High Roller: Tom Marchese Eliminated in 5th Place ($155,025)

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Level 21: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 117

Tom Marchese

Tom Marchese moved all in for 1,280,000 under the gun, and Chris Hunichen re-shoved for 2,050,000 on the button. John Andress quickly folded his small blind, but the action froze on Mike Leah in the big.

Leah apparently had a real decision; his eyes opened wide when he checked his hole cards for the first time. He started talking through the spot quietly under his breath. “Flipping against one of you and dominating the other?” he asked himself. Eventually, he called all in for 1,720,000, putting himself at risk, as week.

He was right, too.

Marchese: 8d8c
Zazay: AsJs
Leah: AhKd

“We could really use a jack,” Hunichen said.

The AdTd6d flop was a dream for Leah, though, giving him top pair and the nut flush draw. The 3d on the turn left both opponents dead, and Hunichen received a bit of a needle with the Jc that he’d asked for on the river.

Marchese was eliminated in fifth place, Hunichen’s stack took a big hit, and Leah nearly tripled up.

Mike Leah – 4,810,000 (60 bb)
Chris Hunichen – 330,000
Tom Marchese – Eliminated