$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 34:  500,000/1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 2,937

Duc Vu raised from the button to 2,200,000, Josh Hillock called from the small blind, and Johnny Bromberg reraised from the big blind to 10,000,000. Vu called, and Hillock folded.

The flop came , Bromberg bet 11,000,000, and Vu called.

The turn card paired the board with the , Bromberg checked, Vu bet 13,000,000, and Bromberg check-raised all in for 62,200,000.

Vu waited for an exact count and tanked for a long time before he folded, and Bromberg took the pot — and the chip lead — without showing his cards.

Seat 1.  Johnny Bromberg  –  133,400,000  (133 bb)
Seat 2.  Duc Vu  –  96,300,000  (96 bb)
Seat 3.  Josh Hillock  –  84,000,000  (84 bb)

With three players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 97,900,000 (98 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $131,000 each.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 34:  500,000/1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 2,937

Johnny Bromberg took a look at the stack of David Moses in the big blind before he moved all in from the small blind.

Moses called all in from the big blind for 15,700,000 with , and Bromberg turned over . Moses needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Moses flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Bromberg won the pot with a rivered full house, fives full of jacks, to eliminate Moses in fourth place.

Johnny Bromberg  –  62,700,000  (63 bb)
David Moses  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($101,000)

With three players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 97,900,000 (98 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $131,000 each.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 34:  500,000/1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 2,937

Chase Hounshell completed the small blind to 1,000,000, Johnny Bromberg moved all in from the big blind, and Hounshell called all in for roughly 9,000,000 with .

Bromberg turned over , and Hounshell needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Bromberg paired his queen on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Hounshell in fifth place.

Johnny Bromberg  –  46,000,000  (46 bb)
Chase Hounshell  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($74,000)

With four players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 73,400,000 (73 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $101,000 each.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 34:  500,000/1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 2,937

Duc Vu raised from the hijack to 2,500,000, and Johnny Bromberg called from the small blind.

The flop came , Bromberg checked, Vu bet 3,000,000, and Bromberg called.

The turn card double-paired the board with the , Bromberg checked, Vu bet 6,000,000, and Bromberg called.

The river card was the , Bromberg checked, Vu moved all in, and Bromberg thought for a while before he folded. Vu took the pot to increase his chip lead.

Duc Vu  –  133,300,000  (133 bb)
Johnny Bromberg  –  22,000,000  (22 bb)

Previous chipleader Josh Hillock is now second in chips with about 97 million.

Josh Hillock  –  97,000,000  (97 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 58,700,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $74,000 each.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 34:  500,000/1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 2,937

As the final table has dwindled from nine players down to five during the past 40 minutes or so, Duc Vu has been on a hot streak (including two of the four knockouts), and he continues to build his chip stack to contend with Josh Hillock for the lead.

Johnny Bromberg raised from the cutoff, and Duc Vu called from the small blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Vu checked, Bromberg bet 4,500,000, and Vu called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Vu showed for a rivered set of sevens, and Bromberg mucked.

Duc Vu  –  105,300,000  (132 bb)
Johnny Bromberg  –  36,000,000  (45 bb)

A short while later, after the blinds increased to 500,000-1,000,000, Vu played a pot against Chase Hounshell on a board of .

There was a sizable pot in the middle, and Vu moved all in from the hijack. Hounshell thought for a while before he folded, and Vu took the pot.

Duc Vu  –  114,000,000  (114 bb)
Chase Hounshell  –  25,500,000  (26 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 58,700,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $74,000 each.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 2,937

Francisco Pulido moved all in from the small blind for 9,800,000, and Duc Vu called from the big blind with . Pulido turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Vu paired his queen on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Pulido in sixth place.

Duc Vu  –  98,800,000  (124 bb)
Francisco Pulido  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($56,000)

With five players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 58,700,000 (73 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $74,000 each.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 2,937

Johnny Bromberg raised under the gun to 2,000,000, Tomas Schlesinger moved all in from the cutoff for about 7,000,000, and Bromberg quickly called with .

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

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Bromberg to win the pot and eliminate Schlesinger in seventh place.

Johnny Bromberg  –  49,800,000  (62 bb)
Tomas Schlesinger  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($43,500)

With six players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 49,000,000 (61 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $56,000 each.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 2,937

Felipe Roldan moved all in from middle position for 5,300,000, and Johnny Bromberg called from the hijack with .

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

The board came , and Bromberg flopped a set of eights and turned a full house to win the pot and eliminate Roldan in eighth place.

Johnny Bromberg  –  37,800,000  (47 bb)
Felipe Roldan  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($33,500)

With seven players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 42,000,000 (53 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $43,500 each.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 2,937

Duc Vu raised from the button to 2,000,000, Jorge Guzman moved all in from the big blind for 10,900,000, and Vu thought for a while before he called with .

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

The board came , and Vu paired his nine on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Guzman in ninth place.

Duc Vu  –  78,400,000  (98 bb)
Jorge Guzman  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($26,500)

With eight players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 36,700,000 (46 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $33,500 each.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 2,937

Josh Hillock raised from middle position to 1,600,000, Francisco Pulido moved all in from the big blind for 6,500,000, and Hillock called with .

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

The board came , and Pulido won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Francisco Pulido  –  14,200,000  (18 bb)
Josh Hillock  –  80,800,000  (101 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 32,600,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $26,500 each.