$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 114

David Jackson limped in on the button and Jean LeBlond checked his option in the big blind. The flop is and LeBlond checked. Jackson bet 15,000 and LeBlond called.

The turn was the and LeBlond checked again. Jackson bet 30,000 and LeBlond called.

The river was the and LeBlond checked for a third time. Jackson bet 100,000 and LeBlond quickly folded. Jackson mucked his hand, took the pot and a slight chip lead in the heads-up match.

David Jackson – 690,000 (69 bb)
Jean LeBlond – 670,000 (67 bb)

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 114

Jean LeBlond raised on the button to 25,000 and Andrew Blake moved all in out of the small blind for 313,000. LeBlond gets an exact count from the dealer and takes a minute of thought before calling.

LeBlond showed and had Blake’s dominated. The board ran out and LeBlond won the pot with a pair of kings to eliminate Blake in third place. Blake took home $12,053 and LeBlond has about a 2-to-1 chip lead heading into heads-up play with David Jackson.

Jean LeBlond – 910,000 (91 bb)
Andrew Blake – Eliminated

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 114

Jean LeBlond raised to 25,000 from under the gun and Andrew Blake called on the button. David Jackson called from the small blind and Stephen Diamantas defended his big blind.

The flop was and Jackson checked. Diamantas moved all in for 111,000 and LeBlond moved all in for about 300,000. Blake and Jackson both quickly folded.

Diamantas showed , but needed to fade a lot of cards against LeBlond’s .

The turn was the , giving LeBlond a bigger pair and the lead, and the river was the . LeBlond wins the pot with a pair of nines and Diamantas was eliminated in fourth place. Diamantas took home $7,741 for his finish and LeBlond took the chip lead into three-handed play.

Jean LeBlond – 510,000 (51 bb)
Stephen Diamantas – Eliminated

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 114

David Jackson raised from under the gun and Jean LeBlond three-bet to 100,000 out of the small blind. Jackson moved all in for 240,000 and LeBlond called.

It was a race for Jackson’s tournament life with his up against Jackson’s . The board ran out and Jackson’s pair won the race to double through the former chip leader.

David Jackson – 489,000 (49 bb)
Jean LeBlond – 375,000 (37 bb)

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 114

David Jackson limped in on the button and Stephen Diamantas completed from the small blind. Jean LeBlond checked his option in the big blind and they were three-handed to a flop of .

All three players checked and the came on the turn. Diamantas bet 10,000 and LeBlond raised to 30,000. Jackson folded and Diamantas called.

The river was the and Diamantas led out for 35,000. LeBlond folded and Diamantas took the pot.

Stephen Diamantas – 183,000 (18 bb)
Jean LeBlond – 610,000 (61 bb)

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Level 21: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 114

David Jackson raised to 17,000 from the cutoff and Michael Goldfarb called on the button. Stephen Diamantas called out of the small blind and Jean LeBlond defended his big blind and they are four-handed to a flop of .

Diamantas, LeBlond and Jackson all checked. Goldfarb bet 32,000, Diamantas folded, LeBlond called, and Jackson folded.

The turn was the and LeBlond checked again. Goldfarb moved all in for about 95,000 and LeBlond quickly called. LeBlond showed , good for trip threes, and Goldfarb was behind with his .

The river was the and Goldfarb was eliminated in fifth place, while LeBlond extended his chip lead.

Jean LeBlond – 640,000 (80 bb)
Michael Goldfarb – Eliminated

$1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Heading to Players Remaining: 5 of 114

After losing consecutive pots to David Jackson and Michael Goldfarb, Stephen Diamantas open-shoved for 160,000. It folded to Nissim Gozlan in the big blind who called off about 50,000.

Diamantas:
Gozlan:

Runout:

Gozlan never improved and and was eliminated in sixth place.

Stephen Diamantas – 215,000 (26 bb)
Nissim Gozlan – Eliminated in 6th place ($4,866)

$1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Heading to Players Remaining: 6 of 114

Per the tournament’s structure sheet, levels have jumped to 60 minutes at the final table. Level 21 marks the first of the hour-long sessions.

$1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Heading to Players Remaining: 6 of 114

Andrew Blake raised to 20,000 and Josh Hillock shoved the big blind for about 120,000. Blake, who owned a stack of 149,000, called and Hillock needed to improve.

Blake:
Hillock:

Flop: — Hillock paired up by Blake hit a set.

Turn: — Hillock was drawing live to Broadway.

River: — Hillock never improved and was eliminated in seventh place.

Andrew Blake – 293,000 (48 bb)
Josh Hillock – Eliminated in 7th place ($4,202)

$1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Heading to Players Remaining: 7 of 114

Seat 1: Michael Goldfarb – 287,000
Seat 2: Stephen Diamantas – 366,000
Seat 3: Josh Hillock – 114,000
Seat 4: John LeBlond – 339,000
Seat 5: Andrew Blake – 164,000
Seat 6: David Jackson – 90,000
Seat 7: Nissim Gozlan – 67,000

1st: – $32,621 + Freeroll seat
2nd: – $20,181
3rd: – $12,053
4th: – $7,741
5th: – $5,861
6th: – $4,866
7th: – $4,202

8th: John DePersio – $3,704
9th: Haibu Lu – $2,875
10th: Brett Bader – $2,875
11th: James Gilbert – $2,875
12th: Staffan Lind – $2,875
13th: Tom Allen – $2,488
14th: Arthur Morris – $2,488
15th: Francois Tosques – $2,488