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Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 177

Masato Yokosawa raised from the button to 45,000, Kyrylo Kobzyev reraised from the small blind to 165,000, and Igor Tretyakov moved all in from the big blind.

Yokosawa called all in for 995,000, and Kobzyev folded.

Yokosawa turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive against Tretyakov’s .

The board came — Tretyakov turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. The pocket kings held up for Yokosawa to win the pot and double up in chips.

Masato Yokosawa  –  2,175,000  (109 bb)
Igor Tretyakov  –  651,000  (33 bb)

With three players remaining from a field of 177, the average chip stack is about 1,180,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $18,145 each.

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 177

Kyrylo Kobzyev completed the small blind to 10,000, Igor Tretyakov raised from the big blind to 60,000, and Kobzyev called.

The flop came , Kobzyev checked, Tretyakov bet 75,000, and Kobzyev check-raised to 255,000. Tretyakov called.

The turn card was the , Kobzyev moved all in for 220,000, and Tretyakov called with for a pair of tens. Kobzyev turned over for a flopped king-high straight, and Tretyakov was drawing dead.

The meaningless river card was the , and Kobzyev won the pot with his straight to double up in chips.

Kyrylo Kobzyev  –  1,090,000  (55 bb)
Igor Tretyakov  –  1,521,000  (76 bb)

With three players remaining from a field of 177, the average chip stack is about 1,180,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $18,145 each.

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 177

Masato Yokosawa moved all in from the button, and Scott Baumstein called all in from the big blind with . Yokosawa turned over , and Baumstein needed his fours to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Yokosawa rivered a heart flush to win the pot and eliminate Baumstein in fourth place.

Masato Yokosawa  –  1,260,000  (63 bb)
Scott Baumstein  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($11,035)

With three players remaining from a field of 177, the average chip stack is about 1,180,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $18,145 each.

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Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 177

Josh Reichard moved all in under the gun for about 180,000, and Scott Baumstein called from the big blind with .

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

The board came , and the pocket tens held up for Baumstein to win the pot and eliminate Reichard in fifth place.

Scott Baumstein  –  430,000  (27 bb)
Josh Reichard  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($8,525)

With four players remaining from a field of 177, the average chip stack is about 885,000 (55 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $11,035 each.

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Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 177

Igor Tretyakov opened to 35,000 and Artem Metalidi three-bet shipped for 232,000 from the small blind. Scott Baumstein folded his big blind and Tretyakov called.

Tretyakov:
Metalidi:

Metalidi ran into a monster and could not find a save as the dealer ran it out .

Igor Tretyakov – 1,850,000 (116 bb)
Artem Metalidi – Eliminated in 6th Place ($7,605)

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 177

If folded to George Ruby in middle position and he moved all in for 193,000. Masa Yokosawa called next to act and the rest of the table folded.

Ruby:
Yokosawa:

Ruby had live cards to double but needed to improve. He missed the flop but added a gutshot draw and backdoor flush draw. The turn gave him the full diamond draw but he blanked the river to go out in seventh place.

Masa Yokosawa – 840,000 (53 bb)
George Ruby – Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,020)

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 177

Masato Yokosawa began the final table with the shortest stack (only six big blinds), but he’s picked up a few key double-ups since then, and slowly built his way back to a workable stack.

Eventually, Elvis Toomas was all in preflop from middle position against two other players with about 150,000 in the main pot. Any additional betting would create a side pot.

The flop came , Igor Tretyakov checked the big blind, Masato Yokosawa bet 25,000 into the dry side pot from UTG+1, and Tretyakov called.

The turn card was the , Tretyakov checked, Yokosawa bet 70,000, and Tretyakov folded. Yokosawa took the side pot.

For the main pot, Toomas turned over , but he was drawing dead against Yokosawa’s — Yokosawa flopped a full house.

The meaningless river card was the , and Yokosawa won the pot to eliminate Toomas in eighth place.

Masato Yokosawa  –  565,000  (35 bb)
Elvis Toomas  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($5,285)

With seven players remaining from a field of 177, the average chip stack is about 506,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $6,020 each.

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Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 177

Chad Gallimore opened the action from under the gun and Igor Tretyakov called in the small blind to see a flop.

Tretyakov bet 115,000 and Gallimore moved all in for 301,000. Tretyakov thought for a few minutes and called.

Tretyakov:
Gallimore:

Gallimore was ahead with his sevens but Tretyakov hit the turn to pair his ace. The board finished with river and Gallimore was eliminated with a smaller full house.

Igor Tretyakov – 1,300,000 (108 bb)
Chad Gallimore – Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,590)

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Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 177

Scott Baumstein raised from the cutoff to 20,000, Josh Reichard reraised from the button to 68,000, and Baumstein thought for a bit before four-betting all in.

Reichard quickly called all in for 429,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Baumstein’s .

The board came , and Reichard paired his king on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Josh Reichard  –  883,000  (88 bb)
Scott Baumstein  –  350,000  (35 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 177, the average chip stack is about 393,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $4,590 each.

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 177

After the elimination of Miguel Velasco in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here are their updated seating positions and chip counts:

Seat 1.  Josh Reichard  –  476,000  (48 bb)
Seat 2.  Igor Tretyakov  –  384,000  (38 bb)
Seat 3.  George Ruby  –  251,000  (25 bb)
Seat 4.  Chad Gallimore  –  370,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5.  Masato Yokosawa  –  62,000  (6 bb)
Seat 6.  Elvis Toomas  –  163,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.  Kyrylo Kobzyev  –  273,000  (27 bb)
Seat 8.  Artem Metalidi  –  600,000  (60 bb)
Seat 9.  Scott Baumstein  –  900,000  (90 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $44,925 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $29,975
3rd:  $18,145
4th:  $11,035
5th:  $8,525
6th:  $7,065
7th:  $6,020
8th:  $5,285
9th:  $4,590

With nine players remaining from a field of 177, the average chip stack is about 393,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $4,590 each.