Event 3: Alcides Gomez Eliminated in 8th Place ($994)

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Tournament Prize Pool: $32,600
Bounty Prize Pool: $16,300
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 163

Alcides Gomez
Alcides Gomez

Alcides Gomez raised to 20,000 from under the gun and Yamac Akgun called from the big blind.

The flop was Kc9h10h and Akgun check-called 20,000 from Gomez.

The turn was the 2s and Akgun check-called another bet from Gomez.

The river was the Jh, Akgun checked, Gomez shoved for roughly 75,000 and Akgun called with KdJc for kings and jacks, besting Gomez’s AhAs to score the elimination and win his bounty.

Yamac Akgun – 470,000 (47 bb)
Alcides Gomez – Eliminated in 8th Place ($994)

Event 3: Andrew Willis Eliminated in 9th Place ($867)

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Tournament Prize Pool: $32,600
Bounty Prize Pool: $16,300
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 163

Matthew Zarcadoolas raised from the button, Andrew Willis three-bet all in for about 80,000 from the big blind and Zarcadoolas called.

Zarcadoolas: Qd10s
Willis: Ac8d

The board came down 10hJc7c8hQc, giving Zarcadoolas queens and tens to eliminate Willis in ninth place.

Matthw Zarcadoolas – 850,000 (106 bb)
Andrew Willis – Eliminated in 9th Place ($867)

Recent Eliminations
10th: Daniel Genachte – $750
11th: Lerone Sterling – $750
12th: Misael Iadisernia – $750

Event 3: Matthew Zarcadoolas Takes Out Two

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Tournament Prize Pool: $32,600
Bounty Prize Pool: $16,300
Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 163

Matthew Zarcadoolas
Matthew Zarcadoolas

Jonathan Marcu raised all in for 71,000 from under the gun and Walter Buss announced all in from the big blind. However, it was out of turn as action was still on Matthew Zarcacoolas in the small blind.

Zarcadoolas called Marcu’s shove, Buss’ verbal all-in stood (about 90,000) Zarcadoolas called to put both players at risk.

Marcu: Ac8h
Zarcadoolas: AsKc
Buss: Kh10h

The flop came down 10c10sJs, putting Buss well out infront with trip tens. The 6h turn changed nothing, but the Qc river fell to give Zarcadoolas an ace-high straight to score the double elimination and win both opponents’ bounties.

Matthew Zarcadoolas – 471,000 (94 bb)
Walter Buss – Eliminated in 14th Place ($636)
Jonathan Marcus – Eliminated in 15th Place ($636)

Recent Eliminations
13th: Richard Davis – $636
16th: Jerry Snell – $528

Event 3: Approximate Chip Counts

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Tournament Prize Pool: $32,600
Bounty Prize Pool: $16,300
Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 163

Table 20
Seat 1:
Seat 2: Jonathan Marcu – 105,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3: Lerone Sterling – 68,000 (15 bb)
Seat 4: Arash Raoofi – 345,000 (69 bb)
Seat 5: Matthew Zarcadoolas – 280,000 (56 bb)
Seat 6: Jerry Snell – 155,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7:

Table 26
Seat 1:
Seat 2: Aldring Gomez – 138,000 (28 bb)
Seat 3: Kevin McCormick – 140,000 (28 bb)
Seat 4: Vladimir Kovalchuk – 215,000 (43 bb)
Seat 5: Andrew Willis – 190,000 (38 bb)
Seat 6: Jonah Miller – 155,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7:

Table 27
Seat 1: Richard Davis – 70,000 (14 bb)
Seat 2: Walter Buss – 75,000 (15 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4: Misael Iadisernia – 186,000 (37 bb)
Seat 5: Daniel Genachte – 80,000 (16 bb)
Seat 6: Yamac Akgun – 121,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Alcides Gomez – 73,000 (15 bb)

Event 3: Scott Jaffa Eliminated by Jerry Snell

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Tournament Prize Pool: $32,600
Bounty Prize Pool: $16,300
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 163

Scott Jaffa was all in from the small blind for about 60,000 against Jerry Snell on the button.

