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Adrian Mateos rased to 60,000 from the small blind, and Stefan Schillhabel defended his big.

The flop was . Mateos continued for 60,000, and Schillhabel called. Both players checked through the turn. The river was the , and Mateos bet 190,000. Schillhabel raised all in for 653,000 total.

Mateos appeared grumpy with the spot he was in, shaking his head as he turned to stare at the artwork on the wall. After maybe 90 seconds or so, he slid his cards into the muck, surrendering the pot to Schillhabel.

The German, who was the short stack at the break 20 minutes ago, has inched into the chip lead.

Stefan Schillhabel – 1,092,000 (55 bb)
Adrian Mateos – 1,016,000 (51 bb)
Justin Bonomo – 392,000 (20 bb)

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Justin Bonomo completed from the small blind, Adrian Mateos shoved from the big, and Bonomo called all in for 193,000 to put himself at risk.

Bonomo:
Mateos:

The board ran out , and Bonomo turned Broadway to double up.

Justin Bonomo – 395,000 (20 bb)
Adrian Mateos – 1,325,000 (66 bb)
Stefan Schillhabel – 776,000 (39 bb)

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Adrian Mateos opened to 40,000 from the button and Stefan Schillhabel moved all in from the small blind. Justin Bonomo immediately asked for a count and the dealer cut out Schillhabel’s stack to 365,000. Bonomo announced all in himself and Mateos quickly mucked.

Schillhabel:
Bonomo:

Schillhabel was dominating for the double and never had a sweat on the board to switch their positions on the leaderboard.

Stefan Schillhabel – 779,000 (39 bb)
Justin Bonomo – 196,000 (10 bb)

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Level 17 concluded, and the three remaining players were sent on a 15-minute break.

Adrian Mateos – 1,591,000 (80 bb)
Justin Bonomo – 567,000 (28 bb)
Stefan Schillhabel – 342,000 (17 bb)

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Adrian Mateos has been chipping away at Justin Bonomo during the course of this three-handed duel. They played a fairly significant pot while the fourth-place elimination was being posted, and they were involved in another one here.

Mateos opened the button with a raise in this one, and Bonomo defended his big blind. The flop was , and Bonomo check-called a bet of 30,000.

Mateos bet another 72,000 after the turn. and Bonomo check-called that one, too.

The river was the , and Bonomo checked for a third time. Mateos emptied the clip with a final bet of 225,000, and this one got the job done. Bonomo folded, sending the pot to Mateos.

Adrian Mateos – 1,500,000 (94 bb)
Justin Bonomo – 655,000 (41 bb)
Stefan Schillhabel – 345,000 (22 bb)

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Justin Bonomo opened the button to 35,000, and Nick Petrangelo three-bet shoved for just over 200,000 in the big blind. Bonomo called to put him at risk.

Bonomo:
Petrangelo:

The board ran out , and Bonomo won the race with a pair of jacks. He appears to have inched back into the chip lead with that knockout pot.

Petrangelo was eliminated in third place, earning $135,575.

Justin Bonomo – 1,075,000 (67 bb)
Adrian Mateos – 1,025,000 (64 bb)
Stefan Schillhabel – 400,000 (25 bb)
Nick Petrangelo – Eliminated

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That double-up gave Justin Bonomo some room to breathe, and he’s gone on to accumulate some more chips in the meantime.

In the most recent pot, Adrian Mateos opened to 35,000 under the gun, and Bonomo defended his big blind.

The flop was . Bonomo checked, Mateos continued for 30,000, and Bonomo check-raised to 110,000. Mateos grimaced and folded, yielding the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 875,000 (55 bb)
Adrian Mateos – 1,035,000 (65 bb)

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Justin Bonomo’s stack is under attack.

Adrian Mateos is the clear chip leader, and Nick Petrangelo and Stefan Schillhabel are essentially tied for second with about 45 big blinds apiece. And then there’s Bonomo, whose stack has been sliding since the day began. The start-of-day chip leader began this string of hands with less than 250,000 chips and the smell of blood in the water.

Bonomo was in the big blind to start, and Schillhabel shoved on him from the small. Bonomo studied the stacks of all three players for a good while before folding.

The next hand, Bonomo completed from the small blind, and Mateos raised to 45,000 in the big. Bonomo called. The flop was . Bonomo checked, Mateos continued for 35,000, and Bonomo called. Both players checked through the turn. The river was the , and Bonomo checked again. Mateos moved all in for 156,000 effective, and Bonomo quickly called to put himself at risk for that amount.

Bonomo:
Mateos:

Mateos was surprised to see the news. “I was so happy!” he laughed. “Wow.”

Bonomo doubled up with aces up.

Justin Bonomo – 480,000 (30 bb)
Adrian Mateos – 1,020,000 (64 bb)

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Action folded around to the blinds, where Nick Petrangelo raised to 45,000 in the small and Stefan Schillhabel defended his big.

The flop was . Petrangelo continued for 30,000, and Schillhabel called. Both players checked through the turn, and the river was the . Petrangelo checked, Schillhabel bet 88,000, and Petrangelo called.

Schillhabel showed , winning the pot with two pair.

Stefan Schillhabel – 525,000 (44 bb)
Nick Petrangelo – 540,000 (45 bb)

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Four-handed play has been full of small, carefully considered pots so far. As the chip leader, Adrian Mateos is the most active of the four, and he and Justin Bonomo have been responsible for most of the sparring.

They were in the blinds for this hand, which began with Bonomo completing in the small and Mateos checking his option in the big.

The flop was . Bonomo bet 12,000, Mateos raised to 40,000, and Bonomo called.

The turn was the , and Bonomo checked. Mateos bet 92,000, and Bonomo surrendered this time.

Adrian Mateos – 1,125,000 (94 bb)
Justin Bonomo – 310,000 (26 bb)