$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 23: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 139

Josias Santos opened the button to 30,000, and Jordan Meltzer defended his big blind.

The flop was . Meltzer checked, Santos continued for 35,000, and Meltzer called. The turn was the , and Meltzer check-called another 55,000. Both players checked through the river.

Meltzer showed , winning the pot with a pair of queens.

Jordan Meltzer – 719,000 (60 bb)
Josias Santos – 949,000 (79 bb)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Upcoming Level 23: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 139

The players are in the midst of a 10-minute break,

Josias Santos – 1,099,000 (91 bb)
Jordan Meltzer – 569,000 (47 bb)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 139

Josias Santos opened the button to 25,000, and Jordan Meltzer defended his big blind.

The flop was . Meltzer checked, Santos continued for 50,000, and Meltzer called. Both players checked through the turn, and the river was the . Meltzer led out for 114,000, and Santos called.

Meltzer showed , winning the pot with a king-high flush.

Jordan Meltzer – 727,000 (73 bb)
Josias Santos – 941,000 (94 bb)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 139

Phong Nguyen moved all in for 22,000 in the small blind, and Jordan Meltzer called to put him at risk from the big blind.

Nguyen:
Meltzer:

The board ran out , and Meltzer won the pot and the bounty with a pair of tens. Nguyen was eliminated in third place.

Meltzer and Josias Santos are now heads-up for the trophy in Event 12, and Santos begins the duel with about a 3:1 chip lead.

Josias Santos – 1,253,000 (125 bb)
Jordan Meltzer – 415,000 (42 bb)
Phong Nguyen – Eliminated in 3rd place ($14,526)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 139

Jordan Meltzer opened the button with a raise, and both Josias Santos and Phong Nguyen called from the small and big blind, respectively.

The flop was , and it checked to Meltzer, who continued for 11,000. Santos called, but Nguyen check-raised to 57,000. Meltzer folded out of the way, but Santos called.

Heads-up now, the turn was the , and Santos led out for 80,000. Nguyen raised to 201,000, and Santos called the remainder to see the last card. It was the , and Santos promptly moved all in for 332,000.

“Count?” Nguyen asked. Before the dealer could finish the task, though, Nguyen made up his mind. “I can’t fold this,” he said as he called put Santos at risk.

Santos showed for a flush, and it was good. Nguyen flashed his inferior , having flopped a straight, and the dealer reached in to withdraw the vast majority of his stack. “Can’t fold with a blocker,” Nguyen lamented.

Santos doubled up, leaving Nguyen with just a couple big blinds.

Josias Santos – 1,254,000 (125 bb)
Phong Nugyen – 23,000 (2 bb)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 139

Josias Santos opened the button to 30,000, and Phong Nguyen three-bet shoved for 262,000 in the small blind. Santos asked for the count, then called to put Nguyen at risk.

Santos:
Nguyen:

The board ran out , and Nguyen doubled up with nines up.

Phong Nguyen – 537,000 (54 bb)
Josias Santos – 625,000 (63 bb)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 139

Phong Nguyen opened the button to 25,000, and Josias Santos defended his big blind.

Both players checked through the flop, and the turn was the . Santos led for 35,000, and Nguyen called. The river was the , and Nguyen called another bet from Santos — 57,000 this time.

Santos showed down , winning the pot with trip nines.

Josias Santos – 755,000 (76 bb)
Phong Nguyen – 280,000 (28 bb)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 139

Jordan Meltzer limped the button, Josias Santos completed in the small blind, and Phong Nguyen checked his option in the big.

All three players checked through the flop. The turn was the , and it checked to Meltzer, who bet 16,000. Santos folded, but Nguyen check-raised to 42,000, and Meltzer called. The river was the , and Meltzer called a final bet of 75,000 from Nguyen.

At showdown, Nguyen’s was best, and he won the pot with tens up.

Phong Nguyen – 335,000 (34 bb)
Jordan Meltzer – 585,000 (59 bb)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 139

Marc Schiller opened to 25,000 under the gun, and Jordan Meltzer three-bet to 75,000 in the big blind. Schiller four-bet shoved for about 225,000, and Meltzer called to put him at risk.

Schiller:
Meltzer:

Schiller managed to flop a set on the flop, but unfortunately for him, Meltzer did too. Drawing dead to one out, Schiller could not catch up as the turn and river completed the board. He was eliminated in fourth place, giving his chips and his bounty to Meltzer.

Jordan Meltzer – 730,000 (91 bb)
Marc Schiller – Eliminated in 4th place ($8,757)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 139

Hyon Kim opened the button to 18,000, and Josias Santos called in the small blind.

The flop was . Santos checked, Kim continued for 22,000, and Santos check-raised to 50,000. Kim called the remainder, and they both checked through the turn. The river was the , and Santos moved all in for about 130,000 effective. Kim called all in for that amount, putting himself at risk.

Santos showed for queens up with an ace, and Kim’s reaction made it clear that he couldn’t beat it. The latter tabled his inferior as he headed to the payout desk in fifth place.

After earning Kim’s bounty, Santos is now the chip leader for the first time at this final table.

Josias Santos – 735,000 (92 bb)
Hyon Kim – Eliminated in 5th place ($6,811)