Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 400
Players Remaining: 2
Michael Howell raised to 300,000 and Robert Fulford called.
The duo checked the Q♣5♣3♠3♥3♣ board to the river and Fulford bet out 500,000. Howell called.
Fulford tabled K♠3♦ and took the pot with quads, although Howell had won some chips in earlier pots to narrow the gap.
Robert Fulford – 10,700,000
Michael Howell – 5,300,000
Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 400
Players Remaining: 2
Michael Howell raised to 250,000 and Robert Fulford called.
The flop landed 9♦5♥2♣ and Fulford led out for 400,000. Howell called.
The 8♦ turn was checked to the A♦ river and Fulford bet 600,000. Howell thought about it and put in the calling chips.
Fulford tabled A♠2♦ for aces up and claimed the pot as Howell mucked.
Robert Fulford – 13,200,000
Michael Howell – 2,800,000
Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 400
Players Remaining: 2
Michael Howell raised to 300,000 and Robert Fulford called.
The dealer fanned out the K♥9♦2♥ flop and Fulford check-called for 300,000.
The Q♥ turn was checked to the K♦ river and Fulford bet out 500,000, prompting Howell to muck.
Robert Fulford – 11,000,000
Michael Howell – 5,000,000
Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 400
Players Remaining: 2
Michael Bailey raised to 275,000 in the small blind and Michael Howell three-bet to 700,000 in the big blind. Bailey called.
The dealer spread the Q♦7♠6♥ flop and Bailey checked. Howell bet 400,000 and Bailey check-raised all in for about 2,600,000, prompting Howell to call.
Bailey: 10♣8♣
Howell: A♦Q♥
The A♥ turn left Bailey needing only a nine to survive, but the 2♦ river bricked out to eliminate him in third for $12,631.
Robert Fulford – 8,200,000
Michael Howell – 7,800,000
Michael Bailey – 0
Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 400
Players Remaining: 3
Rickey Evans was all-in for approximately 2,210,000 on the button and at risk against Robert Fulford in the small blind.
Evans: J♠J♣
Fulford: A♠J♥
Evans was in good shape, but the A♦K♠2♠ flop put him well behind. The K♦ turn left him needing a one-outer to survive, but the 8♦ completed the board to eliminate Evans in fourth place for $9,279.
Michael Bailey – 7,015,000
Robert Fulford – 5,325,000
Michael Howell – 3,665,000
Rickey Evans – 0
Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 400
Players Remaining: 4
Otto Bachmeier shoved all in for roughly 650,000 in the hijack and Michael Bailey called in the small blind.
Bachmeier: Q♥8♠
Bailey: A♦6♦
The board ran out 8♥7♠3♣10♥A♠ and an ace hit the river to eliminate Bachmeier in fifth place for $6,919.
Michael Bailey – 6,760,000
Otto Bachmeier – 0
Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 400
Players Remaining: 5
Ramin Rabbani was all-in for roughly 1,000,000 in the hijack and at risk against Michael Bailey in early position.
Rabbani: Q♠Q♦
Bailey: A♠K♦
It was a classic flip, and the board ran out A♦K♥4♠5♦8♥ to improve Bailey to two pair, eliminating Rabbani in sixth place for $5,237.
Michael Bailey – 5,800,000
Ramin Rabbani – 0
Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 400
Players Remaining: 6
Daniel Sprung ran into the aces of Rickey Evans and failed to improve to the best hand, eliminating Sprung in seventh place for $4,025.
Rickey Evans – 2,100,000
Daniel Sprung – 0
Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 400
Players Remaining: 7
Michael Bailey was all-in for 1,580,000 in the small blind and at risk against Robert Fulford on the button.
Bailey: K♠Q♣
Fulford: A♠10♦
The board ran out K♥10♠9♥K♦A♣ and Bailey improved to trips for the double.
Michael Bailey – 3,320,000
Robert Fulford – 2,700,000
Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 400
Players Remaining: 7
Michael Howell was all-in for 2,405,000 in the cutoff and at risk against Robert Fulford in the big blind.
Howell: A♠A♦
Fulford: A♣Q♦
Howell picked up the rockets and the board ran out A♥10♠7♥8♥4♣ to secure his double.
Michael Howell – 4,930,000
Robert Fulford – 4,500,000