Championship: Hands #74-78

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Level 28:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 809

HAND #74  –  Giuliano Lentini raised from the button to 250,000, Jerry Robinson reraised from the small blind to 700,000, and Lentini folded. Robinson took the pot.


HAND #75  –  Jerry Robinson raised from the button to 250,000, taking the blinds and ante.


HAND #76  –  Jerry Robinson raised from the cutoff to 250,000, taking the blinds and ante.


HAND #77  –  Shalom Elharrar limped UTG+1 for 100,000, and Brandon Carl checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came As5h3h, Carl checked, Elharrar bet 200,000, and Carl folded. Elharrar showed 3s3c for a flopped set of threes as he took the pot.


HAND #78  –  Brandon Carl completed the small blind to 100,000, and Sean Winter moved all in from the big blind, and Carl folded. Winter took the pot.

Championship: Nick Schwarmann – 9th Place ($69,800)

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Level 28:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 809

Nick Schwarmann

HAND #73  –  Sean Winter raised from the hijack to 200,000, Nick Schwarmann moved all in from the button for 600,000, and Winter called with Ad9h.

Schwarmann turned over 8s8h, and needed his pocket pair to hold to stay alive.

The board came Ah5c2c7cKs, and Winter won the pot with a pair of aces to eliminate Schwarmann in ninth place.


Seat 1.  Ben Farrell  –  2,100,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2.  Jordan Fisch  –  4,250,000  (43 bb)
Seat 3.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,175,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4.  Brandon Carl  –  2,500,000  (25 bb)
Seat 5.  Sean Winter  –  14,225,000  (142 bb)
Seat 6.  Shalom Elharrar  –  1,650,000  (17 bb)
Seat 7.  Nick Schwarmann  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($69,800)
Seat 8.  Giuliano Lentini  –  2,500,000  (25 bb)
Seat 9.  Jerry Robinson  –  3,975,000  (40 bb)

Championship: Shalom Elharrar Doubles Thru Nick Schwarmann

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Level 28:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 809

Shalom Elharrar (standing left) versus Nick Schwarmann (seated right)

HAND #71  –  Jordan Fisch raised from middle position to 250,000, taking the blinds and ante.


HAND #72  –  Shalom Elharrar moved all in from the button for 725,000, and Nick Schwarmann moved all in over the top from the small blind with KcJs.

Elharrar turned over 4s4h, and he needed his pocket fours to hold to stay alive.

The board came As7s6hAh3d, and Elharrar won the pot with two pair, aces and fours, to double up in chips.

Shalom Elharrar  –  1,650,000  (17 bb)

Championship: Winter Check-Raises the River and Elharrars Folds; Elharrar Down to 8bb

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Level 28:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 809

HAND #64  –  Brandon Carl raised under the gun to 225,000,Shalom Elharrar called from the cutoff, and Jerry Robinson moved all in from the big blind for 3,625,000. Carl and Elharrar both folded, and Robinson took the pot.


HAND #65  –  Shalom Elharrar raised from the hijack to 225,000, and Ben Farrell called from the big blind. The flop came KhQc6h, Farrell checked, Elharrar bet 175,000, and Farrell called. The turn card was the 4h, and both players checked.

The river card was the Ac, and they check again. Farrell showed Kd6d to win the pot with two pair, and Elharrar mucked.


HAND #66  –  Sean Winter raised from middle position to 200,000, taking the blinds and ante.


HAND #67  –  Brandon Carl raised under the gun to 200,000, taking the blinds and ante.


HAND #68  –  Shalom Elharrar limped UTG+1 for 100,000, Joseph Cheong completed the small blind, and Brandon Carl checked his option in the big blind. All three players checked to the turn on a board of AhKcQs7h, and action checked to Elharrar, who bet 175,000. Cheong and Carl both folded, and Elharrar took the pot.


HAND #69  –  Giuliano Lentini raised from middle position to 225,000, taking the blinds and ante.


HAND #70  –  Sean Winter completed the small blind to 100,000, and Shalom Elharrar checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of 10h 6c 3d 10s 4c]. Winter checked, Elharrar bet 100,000, and Winter check-raised all in.

Elharrar went into the tank for a long time, really struggling with his decision. He tried studying Winter, but Winter was stone-faced and looking down at the table.

Elharrar eventually folded, and Winter took the pot. Elharrar is knocked all the way down to eight big blinds.

Shalom Elharrar  –  775,000  (8 bb)

Championship: Giuliano Lentini Doubles Thru Sean Winter

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Level 28:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 809

Giuliano Lentini

HAND #63  –  Sean Winter moved all in from the cutoff for 14,225,000, and Giuliano Lentini thought for a while before he called all in from the big blind for 1,200,000 with AsJd.

Winter turned over Ah4h, and Lentini needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came Ad3d2cKc8s, and Lentini won the pot with a pair of aces with a jack kicker to double up in chips.

Giuliano Lentini  –  2,550,000  (26 bb)
Sean Winter  –  13,025,000  (130 bb)

Championship: Hands #56-62

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Level 28:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 809

HAND #56  –  Nick Schwarmann raised to 200,000, and Ben Farrell called from the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of AhQs8h4d, Farrell bet 175,000, and Schwarmann called.

The river card was the 3c, Farrell bet 650,000, and Schwarmann tanked for a while before he folded. Farrell took the pot.


HAND #57  –  Sean Winter raised from middle position to 200,000, taking the blinds and ante.


HAND #58  –  Brandon Carl raised under the gun to 200,000, Jordan Fisch reraised from the small blind to 700,000, and Carl folded. Fisch took the pot.


HAND #59  –  Sean Winter raised under the gun to 200,000, taking the blinds and ante.


