Daniel Samson Eliminated in 2nd Place ($28,328)

Level 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 426
Players Remaining: 1

Daniel Samson had started to claw his way back from the heads-up deficit and was in a race with the potential to take the chip lead from Kyle Prior.

Samson had gotten his chips in preflop with ace-ten against the pocket sixes of Prior. The board ran out blanks, however, and Samson was eliminated in second place for $28,328, while Prior takes home the trophy and $39,627 for his victory.

Timothy Little Eliminated in 3rd Place ($20,535)

Level 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 426
Players Remaining: 2

Timothy Little was getting up from his seat as his AQ was going into the muck and Kyle Prior was collecting the chips with his QJ.

The completed board showed Q7356 and Prior’s flush was good to eliminate Little in third place for $20,535.

Kyle Prior – 15,225,000
Daniel Samson – 1,825,000
Timothy Little – 0

Elanit Hasas Eliminated in 5th Place ($11,267)

Level 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 426
Players Remaining: 4

Elanit Hasas raised to 800,000 from the button and Kyle Prior called in the small blind.

The dealer spread the 56K flop and Prior checked. Hasas moved all in for her remaining stack of about 130,000 and Prior called.

Hasas: 22
Prior: QJ

The J turn put Prior in front, and the 3 river confirmed the result to eliminate Hasas in fifth place for $11,267.

Kyle Prior – 7,100,000
Elanit Hasas – 0

Deborah Swift Eliminated in 6th Place ($8,531)

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 426
Players Remaining: 5

Deborah Swift was all-in for roughly 890,000 on the button and at risk against Kyle Prior in the small blind.

Swift: A9
Prior: K10

The board ran out 59K32 and Prior flopped a pair of kings to eliminate Swift in sixth place for $8,531.

Kyle Prior – 4,825,000
Deborah Swift – 0

Jozsef Vass Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,557)

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 426
Players Remaining: 6

Jozsef Vass moved all in for about 565,000 from the small blind and Akash Mehta called in the big blind.

Vass: 43
Mehta: 97

The 2310 flop put Vass ahead to the J turn, but the 8 hit the felt on the river to give Mehta a straight, eliminating Vass in seventh place for $6,557.

Akash Mehta – 2,300,000
Jozsef Vass – 0

Chip Counts on Break

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 426
Players Remaining: 7

Timothy Little – 6,015,000
Kyle Prior – 3,145,000
Daniel Samson – 2,650,000
Akash Mehta – 2,100,000
Elanit Hasas – 1,190,000
Jozsef Vass – 1,025,000
Deborah Swift – 960,000

Elanit Hasas Doubles Through Kyle Prior

Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 426
Players Remaining: 7

Elanit Hasas moved all in for 755,000 from under the gun and Kyle Prior called in the hijack.

Hasas: K5
Prior: AA

Hasas ran into aces and the 289 flop didn’t change much. The K turn provided a glimmer of hope, however, and the K spiked the river for Hasas to sit back down with a fortunate double.

Elanit Hasas – 1,710,000
Kyle Prior – 1,325,000