Event 7: Fleischmann Out 15th; Pendl Out 14th

Level 34 is now in progress with increased blinds of 75,000-150,000 and a 20,000 ante.

Kyle Fleischmann min-raises from the hijack to 300,000, and chipleader Bryan Campanello calls from the big blind. The flop comes 7h5s4d, Campanello checks, Fleischmann bets 325,000, and Campanello check-raises to 740,000.

Fleischmann moves all in for about 2.2 million, and Campanello calls with 5d4h for bottom two pair. Fleischmann turns over KcKd for an overpair, but he’ll need to improve to stay alive.

The turn is the Ac, the river is the 5h, and Campanello wins the pot with a full house, fives full of fours, to eliminate Fleischmann in 15th place and build his stack even closer to 20 million.

Bryan Campanello  –  18,500,000  (123 bb)
Kyle Fleischmann  –  Out in 15th Place  ($11,014)


Joe Cohen raises UTG+1, John Pendl moves all in for about 1.4 million, and Cohen calls with 9h9s. Pendl turns over Ac8h, and he’ll need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes Js7c2h7cJh, and Cohen wins the pot with jacks and nines to eliminate Pendl in 14th place.

Joe Cohen  –  7,950,000
John Pendl  –  Out in 14th Place  ($11,014)


The action is moving quickly, but the blind structure is actually slowing down a bit at this late stage of the tournament with a couple extra levels mixed in. With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 6.5 million (43 big blinds).