$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 191

On a flop of , Anthony Spinella checked from the big blind and Tyler Patterson checked back from the hijack. The turn was the and Spinella checked again.

Patterson bet 12,000 and Spinella called. The river was the and Spinella checked. Patterson bet 25,000 and Spinella moved all in. Patterson quickly called and was all in for 115,000.

Patterson tabled , good for a full house and doubled up against Spinella’s .

Tyler Patterson – 285,000
Anthony Spinella – 46,000

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 191

There were several eliminations in quick succession after Justin Zaki’s elimination. They are down to the final nine and have combined to the unofficial final table of nine players.

Niall Farrell is leading the way with a massive chip lead over the field. Everybody is guaranteed at least a cash of $7,640, but they are all within arm’s reach of the $93,208 first place prize.

After the next elimination, the remaining eight players will earn credit for making a final table.

Here is a look at the seating arrangement and the chip counts:

Seat 1: Anthony Spinella – 188,500
Seat 2: Matt Affleck – 145,000
Seat 3: Faraz Jaka – 309,000
Seat 4: Kou Vana – 69,500
Seat 5: Aaron Massey – 211,500
Seat 6: Tyler Patterson – 140,000
Seat 7: Niall Farrell – 605,000
Seat 8: Nick Petrangelo – 490,000
Seat 9: David Malka – 337,500

Here is a look at the remaining payouts:

1st: $93,208
2nd: $53,480
3rd: $39,720
4th: $29,032
5th: $22,920
6th: $16,999
7th: $13,370
8th: $10,123
9th: $7,640

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em
Level 14: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 191

Justin Zaki moved all in from the small blind for about 40,000 and Niall Farrell called from the big blind. Zaki tabled and was in trouble against Farrell’s .

The board ran out and Farrell dragged the pot. Zaki, a Seminole Hard Rock Poker Team Member from Tampa, hit the rail in 13th place and earned $6,303.

Farrell takes the chip lead from Malka and moves over the 400,000 chip mark.

Niall Farrell – 405,000

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em
Level 17: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 191

We missed the action, but Yevgeniy Timoshenko was getting up from his seat and David Malka was collecting the chips. Malka was showing pocket aces and is the chip leader as they inch toward the final table.

“You’ve been playing very well this last half hour,” said Tyler Patterson with a laugh. “You just get aces twice and bust people.”

Malka laughed along as he stacked his chips. Malka, a California poker pro and business owner, has been on a tear in the last few months on the tournament circuit.

Coming off cashes at WPT L.A. Poker Classic and WPT Bay 101, he won his first WSOP Circuit ring at the Bicycle Casino just two weeks ago. This is his first event of the series and is primed to make another deep run.

David Malka – 350,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko – Eliminated

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em
Level 17: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 191

Casey Yontz moved all in from the hijack for about 60,000 and Faraz Jaka called on the button. Everybody else got out of the way and Yontz’s tournament life was on the line.

Jaka showed and had Yontz’s dominated. The board ran out and Jaka’s big slick held up to eliminate Yontz. This is Yontz’s second consecutive day with a cash after finishing eighth in last night’s $1,100 No Limit Hold’em.

Jaka, a Seminole Hard Rock Poker Team Member, is one of the most decorated pros left in the field. He has over $5 million in live tournament earnings and several millions more online. he dragged the pot and is one of the biggest stacks remaining with two tables remaining.

Faraz Jaka – 245,000
Casey Yontz – Eliminated

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em
Level 16: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 191

Players came back from break and about 10 minutes into the level, the money bubble was broken.

There are 24 players remaining and all are guaranteed at least a min-cash of $5,921. The next pay jump is when there are 16 players left.

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em
Level 15: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 191

On a flop of , the small blind checked and David Malka bet 6,800. The small blind check-called and the turn was the .

The small blind checked again and Malka bet 11,100. The small blind quickly called and the river was the . The small blind checked again and Malka moved all in for effectively the small blind’s remaining 24,000.

The small blind tanked for about six minutes and then eventually folded. Malka dragged the pot and moved well into the six-figure chip counts.

David Malka – 130,000

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 32 of 191

Adam Geyer raised to 4,000 from the hijack and Harrison Gimbel moved all in from the big blind for about 27,000. Geyer called with and was in the lead against Gimbel’s .

The flop was and Geyer flopped the nut flush to leave Gimbel drawing to runners. The turn was the and the river was the to eliminate Gimbel and give the pot to Geyer.

With the elimination of Gimbel, a table is broken and the field is down to its final four tables.

Adam Geyer – 105,000
Harrison Gimbel – Eliminated

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freezeout)
Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 45 of 191

Action folded around to the blinds where Jean Gaspard moved all in for 9,700 in the small. Anthony Spinella called in the big, drawing live for the knockout.

Gaspard:
Spinella:

The board ran out , and Spinella won the pot with jacks up to eliminate Gaspard.

Anthony Spinella – 45,000 (28 bb)
Jean Gaspard – Eliminated

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freezeout)
End of Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 45 of 191

The field of 191 players has been reduced to 45 over the course of the first 12 levels, and they’re now on a 40-minute dinner break.