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Level 34: 125,000/250,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 3,030

Jerry Wong put his short stack in the middle from the big blind after Steven Bennett open the button. Bennett quickly called with a bigger pair.

Wong:
Bennett:

The table gasped as both flopped a set on the board. The turn and river were no help and Wong’s bad luck day finished in seventh place.

Steven Bennett – 17,100,000 (68 bb)
Jerry Wong – Eliminated in 7th place ($43,935)

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Level 34: 125,000/250,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 3,030

Josias Santos opened to 550,000 from the hijack and Jerry Wong moved all in from the big blind with the bigger stack. Santos called all-in for 4,050,000 and he was at risk.

Wong:
Santos:

It was another final table race and Santos was ahead with the tens. The dealer kept the board low and Santos locked up the hand with the turned set .

Josias Santos – 8,400,000 (34 bb)
Jerry Wong – 3,600,000 (14 bb)

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Level 34: 125,000/250,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 3,030

Dominic Pacelli opened to 550,000 from the cutoff and Schuyler Thornton moved all in for 4,900,000 from the button. The blinds released and Pacelli called.

Thornton:
Pacelli:

They were racing and Thornton needed to improve to stay in the game. He never had a sweat as the dealer ran it to send him out in eighth place.

Dominic Pacelli – 16,200,000 (65 bb)
Schuyler Thornton – Eliminated in 8th place ($29,543)

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Level 34: 125,000/250,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 3,030

Peter Eichhardt opened from the cutoff and Rafael Fernandes moved all in from the big blind for 1,300,000. Eichhardt quickly called to put him at risk.

Fernandes:
Eichhardt:

Fernandes had two live cards but could not pair as the board ran to send him out in ninth place.

Peter Eichhardt – 14,200,000 (57 bb)
Rafael Fernandes – Eliminated in 9th place ($21,210)

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Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 3,030

Action folded around to Michael Ortiz on the button and he moved all in for 3,550,000. Dominic Pacelli in the small blind took a couple looks at his cards and didn’t seemed pleased when he said “I can’t fold this hand.”

He called and was dominating.

Ortiz:
Pacelli:

Ortiz needed to pair his over card or find some magic but the flop could not keep him in the game.

Dominic Pacelli – 9,300,000 (47 bb)
Michael Ortiz – Eliminated in 10th place ($13,635)

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Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 3,030

Nicholas Mahabee opened to 425,000 from early position and Jerry Wong three-bet to 1,300,000. Dominic Pacelli moved all in for 2,525,000 from button and Mahabee folded. Wong shrug/called and Pacelli was at risk.

Wong:
Pacelli:

Pacelli was ahead for the double and took a commanding lead on the flop. The turn left Wong drawing dead and Pacelli had his double after the river.

Dominic Pacelli – 5,700,000 (29 bb)
Jerry Wong – 9,400,000 (47 bb)

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Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 3,030

After taking a big knock early, Mike Ortiz is back climbing the counts following a pair of recent double-ups.

On the first double, Nicholas Mahabee raised to 425,000 from early position and Ortiz shoved for his last roughly 350,000. Schuyler Thornton was in the small blind and called Mahabee’s raise. Ortiz was at risk while Mahabee and Thornton battled for a side pot.

Flop:

Thornton checked. Mahabee C-bet and Thornton quickly got out of the way. Ortiz was at risk versus Mahabee.

Ortiz: for a pair of tens with an ace
Mahabee: for a pair of tens with a jack

Turn and river:

The runout improved Ortiz to Broadway and he earned a triple-up to just over 1,500,000.

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A few hands later and with about 1,900,000 in front of him at the time, Ortiz jammed under the gun. It folded all the way around to chip leader Peter Eichhardt in the big blind and he called.

Eichardt:
Ortiz:

Runout:

Eichardt hit the flop, but Ortiz was best following the river. Just like that, Ortiz was back in the thick of it with a healthy stack.

Michael Ortiz – 4,350,000

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Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 3,030

Jerry Wong opened to 400,000 from the hijack and picked up calls from Peter Eichhardt in the cutoff and Schuyler Thornton in the big blind.

Thornton checked the flop and Wong bet 500,000. Eichhardt released, Thornton called, and the turn came . Another check from Thornton, Wong bet 850,000 and Thornton called to see the river.

One last check from Thornton and Wong bet 1,500,000. Thornton called and Wong showed for top pair/top kicker. Thornton flashed a queen and mucked his hand to send Wong the big, early pot.

Jerry Wong – 11,500,000 (58 bb)
Schuyler Thornton – 4,000,000 (20 bb)

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Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 3,030

On the first hand of the final table, Dominic Pacelli moved all in for 1,550,000 from under the gun and it folded around the Mike Ortiz in the big blind. He peaked at his cards and called.

Ortiz:
Pacelli:

Pacelli was ahead but Ortiz hit the flop to take the lead. The turn changed nothing but Pacelli hit the two-out river to double up while Oritz dropped down near the felt.

Dominic Pacelli – 3,510,000 (18 bb)
Mike Ortiz – 240,000 (1 bb)

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Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 3,030

Chips are unbagged and cards are in the air for the Event 1 final table. Blind levels increase to 60 minutes and will stay that way until they reach heads-up play.