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Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 395

Charles Gomez opened to 90,000 from the button, Paul Balzano released his small blind, and Jack Duong moved all in from the big for 645,000.

After a short think, Gomez called to knock out the starting day chip leader.

Duong:
Gomez:

Duong was ahead for the double and dodged the flop. The turn left him with six outs to fade but the was bad news. Duong was sent out in fifth place while Gomez retook the lead.

Charles Gomez – 3,100,000 (78 bb)
Jack Duong – Eliminated in 5th place ($47,350)

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Charles Gomez opened to 90,000 and Jason Koon called in the big blind to the flop. Koon checked, Gomez bet 100,000 and Koon called. Both players checked the turn and Koon checked again on the river.

Gomez took a minute, bet 175,000 and Koon quickly called. Gomez flashed pocket queens but Koon’s was good for the lead-changing pot.

Jason Koon – 2,450,000 (61 bb)
Charles Gomez – 2,400,000 (60 bb)

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Seat 2: Jason Koon – 2,075,000 (52 bb)
Seat 4: Alex Foxen – 1,745,000 (44 bb)
Seat 6: Charles Gomez – 2,745,000 (69 bb)
Seat 7: Paul Balzano – 555,000 (14 bb)
Seat 8: Jack Duong – 780,000 (20 bb)

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Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 395

Faraz Jaka open-shoved from the hijack for ~400,000 and Paul Balzano called from the button. The blinds released and Jaka was dominated.

Jaka:
Balzano:

Balzano’s jacks had the Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member in trouble and Jaka could find no help on the board to exit in sixth place.

Paul Balzano – 1,055,000 (35 bb)
Faraz Jaka – Eliminated in 6th place ($39,250)

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Faraz Jaka was under the gun and jammed for 166,000. It folded all the way around to Alex Foxen in the big blind. He called putting the Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member at risk.

Foxen:
Jaka:

Runout:

Jaka improved to a pair to win the pot and double through Foxen.

Faraz Jaka – 407,000 (13 bb)
Alex Foxen – 2,000,000 (66 bb)

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Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 395

Darryl Ronconi hit a recent double up and put those chips to use soon after. He was all in for 550,000 from under the gun, Charles Gomez had his 1,232,000 in the middle from the button, and Jack Duong had them both at risk in the huge pot.

Duong:
Ronconi:
Gomez:

Gomez was way ahead for a lead changing amount of chips and jumped up when the flop came . That all but locked up the hand for Gomez, the turn came , and Ronconi shrugged at his too-late-set on the river.

The hand sent Ronconi out, dropped Duong down, and moved Gomez into the lead.

Charles Gomez – 2,950,000 (98 bb)
Jack Duong – 550,000 (18 bb)
Charles Gomez – Eliminated in 7th place ($32,950)

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Darryl Ronconi was all in for 182,000 and Jack Duong had him at risk with his big stack.

Duong:
Ronconi:

Duong had a big lead for the double up but Ronconi hit on the flop. The was no help for Duong and Ronconi had his double up on the river.

Darryl Ronconi – 380,000 (13 bb)
Jack Duong – 1,860,000 (62 bb)

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Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 395

Tom Thomas and Jason Koon were heads up with the board reading when they suddenly went big. Thomas moved all in ~420,000 for and Koon quickly called with a cooler.

Thomas:
Koon:

It was a tough spot for Thomas and the river could not save his trophy aspirations. Meanwhile, Koon has more than doubled up his final table starting stack.

Jason Koon – 1,650,000 (55 bb)
Tom Thomas – Eliminated in 8th place ($26,400)

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Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 395

Action folded all the way around to Jacquelyn Scott in the small blind and she opened for 72,000. Alex Foxen was in the big blind, asked how much she was playing, and moved all in with the bigger stack. Scott quickly called with a chance to double up.

Scott:
Foxen:

It was a race for Scott to stay in the tournament but she blanked the entire board to be the first Big 4 player eliminated.

Alex Foxen – 1,525,000 (64 bb)
Jacquelyn Scott – Eliminated in 9th place ($20,460)

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Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 395

The final table of The Big 4 $2,650 is underway. Updates will be available now through the event’s completion. Also underway is the $25,500 High Roller. The Championship and $1,100 events will start in a few minutes to assist in syncing the tournament break times.