hitting two pairs. The river 
