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Level 23:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 67

During a round of Triple Draw, Ahmet Alper completed the small blind to 30,000, Dylan Smith raised from the big blind to 60,000, and Alper called.

Draw #1:  Alper drew one, and Smith drew two. Alper checked, Smith bet 30,000, and Alper called.

Draw #2:  Both players drew one. Alper checked, Smith bet 60,000, and Alper called.

Draw #3:  Alper stayed pat, and Smith drew one. Alper checked, Smith bet 60,000, and Alper called.

Dylan Smith:  
Ahmet Alper:  

Smith won the pot with his 8-6 to increase his chip lead.

Dylan Smith  –  1,240,000  (21 BB)
Ahmet Alper  –  360,000  (6 BB)

Level 22 came to an end, and Level 23 began with increased limits of 40,000-80,000.

Still during Triple Draw, Ahmet Alper limped from the button for 40,000, Dylan Smith completed the small blind, and Eric Polirer checked his option in the big blind.

Draw #1:  Smith drew two, Polirer drew three, and Alper drew two. Smith bet 40,000, Polirer folded, and Alper called.

Draw #2:  Both players drew one. Smith bet 80,000, and Alper called.

Draw #3:  Smith stayed pat, and Alper drew one. Smith bet 80,000, and Alper folded. Smith took the pot to open up a dominating chip lead over the other two players.

Seat 1.  Ahmet Alper  –  170,000  (2 BB)
Seat 2.  Dylan Smith  –  1,400,000  (18 BB)
Seat 3.  Eric Polirer  –  100,000  (1 BB)

Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $12,135 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $7,000
3rd:  $4,270

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Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 67

During a round of Seven-Card Stud, Ahmet Alper got it all in on 3rd street for 85,000 against Eric Polirer.

Eric Polirer:  ()  
Ahmet Alper:  ()  

Polirer had nines in the hole to Alper’s split queens. The dealer put out the rest of their boards, with their final cards face down.

Eric Polirer:  ()    ()
Ahmet Alper:  ()    ()

Alper had two pair, queens and deuces, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Polirer’s pair of nines with an open-ended straight draw. Neither player could make a qualifying low.

Alper’s final card was the , which didn’t improve him, but Polirer turned over the , which gave him a lower two pair. Alper won the pot with queens and deuces to double up in chips.

Ahmet Alper  –  200,000  (3 BB)
Eric Polirer  –  450,000  (8 BB)

A few hands later, during Stud-8, they played another hand against each other.

Eric Polirer:  ()    ()
Ahmet Alper:  ()    ()

3rd Street:  Polirer bet 30,000, and Alper called.

4th Street:  Polirer bet 30,000, and Alper called.

5th Street:  Polirer bet 60,000, and Alper called.

6th Street:  Alper bet 60,000, and Polirer called.

7th Street:  Alper moved all in for 60,000, Polirer called, and they turned over their cards:

Eric Polirer:  ()    ()
Ahmet Alper:  ()    ()

Polirer finished with two pair, aces and queens, but Alper rivered a full house, fives full of sevens, to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ahmet Alper  –  510,000  (9 BB)
Eric Polirer  –  150,000  (3 BB)

With three players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 558,000 (9 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,270 each.

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Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 67

Razz

Dylan Smith:    /    / 
Eric Polirer:    /  [ ][/ ][  –  fold on seventh

Dylan Smith completed to 30,000, Eric Polirer raised to 60,000, and Smith called.

Smith bet 30,000 on fourth street, Polirer called, and Smith check-called 60,000 from Polirer on fifth street.

Smith bet 60,000 on sixth street, Polirer called, Smith bet 60,000 on seventh street, and Polirer showed another before he folded.

Dylan Smith  –  980,000  (16 BB)
Eric Polirer  –  470,000  (8 BB)
Ahmet Alper  –  220,000  (4 BB)

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Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 67

Stud 8

Dylan Smith:    /    /    –  fold on seventh
Eric Polirer:    /    / 

Dylan Smith completed to 30,000 on third street and Eric Polirer called.

Polirer bet 30,000 on four street with the open pair, Smith raised to 60,000, and Polirer called.

Both checked on fifth, both checked on sixth, Polirer bet 60,000 on seventh, and Smith folded.

Eric Polirer  –  700,000  (12 BB)
Dylan Smith  –  750,000  (13 BB)
Ahmet Alper  –  220,000  (4 BB)

1st:  $12,135 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $7,000
3rd:  $4,270

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Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 67

During a round of Omaha-8, short stack Ahmet Alper played a hand against chipleader Dylan Smith.

Dylan Smith:  ()  
Ahmet Alper:  ()  

3rd Street:  Smith checked, Alper bet 25,000, and Smith called.

