$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5  of 226

Charlie Carrel raised from under the gun and Sean Perry defended his big blind. The flop was and Perry checked. Carrel bet 25,000 and Perry called.

The turn was the and Perry checked again. Carrel bet 56,000 and Perry check-raised all in and Carrel quickly called. Carrel was the player at risk for about 150,000.

Carrel showed and had Perry’s drawing very thin. The river was the , however, and Perry rivered kings full to eliminate Carrel.

Carrel hit the rail in sixth place and earned $18,035 for his final table appearance and Perry chipped up with five players remaining.

Sean Perry – 585,000 (48 bb)
Charlie Carrel – Eliminated

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6  of 226

Faraz Jaka raised on the button and Sean Perry moved all in for 203,000. Jaka called.

Jaka tabled and had Perry’s dominated. The flop was , keeping Jaka in the lead, but the came on the turn to give Perry the best hand. The river was the and Perry doubled up.

Sean Perry – 424,000 (35 bb)
Faraz Jaka – 470,000 (39 bb)

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6  of 226

Faraz Jaka moved all in from the small blind and George Dolofan called from the big blind, all in for 188,000.

Jaka showed and was in big trouble against Dolofan’s . The board ran out and Dolofan doubled through Jaka for the second time this level.

George Dolfan – 388,000 (32 bb)
Faraz Jaka – 670,000 (55 bb)

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 226

Brian Altman moved all in on the button for 115,000 and Joe McKeehen called from the small blind. Ian O’Hara folded his big blind and Altman’s tournament life was on the line.

Altman showed and was up against McKeehen’s . The board ran out and Altman hit the rail in seventh place, taking home $15,368.

Joe McKeehen – 660,000 (55 bb)
Brian Altman – Eliminated

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 226

George Dolofan got all in for 87,000 out of the small blind against Faraz Jaka on the button.

Dolofan showed and was in the lead against Jaka’s . the board ran out and Dolofan doubled up through the chip leader with ace-high.

George Dolofan – 200,000 (16 bb)
Faraz Jaka – 880,000 (73 bb)

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 226

Ian O’Hara raised to 22,000 from early position and Faraz Jaka three-bet to 50,000 from middle position. Action folded to Byron Kaverman in the big blind, who moved all in for about 140,000.

O’Hara folded and Jaka called. It was a flip with Jaka’s up against Kaverman’s .

The board ran out and Jaka’s pair won the flip. Jaka dragged the pot and Kaverman was eliminated in eighth place. He took home $12,837 and Jaka neared the million chip mark.

Faraz Jaka – 960,000 (96 bb)
Byron Kaverman – Eliminated

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level : 4,000/8,02000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 226

Ian O’Hara completed the small blind and Faraz Jaka moved all in from the big blind. O’Hara called and was all in for 192,000.

It was a flip for O’Hara’s tournament life with his up against Jaka’s .

The board ran out and O’Hara doubled up.

Ian O’Hara – 392,000 (49 bb)
Faraz Jaka – 650,000 (81 bb)

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 226

Charlie Carrel raised to 22,000 from the hijack and Brian Altman called from the cutoff. Joe McKeehen three-bet to about 60,000 out of the small blind and Ian O’Hara thought for a minute before moving all in out of the big blind.

Carrel and Altman folded before McKeehen snap-called, all in for 275,000. McKeehen tabled and had O’Hara’s in terrible shape.

The board ran out and the former WSOP Main Event champion doubled up.

Joe McKeehen – 592,000 (74 bb)
Ian O’Hara – 190,000 (23 bb)

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 226

Joe McKeehen raised from middle position and Faraz Jaka called from the cutoff. Ian Bankoff moved all in from the small blind for 121,000, McKeehen folded and Jaka called.

It was a flip between Bankoff’s and Jaka’s . The flop was , putting Jaka in the lead with a pair of jacks. The turn was the and the river was the to send Bankoff to the rail in ninth place.

Bankoff took home $10,274 for his run and Jaka took over the chip lead on the last hand of the level.

Faraz Jaka – 655,000 (109 bb)
Ian Bankoff – Eliminated

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 226

Spencer Champlin was eliminated in 10th place and the final nine players are combining to one table and are at the unofficial final table.

Since this is an eight-max event, only the top eight spots will earn credit for making the final table.

There is about seven minutes left in the level and here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts for the final nine players:

Seat 1: Charlie Carrel – 290,000
Seat 2: Brian Altman – 271,000
Seat 3: Byron Kaverman – 173,000
Seat 4: Joe McKeehen – 296,000
Seat 5: Ian O’Hara – 555,000
Seat 6: Faraz Jaka – 549,000
Seat 7: George Dolofan – 152,000
Seat 8: Ian Bankoff – 132,000
Seat 9: Sean Perry – 293,000

Herea re the remaining payouts:

1st: $104,608
2nd: 74,794
3rd: $46,330
4th: $28,182
5th: $21,764
6th: $18,035
7th: $15,368
8th: $12,837
9th: $10,274