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Championship: Pavel Plesuv Has 13 to 1 Chip Lead

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | WPT Live Stream
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 898

Pavel Plesuv

Pavel Plesuv completed the small blind and Jim Gilbert checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked the 10c4c3d flop. The turn brought the Qs, Gilbert checked, and Plesuv bet 400,000. Gilbert called.

The river was the 3s, Gilbert checked and Plesuv bet 1,500,000. Gilbert called.

Plesuv tabled 6d3h for trip threes and Gilbert mucked.

Pavel Plesuv – 33,350,000 (167 bb)
Jim Gilbert – 2,575,000 (13 bb)

Championship: Jim Gilbert Gaining Traction

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | WPT Live Stream
Level 31: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 898

Jim Gilbert

Pavel Plesuv opened to 400,000 and Jim Gilbert called.

Both players checked the QsJh5c flop as well as the 10h on the turn.

The river brought the 4h, and Gilbert bet 750,000. Plesuv thought a while then called with 5d4h. Plesuv mucked and Gilbert took the pot.

Jim Gilbert – 7,575,000 (51 bb)
Pavel Plesuv – 28,350,000 (189 bb)

Event 19: Will Givens Defeats Aleksandr Gofman Heads Up

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 10,000/20,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 1 of 88

Will Givens

Will Givens was all in from the button for 200,000 effective and Aleksandr Gofman called all in.

Gofman was in the lead for the moment with Ad5s against Givens’s Jc3s.

The board came QcJd10s4c7c and Givens flopped a pair of jacks to eliminate Gofman in second place and win Event 19.

Will Givens – Event 19 Champion ($28,380)
Aleksandr Gofman – Eliminated in 2nd Place ($17,160)

Aleksandr Gofman

Event 19: Pat Quinn – 3rd Place ($10,670)

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 10,000/20,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 2 of 88

Pat Quinn

Pat Quinn was all in with Js4d against Will Givens’s As3h.

The board ran out 10h9c6cAd7d and Givens wound up with  a pair of aces to eliminate Quinn in third place.

Givens and Aleksandr Gofman are now heads up for the trophy with Givens having a significant lead.

Will Givens – 1,200,000 (60 bb)
Pat Quinn – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($10,670)

Event 19: Stephen Song – 4th Place ($7,216); Tony Utnage 5th Place – ($5,500)

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 10,000/20,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 4 of 88

Tony Utnage

Shortly after Tony Untage’s fifth place elimination, Stephen Song was all in with Ac5c against Will Givens’s KsJs.

The flop came 7s4s2s and sealed Song’s fate. The meaningless Qd, 2h came on the turn and river and Song was eliminated in fourth place.

Will Givens – 950,000 (48 bb)
Stephen Song – Eliminated in 4th Place ($7,216)
Tony Utnage – Eliminated in 5th Place ($5,500)

Stephen Song

Event 19: Aleksandr Gofman Doubles Through Stephen Song

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 8,000/16,000/16,000
Players Remaining: 4 of 88

Aleksandr Gofman

Stephen Song shoved and Aleksandr Gofman called all in for 265,000. It was a coin flip as Song tabled 8c8s against Gofman’s AdQh.

The board ran out Qc5d2s7d2d and Gofman wound up with two pair to avoid elimination.

Aleksandr Gofman – 580,000 (36 bb)
Stephen Song – 115,000 (7 bb)

Event 19: Jake Embres – 6th Place ($4,400)

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 8,000/16,000/16,000
Players Remaining: 5 of 88

Jake Embres

In a three way all in, Jake Embres held 9h8c against Aleksandr Gofman’s AcJc and Stephen Song’s KdQh.

The board ran out Js4s3d3c5d and Gofman flopped a pair of jacks to double through Song and eliminate Embres.

Aleksandr Gofman – 305,000 (19 bb)
Stephen Song – 400,000 (25 bb)
Jake Embres – Eliminated in 6th Place ($4,400)

Event 19: James Baune – 7th Place ($3,652)

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 8,000/16,000/16,000
Players Remaining: 6 of 88

James Baune

James Baune moved all in from early position with 4c4s and was racing against Stephen Song’s Qh8d in the big blind.

The board rn out 7h5s3c7d8c and Song spiked an eight on the river to eliminate Baune in seventh place.

Stephen Song – 530,000 (33 bb)
James Baune – Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,652)

Event 19: Alberto Rodriguez – 8th Place ($3,080)

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 8,000/16,000/16,000
Players Remaining: 7 of 88

Alberto Rodriguez

Alberto Rodriguez was all in from the big blind with 9s2s and up against Stephen Song’s Kx5x.

The flop came AsJs3h giving Rodriguez a pair and a flush draw. The turn brought the 9d, clean for Rodriguez. But the Kd spiked the river giving Song a higher pair.

Stephen Song – 505,000 (32 bb)
Alberto Rodriguez – Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,080)

Event 19: Will Givens Scores a Double Knock Out

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 8,000/16,000/16,000
Players Remaining: 8 of 88

Darryll Fish

Darryll Fish moved all in with ace queen, Daria Feshchenko called all in with ace eight and Will Givens called having them both well covered with king six of spades.

The board ran out 9x6x4x6x4x and Givens wound up with a full house to eliminate both of his opponents.

Will Givens – 510,000 (43 bb)
Darryll Fish – Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,838)
Daria Feshchenko – Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,640)

Daria Feshchenko