HAND #60  –  Jordan Fisch raised from the cutoff to 250,000, and Sean Winter called from the big blind. The flop came Ad4s3h, Winter checked, Fisch bet 300,000, and Winter folded. Fisch took the pot.


HAND #61  –  Nick Schwarmann raised under the gun to 200,000, Ben Farrell called from middle position, and Jordan Fisch reraised from the hijack to 750,000. Schwarmann and Farrell both folded, and Fisch took the pot.


HAND #62  –  Shalom Elharrar completed the small blind to 100,000, and Nick Schwarmann checked his option in the big blind. The flop came AsAhJd, Elharrar checked, Schwarmann bet 225,000, and Elharrar folded. Schwarmann took the pot.

Championship: Level 28 Begins; Updated Chip Counts

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Level 28:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 809

Level 27 comes to an end, and Level 28 begins with increased blinds of 50,000-100,000 and a big blind ante of 100,000. There is a quick break to color up the yellow (5K) chips, and here are the updated chip counts:

Seat 1.  Ben Farrell  –  1,750,000  (18 bb)
Seat 2.  Jordan Fisch  –  3,000,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,725,000  (17 bb)
Seat 4.  Brandon Carl  –  2,950,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5.  Sean Winter  –  14,125,000  (141 bb)
Seat 6.  Shalom Elharrar  –  1,700,000  (17 bb)
Seat 7.  Nick Schwarmann  –  2,050,000  (21 bb)
Seat 8.  Giuliano Lentini  –  1,300,000  (13 bb)
Seat 9.  Jerry Robinson  –  3,775,000  (38 bb)

And here is the prizepool they’re playing for:

1st:  $698,175
2nd:  $487,695
3rd:  $314,230
4th:  $232,065
5th:  $176,350
6th:  $139,705
7th:  $115,300
8th:  $91,365
9th:  $69,800

Championship: Last Hands of Level 27

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Level 27:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 809

HAND #46  –  Sean Winter raised from the hijack to 160,000, Nick Schwarmann moved all in from the button for 1,905,000, and Winter folded. Schwarmann took the pot.


HAND #47  –  Nick Schwarmann raised from the cutoff to 200,000, Ben Farrell moved all in from the big blind, and Schwarmann folded. Farrell took the pot.


HAND #48  –  Sean Winter raised from middle position to 160,000, and Jerry Robinson called from the button. The flop came Qc5s2d, Winter bet 125,000, Robinson raised to 400,000, and Winter thought for a while before he called. The turn card was the 2h, and both players checked.

The river card was the 9c, Winter checked, Robinson bet 400,000, and Winter thought for a bit before he folded. Robinson took the pot.


HAND #49  –  Ben Farrell raised from the button to 200,000, taking the blinds and ante.


HAND #50  –  Jerry Robinson raised from the hijack to 175,000, taking the blinds and ante.


HAND #51  –  Everyone folded to Sean Winter, giving him a walk in the big blind.


HAND #52  –  Sean Winter completed the small blind to 80,000, and Shalom Elharrar checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of Qh10h10d2s3d. Elharrar showed 6s2c to win the pot with two pair, tens and deuces, and Winter mucked.


HAND #53  –  Sean Winter raised from the button to 160,000, taking the blinds and ante.


HAND #54  –  Sean Winter raised from the cutoff to 160,000, taking the blinds and ante.


HAND #55  –  Nick Schwarmann raised from the button to 200,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Championship: Updated Chip Counts at the Break

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Level 27:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 809

The players take a 15-minute break. Here are the updated chip counts:

Seat 1.  Ben Farrell  –  1,345,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Jordan Fisch  –  3,180,000  (40 bb)
Seat 3.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,935,000  (24 bb)
Seat 4.  Brandon Carl  –  3,150,000  (39 bb)
Seat 5.  Sean Winter  –  14,480,000  (181 bb)
Seat 6.  Shalom Elharrar  –  1,660,000  (21 bb)
Seat 7.  Nick Schwarmann  –  1,905,000  (24 bb)
Seat 8.  Giuliano Lentini  –  1,545,000  (19 bb)
Seat 9.  Jerry Robinson  –  3,175,000  (40 bb)

And here is the remaining prizepool at stake:

1st:  $698,175
2nd:  $487,695
3rd:  $314,230
4th:  $232,065
5th:  $176,350
6th:  $139,705
7th:  $115,300
8th:  $91,365
9th:  $69,800

Championship: Last Hands Before a Break

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Level 27:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 809

HAND #43  –  Nick Schwarmann raised under the gun to 200,000, Joseph Cheong called from the cutoff, and Shalom Elharrar called from the big blind.

The flop came Qs9c7h, and Elharrar moved all in for 600,000. Schwarmann thought for a while before he folded, and Cheong quickly folded behind. Elharrar took the pot.


HAND #44  –  Sean Winter raised from the button to 160,000, and Shalom Elharrar called from the small blind. The flop came Ac10s5s, Elharrar checked, Winter bet 80,000, and Elharrar check-raised to 220,000. Winter thought for a while before he called.

The turn card was the 4h, Elharrar checked, Winter bet 175,000, and Elharrar called. The river card was the 3c, and both players check. Elharrar showed KhJd to win the pot with king high, and Winter mucked.


HAND #45  –  Sean Winter raised from the cutoff to 160,000, Shalom Elharrar called from the button, and Nick Schwarmann called from the small blind.

All three players checked to the turn on a board of KhQc4d6d, Schwarmann checked, and Winter bet 215,000. Elharrar thought for a while before he called, and Schwarmann folded.

The river card was the 8s, and both players checked. Elharrar showed 8c7c for a pair of eights, but Winter turned over JsJd to win the pot.