Going into the Level 32 break, here is where our remaining five players stand:

Garrett Taylor: 6.165 million
Mike Zulker: 9.675 million
Mike Youngman: 4.2 million
Bob Chow: 2.74 million
Kozman Elkems: 7.21 million

Mike Youngman just doubled up again against Mike Zulker when the former risked his 1.805 million chip stack and A♠ Q♥. Zulker called with K♦ 7♦. When Youngman hit an Ace on the flop—and it held up—he breathed a huge sigh of relief.

In another exciting hand, Kozman Elkems called Garrett Taylor’s all-in bet. Taylor showed A♦ J♥ and Elkems flipped over pocket Jacks. When the board ran J♠ 6♦ Q♠ 9♦ 6♥, Taylor was forced to give Elkems 4.455 million chips, making him the #2 chip leader at the moment.

Congratulations to Sam Vizza from Las Vegas, NV who finished sixth in our DeepStack Showdown Event #3 $250 NLH $200K GTD winning $11,614.

Vizza shoved with his 1.615 million chip stack and A♦ 4♦, and Garrett Taylor called with pocket Jacks. A Jack on the flop spelled Vizza’s demise.

Mike Youngman took his chances against Mike Zulker this time. Youngman risked his final 1.025 million chips and pocket eights, and Zulker called with K♠ 4♠. With a 10♦ 4♦ A♣ A♠ Q♦ board, Youngman lives to play another hand.

What comes around, goes around, correct? Garrett Taylor and Mike Zulker battled it out again for a 1.6-ish million pot. This time; however, Taylor’s pocket eights held up against whatever Zulker folded.

In another big pot, Garrett Taylor battled Mike Zulker. Zulker led out preflop with 320K which Taylor called. Following the 2♥ 10♣ 8♣ flop, Taylor bet 380 which Zulker flat called. With a J♦ on the turn, Taylor made a c-bet of 450K which Zulker, again, flat called. An 8♥ came on the river; and Taylor again bet 775K. Zulker called. Taylor’s pocket sevens fell to Zulker’s pair of tens, and Zulker extends his chip lead.

Sam Vizza just had a nice double up against the very active Mike Zulker. Vizza went all-in preflop with his 1.310 chip stack and Zulker called. Vizza flipped over his A♥ 5♦ and Zulker showed K♣ Q♥. Vizza asked the poker gods for an Ace and was rewarded with a K♦ 9♦ A♠ A♣ 7♥ board.

Congratulations to Shadd Baudoin from Las Vegas, NV who finished seventh in our DeepStack Showdown Event #3 $250 NLH $200K GTD winning $9,520.

Baudoin went all-in with his pocket threes against Garrett Taylor’s pocket Queens, but, alas for Baudoin, they didn’t hold up.

Garrett Taylor was on the receiving end of another huge pot. When Kozman Elkems raised to 250K preflop, Taylor re-raised to 575K which Elkems promptly called. The flop came A♣ 5♣ 9♠ and Elkems checked. Taylor bet 610K and, after some thought, Elkems called. With a J♦ on the river, Taylor risked his 3.565 million chip stack which caused Elkems to fold. Only Taylor will ever know what he was holding.