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Howard Mash open-shoved for 3,100,000 from the hijack and Trung Pham reshipped from the button to get folds from the blinds.
Pham: Mash:
Mash was dominated and the board ran out . Both made two pair but Pham was best to send Mash out in sixth place.
Trung Pham – 7,200,000 (24 bb) Howard Mash – Eliminated in 6th Place ($46,596)
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It folded around to Alcides Gomez on the button and he moved all in for 3,475,000. Peter Fellows moved all in over the top from the small blind for 4,500,000 and Brian Metter folded his big.
Fellows: Gomez:
Gomez was dominated, found no love on the flop, and was drawing dead after Fellows made a set on the turn. The meaningless river was dealt and Gomez was eliminated in seventh place.
Peter Fellows – 8,475,000 (34 bb) Alcides Gomez – Eliminated in 7th Place ($38,348)
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After the elimination of Viktor Kovachev in third place, Manny Tarich and Jason Nablo agreed to a deal for the remaining prizepool. These were their official chip counts:
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Action folded all the way around to Brian Metter and he shoved for 2,950,000 from the small blind. Howard Mash looked at his cards and quickly called in the big blind.
Metter: Mash:
Mash was ahead with the big ace but needed to fade the two live cards to send Metter out. The flop changed nothing but the turn gave Metter an open-ended straight draw. The river paired him up for the double.
Brian Metter – 6,150,000 (25 bb) Howard Mash – 3,100,000 (12 bb)
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Manny Tarich completed the small blind to 12,000, Viktor Kovachev raised from the big blind to 65,000, and Tarich asked for a rough count of Kovachev’s stack before reraising to 162,000. Kovachev four-bet all in for about 350,000, and Tarich called with .
Kovachev turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board came , and Tarich paired his king on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Kovachev in third place.
Viktor Kovachev – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($12,401)
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Justin Bianco open-shoved for 2,775,000 from early position and it folded around to Brian Metter in the small blind. He called all-in, Howard Mash folded his big blind, and Metter was the one at risk for 2,375,000.
Metter: Bianco:
Metter found a monster in the blinds and Bianco never caught up as the dealer ran out the board. Bianco was down to 400,000 and eliminated two hands later.
Brian Metter – 5,250,000 (21 bb) Justin Bianco – Eliminated in 8th Place ($30,276)
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After a flop of , Artem Zverkhovskyy checked from UTG/cutoff, Manny Tarich bet 32,000 from the button, and Zverkhovskyy called.
The turn card was the , and both players checked.
The river card was the , Zverkhovskyy checked, Tarich bet 88,000, and Zverkhovskyy called. Tarich showed to win the pot with a rivered set of deuces, and Zverkhovskyy mucked.
Eventually, Level 19 came to an end, and the players took a 10-minute break. Here are their official chip counts with the blinds increasing to 6,000-12,000 with a 12,000 ante:
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Level 34 came to an end and the eight remaining players were sent on a 15-minute break. They return with blinds at 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 big blind ante and the average stack is 5,265,000 (21 bb).
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Action folded to Aaron Rosenthal in middle position, he moved all in for 1,800,000 and Edwards Muñiz called from the small blind.
Muñiz: Rosenthal:
It was a race and Rosenthal needed to catch to take the lead. The flop was no help and the turn gave Muñiz a full house. Rosenthal was drawing dead to the river and picked up $22,571 for ninth place.
Edwards Muñiz – 6,225,000 (31 bb) Aaron Rosenthal – Eliminated in 9th Place ($22,571)