Mehrdad Yousefzadeh Eliminated in 5th Place ($24,775)

Level 30
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 583
Players Remaining: 4

Mehrdad Yousefzadeh jammed all-in from the cutoff for approximately 2,300,000 chips and Michael Debs called from the small blind.

Yousefzadeh: 44
Debs: 88

The board ran out 5J9J2 favoring Debs’ pocket eights and eliminating Yousefzadeh in fifth place.

Michael Debs – 7,000,000
Mehrdad Yousefzadeh – 0

Wooyang Lin Eliminated in 6th Place ($18,495)

Level 29
Blinds: 75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 583
Players Remaining: 5

Wooyang Lin was all in for his tournament life for roughly 1,300,000 from the big blind and was at risk against Harlan Karnofsky from under the gun.

Lin: 88
Karnofsky: A7

The board ran out A7JQ2 giving Karnofsky two pair and eliminating Lin in sixth place for $18,495.

Harlan Karnofsky – 9,500,000
Wooyan Lin – 0

William Minger Eliminated in 8th Place ($10,850)

Level 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 583
Players Remaining: 7

William Minger limped in the small blind, Robert Lebeau jammed from the big blind with a covering stack and Minger called the all-in.

Minger: K3
Leabeau: A3

The flop of 647 gave Minger a gut-shot draw to a chop, but the turn and river 8 and A were bricks giving Lebeau top-pair, eliminating Minger in eighth place for $10,850.

Robert Lebeau – 5,150,000
William Minger – 0

 

Raymond Xu Eliminated in 9th Place ($8,532)

Level 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 583
Players Remaining: 8

Raymond Xu went all in for his tournament life for 1,015,000 in the big blind after a raise from Robert Lebeau in the cutoff, which was called off by Robert.

Xu: 22
Lebeau: 1010

Lebeau’s higher pocket pair held as the board ran out 753JJ . Xu could not find a deuce in the deck and was eliminated in ninth place for $8,523.

Robert Lebeau: 4,030,000
Raymond Xu: 0

 

Malik Wiggins Eliminated in 5th Place ($58,094)

Level 35
Blinds: 300,000/600,000/600,000
Total Entrants: 1,502
Players Remaining: 4

Malik Wiggins was all in for his tournament life in the big blind for about 3,000,000 against Eric Bunch on the button.

Wiggins: 88
Bunch: K7

The board ran out Q42K2 giving Bunch a pair eliminating Wiggins in fifth place for $58,094.

Eric Bunch – 37,200,000
Malik Wiggins – 0

Chip Counts on Break

Level 34
Blinds: 250,000/500,000/500,000
Total Entrants: 1,502
Players Remaining: 5

Arthur Demmerley – 14,700,000
Joshua Remitio – 14,350,000
Eric Bunch – 14,300,000
Min-Sung Lee – 12,000,000
Malik Wiggins – 4,275,000

Arthur Demmerley Doubles Through Malik Wiggins

Level 33
Blinds: 200,000/400,000/400,000
Total Entrants: 1,502
Players Remaining: 5

Arthur Demmerley was all-in in the big blind for 7,450,000 and at risk against Malik Wiggins on the button.

Wiggins: 99
Demmerley: 77

Wiggins dominated Demmerley’s pocket pair, but Demmerley spiked a seven on the turn as the board ran out 810K74, doubling Demmerley’s stack.

Arthur Demmerley – 16,500,000
Malik Wiggins – 4,500,000

Rick Mechammil Eliminated in 6th Place ($44,521)

Level 33
Blinds: 200,000/400,000/400,000
Total Entrants: 1,502
Players Remaining: 5

Rick Mechammil was seen getting up from his seat in the small blind after a hand with Min-Sung Lee in middle position.

The completed board showed 792JA and Lee held A10 for the nut-flush.  Mechammil’s hand went into the muck as he was eliminated in sixth place for $44,521.

Min-Sung Lee – 18,200,000
Rick Mechammil – 0