$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 227

Mikhail Chykiliov moved all in from the hijack for 340,000, and Mike Chiappetta called from the big blind with .

Chykiliov turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Chykiliov flopped a set of eights and turned a full house to win the pot and double up in chips.

Mikhail Chykiliov  –  725,000  (24 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  285,000  (10 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 945,000 (32 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,600 each.

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 227

The pots have been relatively small, but David Moses continues to run hot as he increases his chip lead. He’s using his chips to play nearly every pot, but as mentioned, the pots have been pretty small.

At one point during the last level, Moses raised from the button to 70,000, Mike Chiappetta reraised from the big blind to 205,000, and Moses moved all in. Chiappetta folded, and Moses flashed pocket aces. Chiappetta said he had an ace as well, but only one.

Mike Chiappetta  –  755,000  (30 bb)

A few hands later, Moses and the blinds limped to see a flop of , and all three players checked. The turn card paired the board with the , and Mikhail Chykiliov bet 25,000 from the small blind. Gabe Fuller folded the big blind, and Moses thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the , Chykiliov checked, Moses bet 75,000, and Chykiliov thought for a while before he called with , clearly trying to catch a bluff with queen high.

And Moses did turn over a bluff, but it was for queen high with a jack kicker. The jack did play on the board, so Moses won the pot with his bluff.

After the hand, Moses joked that a lot of players would claim that was an expertly crafted value bet, trying to get a lower queen to call, but for him, it was just a bluff, thinking Chykiliov had something like ace high.

David Moses  –  3,200,000  (107 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 945,000 (32 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,600 each.

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 227

David Moses raised under the gun to 70,000, and Anthony Piacquadio called from UTG+1.

Moses checked in the dark before the flop came . Piacquadio moved all in for about 325,000, and Moses quickly called with for a pair of queens.

Piacquadio turned over for a pair of queens with a higher kicker, and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Moses rivered two pair, queens and nines, to win the pot, eliminate Piacquadio in seventh place, and collect his $500 bounty.

David Moses  –  2,500,000  (100 bb)
Anthony Piacquadio  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($8,200)

With six players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 945,000 (38 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,600 each.

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 227

David Moses raised to 50,000, Vitalijs Zavorotnijs moved all in, and Moses called with . Zavorotnijs turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board bricked out for Zavorotnijs, and Moses won the pot with his pocket kings to eliminate Zavorotnijs in eighth place and collect his $500 bounty.

David Moses  –  2,000,000  (100 bb)
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($6,300)

With seven players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 810,000 (41 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,200 each.

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 227

With the final board showing on the river and roughly 250K in the pot, David Moses got it all in for 555,000 against Anthony Piacquadio.

Piacquadio showed for a queen-high flush, but Moses turned over to win the pot with an ace-high flush and double up in chips.

David Moses  –  1,360,000  (68 bb)
Anthony Piacquadio  –  400,000  (20 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 710,000 (36 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,300 each.

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 227

Mike Chiappetta raised from the button to 45,000, Maxwell Young moved all in from the small blind for about 300,000, and Chiappetta quickly called with .

Young turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket jacks held up for Chiappetta to win the pot and eliminate Young in ninth place.

Mike Chiappetta  –  1,025,000  (51 bb)
Maxwell Young  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($4,980)

With eight players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 710,000 (36 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,300 each.

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 227

Mike Chiappetta raised from the small blind to 65,000, and Maxwell Young called from the big blind.

The flop came , Chiappetta checked, Young bet 125,000, and Chiappetta check-raised all in for 330,000.

Young quickly called with for a club flush draw, and Chiappetta turned over for a pair of eights. Chiappetta needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Chiappetta won the pot with two pair, tens and eights, to double up in chips.

Mike Chiappetta  –  680,000  (34 bb)
Maxwell Young  –  300,000  (15 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 630,000 (32 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,980 each.

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 227

The players are on break before Level 22 begins, with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 with a big blind ante of 20,000.

With nine players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 630,000 (32 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Andrew Boujaoude  –  400,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2.  Mikhail Chykiliov  –  540,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3.  Gabe Fuller  –  900,000  (45 bb)
Seat 4.  David Moses  –  730,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5.  Anthony Piacquadio  –  1,130,000  (57 bb)
Seat 6.  Shane Santacroce  –  375,000  (19 bb)
Seat 7.  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  605,000  (30 bb)
Seat 8.  Mike Chiappetta  –  435,000  (22 bb)
Seat 9.  Maxwell Young  –  560,000  (28 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $48,640 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $33,000
3rd:  $24,600
4th:  $18,400
5th:  $13,900
6th:  $10,600
7th:  $8,200
8th:  $6,300
9th:  $4,980

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 227

After the elimination of Michael Wetcher in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table.

With nine players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 631,000 (39 big blinds). Here is the lineup with approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Andrew Boujaoude  –  300,000  (19 bb)
Seat 2.  Mikhail Chykiliov  –  480,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3.  Gabe Fuller  –  905,000  (57 bb)
Seat 4.  David Moses  –  630,000  (39 bb)
Seat 5.  Anthony Piacquadio  –  965,000  (60 bb)
Seat 6.  Shane Santacroce  –  530,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7.  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  490,000  (31 bb)
Seat 8.  Mike Chiappetta  –  555,000  (35 bb)
Seat 9.  Maxwell Young  –  845,000  (53 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake, followed by recent eliminations:

1st:  $48,640 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $33,000
3rd:  $24,600
4th:  $18,400
5th:  $13,900
6th:  $10,600
7th:  $8,200
8th:  $6,300
9th:  $4,980

10th:  Michael Wetcher  –  $4,980

11th:  Will Failla  –  $4,100
12th:  Dale Roesel  –  $4,100

13th:  Anibal Pabon  –  $3,500
14th:  Vincenzo Abate  –  $3,500
15th:  Carter McMahon  –  $3,500

16th:  Eric Firestone  –  $2,900

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 227

Michael Wetcher was all in from the big blind with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Gabe Fuller in the cutoff.

The board came , and Fuller paired his jack on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Wetcher in 10th place.

Gabe Fuller  –  905,000  (57 bb)
Michael Wetcher  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($4,980)

With nine players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 631,000 (39 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,980 each.