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 A♦Q♦ was going into the muck and Kyle Prior was collecting the chips with his Q♣J♣.

The completed board showed Q♠7♣3♣5♣6♠ 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 5♣6♦K♦ flop and Prior checked. Hasas moved all in for her remaining stack of about 130,000 and Prior called.

Hasas: 2♠2♥
Prior: Q♣J♦

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: A♠9♠
Prior: K♥10♦

The board ran out 5♥9♥K♣3♣2♠ 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: 4♣3♣
Mehta: 9♣7♣

The 2♣3♠10♥ 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: K♥5♥
Prior: A♠A♣

Hasas ran into aces and the 2♣8♦9♠ 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