$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 35: 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,248

After a flop of with 2.1 million already in the pot, Juan Endara checked, Daniel Le bet 525,000, and Endara thought for a while before he check-raised to 1,500,000.

Le took a moment or two to think before moving all in, and Endara stood up and took a deep breath before he said, “I call.”

Le said, “I have a five,” as he showed for a pair of fives, and Endara turned over for a pair of nines. Endara needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Endara won the pot with his pair of nines to double up into the chip lead.

Juan Endara  –  13,650,000  (34 bb)
Daniel Le  –  5,050,000  (13 bb)

Here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $37,828 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $21,940

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 35: 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,248

Daniel Le raised to 625,000, and Juan Endara called. The flop came , Endara checked, Le bet 525,000, and Endara called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card paired the board with the , Endara checked, Le bet 1,450,000, and Endara tanked for a while before he called. Le showed to win the pot with trip aces, and Endara mucked. Le won the pot to nearly tie things up.

Daniel Le  –  8,900,000  (30 bb)
Juan Endara  –  9,800,000  (33 bb)

A few minutes later, in the last hand of Level 34, Juan Endara raised to 850,000, Daniel Le reraised to 2,850,000, and Endara went into the tank for a very long time.

After a while, Endara said, “It’s a flip. A flip situation.”

Eventually, Endara folded, and Le took the pot — and the chip lead. Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the remaining payouts:

Daniel Le  –  10,125,000  (25 bb)
Juan Endara  –  8,575,000  (21 bb)

1st:  $37,828 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $21,940

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Level 33: 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,248

With the board showing on the turn, Daniel Le checked, Juan Endara bet 1,075,000, and Le tanked for a while before he moved all in.

Endara snap-called all in for 4,250,000 with for an eight-high straight, and Le turned over for a pair of fives.

Le was drawing dead, and the meaningless river card was the , giving him trips that were still not enough. Endara won the pot with his straight to double up in chips.

Juan Endara  –  11,800,000  (47 bb)
Daniel Le  –  6,900,000  (28 bb)

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Level 33: 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,248

William Jennings got it all in from the button for about 3.5 million with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Daniel Le in the small blind.

The board came , and Le spiked a king on the river to win the pot and eliminate Jennings in third place.

William Jennings  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($14,377)

Here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Daniel Le  –  12,400,000  (50 bb)
Juan Endara  –  6,300,000  (25 bb)

And the remaining prizepool they’re playing for:

1st:  $37,828 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $21,940

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 32: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,248

Salvatore Sollecito completed the small blind to 200,000, and Daniel Le checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Sollecito moved all in for about 1.5 million, and Le quickly called with for trip nines.

Sollecito said, “I’m drawing dead,” and he turned over for two pair, nines and deuces. (Strictly speaking, he wasn’t drawing dead, but he needed to catch both of the last two deuces in the deck — nearly a 1,000-to-1 shot — to stay alive.)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Le won the pot with his trip nines to eliminate Sollecito in fourth place.

Daniel Le  –  5,250,000  (26 bb)
Salvatore Sollecito  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($9,660)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 6,250,000 (31 big blinds), and the next player to bust will receive $14,377.

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Level 31: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,248

William Jennings raised UTG/hijack to 325,000, Salvatore Sollecito called from the cutoff, and Ross Lebo called from the big blind.

The flop came , and Sollecito got it all in for 1,050,000 with (flush draw with a gutshot straight draw). Lebo had for a pair of tens, and Jennings folded, saying later that he had ace-queen.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Sollecito turned his club flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Salvatore Sollecito  –  3,300,000  (22 bb)
Ross Lebo  –  1,450,000  (10 bb)

Juan Endara raised from the button to 400,000, Ross Lebo moved all in for 1,125,000, and Endara checked his own chipleading stack and thought for a bit before he put in his chips and said, “I don’t want to call. I don’t like to call. But I have to call.”

Lebo showed , and Endara turned over . Lebo was in a dominant position to double up here.

The board came — Lebo flopped a heart flush draw, but Endara paired his three on the flop and turned trips to win the pot and eliminate Lebo in fifth place.

Juan Endara  –  7,400,000  (49 bb)
Ross Lebo  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($6,739)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,675,000 (31 big blinds), and the next player to bust will receive $9,660.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 31: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 1,248

With the final board showing and about 1.7 million already in the pot, Ross Lebo moved all in from the big blind for 1,050,000.

Salvatore Sollecito tanked for a long time in the cutoff before he folded face up to forfeit the pot. Lebo took the pot without showing his cards.

Ross Lebo  –  2,750,000  (22 bb)
Salvatore Sollecito  –  4,000,000  (32 bb)

Level 30 comes to an end, and the players take a 10-minute break before the blinds increase to 75,000-150,000 with a 150,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Salvatore Sollecito  –  3,475,000  (23 bb)
Seat 2.  Daniel Le  –  2,150,000  (14 bb)
Seat 3.  Juan Endara  –  6,225,000  (42 bb)
Seat 4.  Ross Lebo  –  2,725,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  William Jennings  –  4,125,000  (28 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3,750,000 (25 big blinds), and the next player to bust will receive $6,739.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 30: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 1,248

Salvatore Sollecito limped under the gun for 125,000, Michael Tait moved all in from the button for about 1.2 million, and William Jennings moved all in over the top from the big blind for 1,525,000.

Sollecito asked for a count of Jenning’s stack, and thinks for a bit before he folds.

Tait turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Jennings.

The board came , and Jennings won the pot with his ace to eliminate Tait in sixth place.

William Jennings  –  3,050,000  (24 bb)
Michael Tait  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($5,242)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3,745,000 (30 big blinds), and the next player to bust will receive $6,739.

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Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 1,248

Daniel Le moved all in UTG+1 for 1,175,000, and Michael Tait thought for a while before calling from the button with . Le turned over , and he was dominated and facing elimination.

The board came — Tait paired his ace on the flop, but Le rivered an ace-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Daniel Le  –  2,600,000  (26 bb)
Michael Tait  –  1,400,000  (14 bb)

With the board showing on the turn and a pretty good pot building up, Salvatore Sollecito checked the small blind, and Juan Endara checked from UTG+1.

The river card was the , Sollecito bet 925,000, and Endara thought for a bit before he said, “I can’t raise, but I call.” Sollecito showed for king high, but Endara turned over to win the sizable pot and take the chip lead.

Juan Endara  –  6,000,000  (60 bb)
Salvatore Sollecito  –  2,700,000  (27 bb)

Salvatore Sollecito raised from the cutoff to 525,000, Jose Avila moved all in from the small blind for 2,300,000 and Sollecito counted down his own stack and tanked for a while before he called with a slightly larger stack and showed .

Avila turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Avila celebrated as he flopped a queen, but Sollecito celebrated harder when he rivered a king to win the pot and eliminate Sollecito in seventh place.

Salvatore Sollecito  –  6,200,000  (62 bb)
Jose Avila  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($4,044)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3,120,000 (31 big blinds), and the next player to bust will receive $4,044.

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Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 1,248

Brooks Long got it all in from the button for 525,000 with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Salvatore Sollecito in the big blind.

The board came — Long pairs his eight on the river, but the same card gives Sollecito a diamond flush to win the pot and eliminate Long in eighth place.

Salvatore Sollecitom  –  5,600,000  (75 bb)
Brooks Long  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($2,995)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,675,000 (36 big blinds), and the next player to bust will receive $4,044.