Mehdi Saleh Eliminated in 2nd Place ($16,371)

Level 34
Blinds: 200,000/400,000/400,000
Total Entrants: 565
Players Remaining: 1

Mehdi Saleh limped the button and Emmanuelle Czerwinski  checked her option in the big blind.

The dealer spread the 8♠Q♥Q♣ flop and Czerwinski checked. Saleh bet 400,000 and Czerwinski called.

The 3♣ landed on the turn and Czerwinski checked. Saleh bet 400,000 and Czerwinski called.

The A♠ fell on the river and Czerwinski checked again. Saleh bet 1,500,000 with only 100,000 behind and Czerwinski deliberated and called.

Saleh showed J♣2♦, while Czerwinski tabled 8♦6♠ to take the pot.

 

On the following hand Saleh was all-in for his last 100,000.

Saleh: 10♥5♠
Czerwinski: K♣8♦

The final board ran out Q♦4♣6♠2♥4♦ and Saleh was eliminated in second place for $16,371, while Czerwinski takes home the trophy and $22,825 for her victory.

Mehdi Saleh Doubles Through Emmanuelle Czerwinski

Level 33
Blinds: 150,000/300,000/300,000
Total Entrants: 565
Players Remaining: 2

Emmanuelle Czerwinski jammed the button and Mehdi Saleh called all in for 1,900,000 in the big blind.

Saleh: K♥3♣
Czerwinski: A♦3♦

Czerwinski was dominating, but the board ran out 8♥5♠2♥10♥9♥ and Saleh made a backdoor flush to score the double.

Emmanuelle Czerwinski – 12,850,000
Mehdi Saleh – 4,100,000

Dalton Smith Eliminated in 3rd Place ($11,901)

Level 33
Blinds: 150,000/300,000/300,000
Total Entrants: 565
Players Remaining: 2

Dalton Smith was all-in for roughly 1,500,000 in the big blind against Mehdi Saleh in the small blind.

Smith: K♠8♣
Saleh: A♦2♠

The board ran out 6♠Q♠2♦7♠3♣ and Smith was eliminated in third place for $11,901.

Emmanuelle Czerwinski – 11,700,000
Mehdi Saleh – 5,250,000
Dalton Smith – 0

Anonymous Eliminated in 4th Place ($8,770)

Level 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 565
Players Remaining: 3

Anonymous shoved all in for 1,625,000 from the small blind and Emmanuelle Czerwinski called in the big blind.

Anonymous: A♥Q♣
Czerwinski: K♣10♣

The board ran out 8♣7♣10♥2♠3♥ and Anonymous was eliminated in fourth place for $8,770.

Mehdi Saleh – 7,300,000
Dalton Smith – 5,425,000
Emmanuelle Czerwinski – 4,225,000
Anonymous – 0

John Zentner Eliminated in 6th Place ($4,964)

Level 30
Blinds: 75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 565
Players Remaining: 5

John Zentner was all-in for roughly 1,100,000 in the big blind against Anonymous in the small blind.

Zentner: K♣J♣
Anonymous: J♥8♣

Zentner was dominating, but the board ran out 6♦4♦A♥7♣5♥ and Anonymous rivered a straight to eliminate Zentner in sixth place for $4,964.

Anonymous – 4,000,000
John Zentner – 0

Dimitrios Anastasopoulos Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,814)

Level 30
Blinds: 75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 565
Players Remaining: 6

Dimitrios Anastasopoulos moved all in for 550,000 from middle position and Anonymous called in the big blind.

Anastasopoulos: 8♥8♦
Anonymous: 10♠10♦

The board ran out 6♠J♦5♥9♦9♣ and the superior pocket pair stayed in front to eliminate Anastasopoulos in seventh place for $3,814.

Anonymous – 2,650,000
Dimitrios Anastasopoulos – 0