4th Street:  Smith bet 25,000, and Alper called.

5th Street:  Alper bet 50,000, Smith raised to 100,000, and Alper moved all in for 105,000. Smith called, and they turned over their hole cards.

Dylan Smith:  ()  
Ahmet Alper:  ()  

Smith had a pair of eights with no low draws, and Alper had two pair, sevens and fours, with a runner-runner low draw. Alper needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

Dylan Smith:  ()    ()
Ahmet Alper:  ()    ()

Smith picked up a gutshot straight-flush draw on sixth street, but missed all of his outs. Alper won the pot with his two pair, sevens and fours, to double up in chips.

“ICM is a bitch,” said Alper. “And you can quote me on that.”

Ahmet Alper  –  350,000  (7 BB)
Dylan Smith  –  850,000  (17 BB)

With three players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 558,000 (11 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,270 each.

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Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 67

The players return from break to begin Level 21, with increased limits of 25,000-50,000.

With three players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 558,000 (11 Big Bets). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Ahmet Alper  –  265,000  (5 BB)
Seat 2.  Dylan Smith  –  925,000  (19 BB)
Seat 3.  Eric Polirer  –  480,000  (10 BB)

And the payouts for this event:

1st:  $12,135 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $7,000
3rd:  $4,270

4th:  Elias Nassif  –  $3,050
5th:  Long Nguyen  –  $2,350
6th:  Omar Yates  –  $1,830
7th:  Joseph Oliveira  –  $1,570
8th:  John Holley  –  $1,395
9th:  Damjan Radanov  –  $1,240

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Level 20:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 67

During a round of Razz, short stack Ahmet Alper played a hand against chipleader Dylan Smith.

Dylan Smith:  ()  
Ahmet Alper:  ()  

3rd Street:  They put in 20,000 each.

4th Street:  Alper bet 20,000, and Smith called.

5th Street:  Alper bet 40,000, Smith raised to 80,000, and Alper three-bet it to 120,000. Smith called.

6th Street:  Alper moved all in blind for 10,000 before this street was dealt, and Smith called. They turned over their hole cards.

Dylan Smith:  ()  
Ahmet Alper:  ()  

Smith’s best possible final hand would be a 9-4, so Alper clinched the pot at this point with an 8-6.

7th Street:  Smith’s meaningless final card was a for a 9-5 low, and Alper received a to win the pot with his 8-6 low and double up in chips.

Seat 1.  Ahmet Alper  –  360,000  (9 BB)
Seat 2.  Dylan Smith  –  780,000  (20 BB)

With three players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 558,000 (14 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,270 each.

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Level 19:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 67

2-7 Triple Draw

Elias Nassif was all in from the small blind against Dylan Smith in the big blind during 2-7 Triple Draw, with Nassif drawing to an eight-five on the final draw. Smith made a seven-six and had Nassif drawing dead, ending Nassif’s tournament in fourth place.

Dylan Smith  –  990,000  (33 BB)
Elias Nassif  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,050)

With three players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 558,000 (19 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,270 each.

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Level 19:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 67

Stud

Elias Nassif:    /    / 
Ahmet Alper:    /    / 
Long Nguyen:    /    / 

After being ante’d down to his final 1,000, Long Nguyen was all in on third street. Elias Nassif was the bring in for 3,000 and Ahmet Alper called.

Fourth street action was checked, Nassif check-called 30,000 on fifth street, and both checked on sixth street. Nassif bet 30,000 on seventh street and Alper called.

Nassif showed for an eight-high straight besting Alper’s holdings, while Nguyen showed the and had a flush draw, but couldn’t squeeze the flush and was eliminated in fifth place.

Elias Nassif  –  280,000  (9 BB)
Ahmet Alper  –  210,000  (7 BB)
Long Nguyen  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,350)

With four players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 419,000 (14 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,050 each.

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Level 18:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 67

Shortly after Oliveiri’s elimination, with Razz still the game, Omar Yates got it all in on 3rd Street for 22,000 with a seven against Eric Polirer’s ten.

Eric Polirer:  ()  
Omar Yates:  ()  

Yates started with a 7-6 to Polirer’s 10-7, and the dealer put out the rest of their boards, with the final card face down.

Eric Polirer:  ()    ()
Omar Yates:  ()    ()

Even after pairing his seven, Yates had the lead with an 8-7 to Polirer’s 9-7. But Polirer turned over an for his final card, giving him a 7-6-4-2-A, and Yates was drawing dead. (The best Yates could make would be a 7-6-4-3-A.)

Yates turned over his meaningless , and Polirer won the pot to eliminate Yates in sixth place.

Eric Polirer  –  365,000  (15 BB)
Omar Yates  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,830)

With five players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 335,000 (14 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,350 each.