$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 529

Dermot Blain limped in from the small blind and Nicholas Immekus raised to 160,000 out of the big blind. Blain moved all in and Immekus called.

Immekus was at risk and all in for about 1,400,000. Immekus showed and was dominated by Blain’s .

The board ran out and Immekus was eliminated in third place. Blain took the pot with a pair of kings and will go heads-up with Bradley Snider for the title and the $246,400 first place prize.

The final two players are taking a short break and heads-up play will resume shortly.

Dermot Blain – 4,015,000 (66 bb)
Nicholas Immekus – 6,565,000 (109 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
End of Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 529

The final three players in the $2,650 No Limit Hold’em are taking a 10-minute break. Here is a look at the chip counts;

Bradley Snider – 6,750,000
Dermot Blain – 2,430,000
Nicholas Immekus – 1,475,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 529

The pot sat at a modest roughly 300,000 on an board. Nicholas Immekus was in the small blind and lead for 210,000 into his lone opponent, Bradley Snider. Snider raised, making it 600,000 to go. Immekus cut out calling chips and slid them into the pot. Snider turned over for a jack-high flush. He earned the pot.

Bradley Snider – 5,500,000 (110 bb)
Nicholas Immekus – 1,135,000 (22 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 529

Bradley Snider raised on the button and Nicholas Immekus defended his big blind.

Both players checked a flop of and the came on the turn. Immekus bet 240,000 and Snider called.

The river was the and Immekus bet 650,000, which sent Snider into the tank.

“This is like the sickest hand I’ve ever played,” said Snider. “I thought you had a nine. Even on the turn.”

Snider spends about five minutes in the tank before tossing his hand into the muck. Immekus took the pot.

Nicholas Immekus – 2,350,000 (47 bb)
Bradley Snider – 5,300,000 (106 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 529

Nicholas Immekus limped in from the small blind and Bradley Snider checked his option from the big blind. The flop was and Immekus bet 50,000.

Snider called and the turn was the . Immekus bet 160,000 and Snider called again. The river was the and Immekus pushed forward 485,000.

Snider took a few moments and then called. Immekus showed , good for eight-high and a missed flush draw, but Snider dragged the pot with .

Bradley Snider – 5,565,000 (111 bb)
Nicholas Immekus – 2,070,000 (41 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 529

Koray Aldemir was on the button and open-shoved. Nicholas Immekus was in the big blind and called putting Aldemir at risk.

Immekus:
Aldemir:

The runout came and Aldemir never improved. He was eliminated in 4th place earning $73,900.

Nicholas Immekus – 3,375,000 (67 bb)
Koray Aldemir – Eliminated

Updated final table results:

4th: Koray Aldemir – $73,900
5th: Jeffrey Chang – $61,600
6th: Alex Wilson – $49,300
7th: Dan Heimiller – $37,000
8th: James Gilbert – $30,800
9th: Jerry Wong – $25,575

Remaining payouts:

1st – $246,400
2nd – $147,800
3rd – $88,400

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 529

Jeffrey Chang moved all in from the cutoff for about 450,000 and Dermot Blain called from the big the big blind.

It was a flip for Chang’s tournament with his up against Blain’s .

The flop was and Chang stands up from his seat after Blain flopped top set.

Chang was drawing dead to a chop, but found some hope of a split pot with the coming on the turn. The river was the and Chang hit the rail in fifth place.

Blain dragged the pot and Chang took home $61,600 for his final table run.

Dermot Blain – 2,600,000 (52 bb)
Jeffrey Chang – Eliminated 

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 529

Koray Aldemir moved all in from under the gun for 350,000 and Jeffrey Chang moved all in out of the small blind for about 900,000.

Bradley Snider folded the big blind and the other two hands were exposed. Aldemir showed and was in bad shape against Chang’s .

The flop was and Chang kept the lead with eights and sevens. He asked for the on the turn, but the came and gave Aldemir the lead.

The river was the and Aldemir doubled up.

Koray Aldemir – 775,000 (15 bb)
Jeffrey Chang – 460,000 (9 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 529

Koray Aldemir raised to 100,000 from middle position and Dermot Blain moved all in for 1,040,000 on the button. Action folded back to Aldemir, who called.

Aldemir showed and needed help against Blain’s .

Aldemir didn’t find any help on a board of . Blain made a full house and Aldemir became the short stack at the table.

Dermot Blain – 2,180,000 (43 bb)
Koray Aldemir – 350,000 (7 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 529

Bradley Snider opened the cutoff for a raise of 110,000. It folded to Nicholas Immekus in the big blind and he defended.

Flop:

Both players checked.

Turn:

Both players checked again.

River:

Immekus switched gears, leading for 255,000. It was back on Snider and he went into the tank. After some thought, Snider called and Immekus turned over for nines and threes. Snider mucked and Immekus won the pot. Despite dropping the hand, Snider retained his chip lead.

Nicholas Immekus – 2,775,000 (55 bb)
Bradley Snider – 4,400,000 (88 bb)