Jaffa: AdQh
Snell: KhKs

The board ran out Jd5c10s5d7h, no help to Jaffa, locking up the pot for Snell.

Jerry Snell – 200,000 (50 bb)
Scot Jaffa – Eliminated in 17th Place ($528)

Recent Eliminations
18th: Yordan Petrov – $528
19th: Joseph Robinson – $424
20th: Brian Weiss – $424
21st: David MacDonald – $424

Event: Matthew Beinner Eliminated on the Money Bubble by Yordan Petrov

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Tournament Prize Pool: $32,600
Bounty Prize Pool: $16,300
Level 13: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 163

Yordan Petrov raised from under the gun, Matthew Beinner reraised all in for 15,500 from the small blind and Petrov called.

Petrov: Ad6d
Beinner: AhKs

The flop came down 10h4s9d, keeping Beinner in the lead.

The Kd turn gave Beinner a pair of kings, but also brought a flush draw for Petrov.

The river was the 3d, giving Petrov the nut flush to eliminate Beinner on the money bubble.

Yordan Petrov- 70,000 (28 bb)
Matthew Beinner – Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Event 3: Misael Iadisernia Doubles Through Craig Morande

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Tournament Prize Pool: $32,600
Bounty Prize Pool: $16,300
Level 13: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 163

Misael Iadisernia raised all in from under the gun for 51,000 and Craig Morande called from the big blind with JcJh, leading Iadisernia’s 8d8c.

The board ran out 4c8sKd7hAs, giving Iadisernia a set of eights to double through Morande.

Down to 15,000, Morande busted shortly thereafter.

Misael Iadisernia – 106,000 (42 bb)
Craig Morande – Eliminated

Event 3: Approximate Chip Counts

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Tournament Prize Pool: $32,600
Bounty Prize Pool: $16,300
Returning to Level 13: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 163

Table 14
Seat 1: Richard Davis – 40,000 (16 bb)
Seat 2: Jonathan Marcu – 79,000 (32 bb)
Seat 3: Vladimir Kovalchuk – 60,000 (24 bb)
Seat 4: Lerone Sterling – 229,000 (92 bb)
Seat 5: Kevin McCormick – 112,000 (45 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7: Andrew Willis – 94,000 (38 bb)

Table 20
Seat 1: Jonah Miller – 143,000 (57 bb)
Seat 2: Matthew Beinner – 63,000 (25 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4: Arash Raoofi – 88,000 (35 bb)
Seat 5: Yordan Petrov – 91,000 (36 bb)
Seat 6: Jerry Snell – 76,000 (30 bb)
Seat 7: Scott Jaffa – 284,000 (114 bb)

Table 26
Seat 1: Joseph Robinson – 138,000 (55 bb)
Seat 2: Aldring Gomez – 62,000 (25 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:
Seat 5: David MacDonald – 90,000 (46 bb)
Seat 6: Brian Weiss – 59,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Matthew Zarcadoolas – 206,000 (82 bb)

Table 27
Seat 1:
Seat 2: Walter Buss – 52,000 (51 bb)
Seat 3: Craig Morande – 81,000 (32 bb)
Seat 4: Misael Iadisernia – 44,000 (18 bb)
Seat 5: Daniel Genachte – 57,000 (23 bb)
Seat 6: Yamac Akgun – 252,000 (101 bb)
Seat 7: Alcides Gomez – 77,000 (31 bb)

Event 3: Matthew Zarcadoolas Takes One Out

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Tournament Prize Pool: $32,600
Bounty Prize Pool: $16,300
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 163

With about 40,000 in the pot and the board reading 6s8c4c4s, the player in the cutoff was all in for 70,500 and Matthew Zarcadoolas thought for a while before he called with Kc6c, trailing his opponent’s Qs8s.

The river was the Qc, giving Zarcadoolas a flush to eliminate his opponent.

Matthew Zarcadoolas – 205,000 (103 bb)