$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

Jordan Meltzer opened the cutoff to 16,000, Marc Schiller called on the button, and Josias Santos defended his big blind to create three-way action.

All three players checked through the flop. The turn was the , and Santos checked again. Meltzer bet 38,000, Schiller folded, and Santos check-raised to 110,000. Meltzer gave it a look but eventually surrendered his cards into the muck.

Santos won the pot with no showdown, drawing nearly even with Meltzer atop the chip counts.

Josias Santos – 525,000 (66 bb)
Jordan Meltzer – 530,000 (66 bb)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 139

Phong Nguyen completed from the small blind, Jordan Meltzer raised to 21,000 in the big, and Nguyen called the remainder to see a flop.

It came . Nguyen checked, Meltzer continued for 10,000, and Nguyen check-raised to 30,000. Meltzer re-raised to 63,000, though, and Nguyen pondered for a minute or two before folding.

The two shared a couple quiet comments while Meltzer held his cards. “You probably don’t want to see it,” he said at one point. “But if you want to…” Nguyen did want to see it, so Meltzer obliged and tabled his as the dealer pushed him the pot.

Jordan Meltzer – 510,000 (85 bb)
Phong Nguyen – 375,000 (63 bb)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 139

For the second consecutive hand, Christian Harder open-shoved, this time for 59,000 in middle position. The first shove got through uncalled, but Marc Schiller called from the big blind this time, putting Harder at risk.

Harder:
Schiller:

The board ran out , and Schiller rivered a pair of tens to win the pot and the bounty. Harder was eliminated in sixth place.

Marc Schiller – 360,000 (60 bb)
Christian Harder – Eliminated in 6th place ($5,699)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 139

Josias Santos opened the button to 12,000, and Jordan Meltzer three-bet to 42,000 in the big blind. Santos called.

The flop was , and both players checked. The turn was the . Meltzer bet 45,000, and Santos called. The river was the , and Meltzer checked. Santos quickly bet 50,000, sending Meltzer deep into the tank. He had 106,000 chips left in front of him, so the bet represented close to half his remaining stack.

“I was kinda planning on calling,” Meltzer said at one point during his soak. “But you bet so small.” After several minutes, he did indeed call. He was right; Santos showed for a miss, and Meltzer’s was good enough to win him the pot with his king kicker.

Jordan Meltzer – 338,000 (56 bb)
Josias Santos – 175,000 (29 bb)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 139

Josias Santos opened to 10,000 under the gun, and Marc Schiller called in the cutoff. From the button, TK Miles three-bet to 33,000, and Santos folded out of the way. Schiller moved all in for about 170,000 effective, though, and Miles called all in to put himself at risk for that amount.

Schiller:
Miles:

The flop was bad news for Miles, and he could not catch back up. The turn and river completed the board, giving Schiller the pot and the bounty with a set of nines. Miles was eliminated in seventh place.

Marc Schiller – 355,000 (71 bb)
TK Miles – Eliminated in 7th place ($4,635)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 139

Hyon Kim opened to 11,000 in early position, and Jack Duong three-bet shoved for 52,500 on the button. Kim eventually called, putting Duong at risk.

Kim:
Duong:

The board ran out , and Kim out-flopped Duong to win the pot with a pair of jacks. Duong was eliminated in eighth place.

Hyon Kim – 205,000 (41 bb)
Jack Duong – Eliminated in 8th place ($4,385)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 139

TK Miles raised to 12,000 from middle position and Phong Nguyen reraised all in with a covering stack from the small blind. Miles tanked for about four minutes before he called all in for 98,000 with . Nguyen showed .

The board came down , giving Miles trip tens to double through Nguyen.

TK Miles – 205,000 (41 bb)
Phong Nguyen – 325,000 (65 bb)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 18: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 139

Phong Nguyen opened the cutoff to 10,000, and Victor Merkel three-bet shoved for close to 100,000 in the big blind. Nguyen instantly called to put him at risk.

Nguyen:
Merkel:

The board ran out , and Nguyen’s queens held to earn him the bounty with two pair. Merkel was eliminated as the first casualty of this final table.

Phong Nguyen – 450,000 (113 bb)
Victor Merkel – Eliminated in 9th place ($3,885)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 17: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 139

Phong Nguyen opened the cutoff to 7,500, and Jordan Meltzer three-bet to 22,500 in the small blind. Nguyen called.

The flop was . Meltzer continued for 10,500, Nguyen raised to 30,000, and Meltzer called the remainder to proceed. Both players checked through the turn, and the river was the . Meltzer checked, then called a bet of 33,000 from Nguyen.

Nguyen showed , winning the pot with a set of tens. Meltzer flashed what looked like as he surrendered his cards into the muck, dropping into second place while Nguyen moves to the top courtesy of the case ten on the river.

Phong Nguyen – 310,000 (103 bb)
Jordan Meltzer – 255,000 (85 bb)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 17: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 139

There were three eliminations over the span of two hands, and the Event 12 field is suddenly down to nine players. They’ve just combined around the final table, which is laid out like so:

Seat 1: Phong Nguyen – 230,000 (77 bb)
Seat 2: Jack Duong – 197,000 (66 bb)
Seat 3: Jordan Meltzer – 330,000 (110 bb)
Seat 4: Victor Merkel – 97,500 (33 bb)
Seat 5: Marc Schiller – 172,000 (57 bb)
Seat 6: TK Miles – 146,500 (49 bb)
Seat 7: Hyon Kim – 129,500 (43 bb)
Seat 8: Christian Harder – 140,000 (47 bb)
Seat 9: Josias Santos – 214,500 (72 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts up for grabs:

1st: $38,847
2nd: $24,464
3rd: $14,526
4th: $8,757
5th: $6,811
6th: $5,699
7th: $4,935
8th: $4,385
9th: $3,885

Elilton Gouveia – Eliminated in 10th place ($3,406)
Thomas Foley – Eliminated in 11th place ($3,406)
Tanya Kirk – Eliminated in 12th place ($3,406)