$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 26: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 261

Asher Conniff moved all in on the button and Brian Altman called off for less out of the big blind. Altman was all in for 375,000 and the cards were tabled.

It was a classic race situation with Altman’s up against Conniff’s .

The flop was and Conniff flopped overs and a flush draw to Altman’s eights. The turn was the and the river was the to brick off for Conniff and give Altman another double up.

Brian Altman – 785,000
Asher Conniff – 265,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 26: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 261

Paul Balzano raised from middle position and Ryan Olisar defended his big blind.

They were heads-up to a flop of and Olisar check-called 95,000 from Balzano. The turn was the and Balzano moved all in for about 300,000. Olisar snap-called.

Balzano showed , good for a gutshot straight draw and needed a jack against Olisar’s , giving him trip kings. The river was the and Olisar scoops the pot to eliminate Balzano in fifth place.

“The way the cards have been falling, I was expecting the jack to come on the end,” said Olisar.

Balzano took home $15,190 for fifth place and Olisar has about half the chips in play.

Ryan Olisar – 1,670,000
Paul Balzano – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 26: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 261

Asher Conniff raised to 60,000 from middle position and Brian Altman moved all in for 100,000 out of the small blind. Paul Balzano called from the big blind and Conniff called as well.

The flop was with Balzano and Conniff having the option to start a side pot. Both players checked and the turn was the . Balzano checked and Conniff bet 75,000. Balzano quickly folded.

Conniff tabled , but was crushed by Altman’s .

The river was the and Altman triples up.

Brian Altman – 325,000
Asher Conniff – 910,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 261

On a flop of , Paul Balzano got his last 330,000 into the middle from under-the-gun against Brian Altman in the big blind.

Altman had flopped a huge draw with his , but needed to improve against Balzano’s .

The turn was the and the river was the to give Balzano another double up with queen-high.

The players take a 10-minute break while the staff races off the 1,000 denomination chips.

Paul Balzano – 800,000
Brian Altman – 115,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 261

Paul Balzano moved all in on the button for 246,000 and David Levi called from the small blind. Asher Conniff folded his big blind and Balzano was heads-up with Levi.

It was a flip for Balzano’s tournament life with his up against Levi’s .

The board ran out and Balzano doubled up for the second time in the last orbit.

Paul Balzano – 536,000
David Levi – 580,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 261

Paul Balzano moved all in from the cutoff for 146,000 and Ryan Olisar called out of the big blind.

Balzano showed [8]and was dominated by Olisar’s . Balzano found gin on the flop as it came , but the peeled off on the turn to give Olisar a better two pair.

The table let out a groan of amazement as the fell on the river to give Balzano a full house and give him a double up through one of the bigger stacks left.

Paul Balzano – 348,000
Ryan Olisar – 905,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 261

Paul Balzano got his last 100,000 into the middle preflop on the button against Ryan Olisar from under-the-gun.

Balzano tabled and was in the lead against Balzano’s . The board ran out and Balzano doubled up with a pair of kings.

Paul Balzano – 256,000
Ryan Olisar – 850,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 24: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 261

Ryan Olisar raised to 40,000 on the button and Stefan Schillhabel moved all in for about 55,000. Olisar called and the cards were tabled.

Schillhabel tabled and was dominated by Olisar’s . The board ran out and Olisar took the pot down with a better queen high.

Schillhabel was eliminated in sixth place and earned $12,659 for his deep run. He is fresh off a win for more than $1.2 million at WPT Bay 101 about a month ago.

Ryan Olisar – 950,000
Stefan Schillhabel – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 24: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 261

Asher Conniff raised to 40,000 from middle position and Brian Altman moved all in on the button. Conniff called and was all in for 575,000.

Conniff had the best hand with his up against Altman’s .

The board ran out and Conniff’s queens held up for a double up. Conniff takes the pot and moves into the chip lead with six players remaining.

Asher Conniff -1,165,000
Brian Altman – 405,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 24: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 261

David Levi raised under-the-gun and Josh Hillock moved all in for about 180,000 from the hijack. Levi quickly called and it was off to the races for Hillock’s tournament life.

Levi showed and was up against Hillock’s .

The flop was and Hillock kept the lead, but the turn was the and Levi turned a king to leave Hillock drawing to two outs. The river was the and Hillock hit the rail in seventh.

Levi wins the pot and is one of the bigger stacks remaining, nearing the million chip mark.

David Levi – 920,000
Josh Hillock – Eliminated