$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 1,804
Average Stack: 3,000,000 (15 bb)

The players just returned from what will likely be the final break of the evening. Here’s how they stack up at the new level:

Alan Dobrow – 5,275,000 (26 bb)
Mike Beasley – 3,000,000 (15 bb)
Sagi Zommer – 2,975,000 (15 bb)
Zo Karim – 2,400,000 (12 bb)
Salah Levy – 2,325,000 (12 bb)
Fred Allenspach – 2,025,000 (10 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 1,804
Average Stack: 2,575,000 (17 bb)

Under the gun, Mike Beasley moved all in for 710,000. Jordan Meltzer called in the small blind, and big blind Alan Dobrow said, “Well, I call too.” He joined the pot to create action on the side.

The flop was , and Meltzer moved all in for 1,020,000. Dobrow called again, putting both opponents at risk. “Two overcards and a flush draw?” Beasley asked hopefully.

Beasley: (pair of eights)
Meltzer: (pair of tens)
Dobrow: (two overcards)

The turn was the , giving Dobrow a big lead with a pair of kings. He was one card from the double knockout, but the river brought salvation for one of his opponents. The peeled off the deck, and Beasley celebrated the winning set of eights. He won the main pot, tripling up into third place. Dobrow won the side pot, earning a small profit on the exchange.

Meltzer was eliminated in eighth place, earning more than $5,000 on his $150 investment.

Mike Beasley – 2,330,000 (16 bb)
Alan Dobrow – 5,375,000 (36 bb)
Jordan Meltzer – Eliminated

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,804
Average Stack: 2,255,000 (15 bb)

Steve Fraser moved all in for 680,000 in early position, and Alan Dobrow called to put him at risk.

Fraser:
Dobrow:

The board ran out , and Fraser could not catch up. Dobrow won the pot with a pair of jacks, sending Fraser to the exit in eighth place.

Alan Dobrow – 5,100,000 (34 bb)
Steve Fraser – Eliminated

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,804
Average Stack: 2,255,000 (15 bb)

Mike Beasley opened to 300,000 in early position, and Jordan Meltzer defended his big blind. The flop came , and Meltzer moved all in for 515,000. Beasley quickly called, putting his opponent at risk.

Melzter:
Beasley:

Beasley was ahead for the moment, but the turn and river saved Meltzer’s tournament life. He made jacks up, doubling up and putting Beasley on the short stack.

Jordan Meltzer – 1,905,000 (13 bb)
Mike Beasley – 555,000 (4 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,804
Average Stack: 2,255,000 (19 bb)

Zo Karim opened to 250,000 in early position, and Salah Levy three-bet shoved for 790,00 in the cutoff. Karim asked for an exact count, then called to put him at risk.

Karim:
Levy:

The board ran out , and Levy’s kicker played to earn him the double-up.

On the next hand, Steve Fraser opened to 460,000 in early position, and Levy three-bet shoved for 1,900,000. Fraser called, having his opponent slightly covered. For the second straight hand, Levy was at risk, and this time he was well behind.

Fraser:
Levy:

The board ran out , and Levy came from behind to river his flush. He doubled up again, moving into the chip lead in the process.

Salah Levy – 4,140,000 (35 bb)
Zo Karim – 3,345,000 (28 bb)
Steve Fraser – 285,000 (2 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,804
Average Stack: 2,005,000 (20 bb)

David Hass moved all in for 825,000 in early position, and Fred Allenspach re-shoved for about 925,000 in late position to put him at risk.

Hass:
Allenspach:

The board ran out . Allenspach won the pot with kings up, and Hass was eliminated in ninth place.

Fred Allenspach – 2,035,000 (20 bb)
David Hass – Eliminated

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,804
Average Stack: 1,805,000 (23 bb)

Johanssy Joseph moved all in for 405,000 in late position, and Zo Karim called. Steve Fraser re-shoved over the top, and Karim folded out of the way to let Joseph fight heads up for his tournament life.

Joseph:
Fraser:

The flop gave Fraser queens full, leaving Joseph drawing nearly dead. The turn was the and the river the , and Joseph was eliminated in tenth place.

Steve Fraser – 1,875,000 (23 bb)
Johanssy Joseph – Eliminated

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,804
Average Stack: 1,804,000 (23 bb)

Midway through Level 29, the field was reduced to ten players, and they redrew new seats around the final table. Zo Karim continued his domination this level, sitting with about 30% of the total chips in play. Here’s how he and the other finalists stack up:

Seat 1: Alan Dobrow – 2,500,000 (31 bb)
Seat 2: Mike Beasley – 1,865,000 (23 bb)
Seat 3: Johanssy Joseph – 500,000 (6 bb)
Seat 4: Fred Allenspach – 1,000,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5: Zo Karim – 5,400,000 (68 bb)
Seat 6: Steve Fraser – 1,200,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Sagi Zommer – 2,400,000 (30 bb)
Seat 8: Salah Levy – 360,000 (5 bb)
Seat 9: Jordan Meltzer – 2,000,000 (25 bb)
Seat 10: David Hass – 815,000 (10 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st: $49,957
2nd: $29,372
3rd: $20,146
4th: $13,638
5th: $9,417
6th: $7,252
7th: $5,520
8th: $4,048
9th: $2,901
10th: $2,078

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 1,804
Average Stack: 1,022,222 (20 bb)

Alan Dobrow’s chip lead was short lived. After he knocked out Jake Richardson, the field was redrawn around the final two tables.

With 18 players remaining, Zo Karim was responsible for eliminations on back-to-back hands, and he’s single-handedly reduced the field to 16 players. The chips he’s collected also give him a significant lead over the field once again. He has at least 3,800,000 at the moment, putting him about 1 million clear of the nearest challengers.

“It’s the Zo show so far,” Mike Beasley said from the other end of the table.

Zo Karim – 3,800,000 (76 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 1,804
Average Stack: 902,000 (18 bb)

Alan Dobrow opened with a raise to 130,000 in the hijack, and Jake Richardson three-bet to 285,000 in the cutoff. Dobrow called the remainder to see the flop.

It came , and Dobow moved all in for 1,020,000. Richardson had 800,000 left in front of him, and he spent a long while in the tank. “This is my whole tournament, huh?” he realized. At one point, he stood up and gave the board a long stare, clearly agonizing over the decision. He eventually called, then he let out a fist pump as he realized he was correct.

Dobrow: (pair of sevens)
Richardson: (pair of queens)

The turn and river filled out the board, though, and Dobrow ran down a flush to earn the knockout. He’s now the chipleader with 19 players remaining as Richardson heads to the payout desk.

Alan Dobrow – 2,500,000 (50 bb)
Jake Richardson – Eliminated