Christian Wallmuth Eliminated in 3rd Place ($113,789)

Level 34
Blinds: 250,000/500,000/500,000
Total Entrants: 1,115
Players Remaining: 2

Lance Oliver raised to 1,200,000 from the button, Christian “Grumpy Chris” Wallmuth jammed for 6,200,000 from the big blind, and Oliver called.

Wallmuth: K9
Oliver: KJ

The board ran out 1037A10 and Wallmuth was eliminated in third place for $113,789.

Lance Oliver – 35,900,000
Sudhir Setia – 8,750,000
Christian Wallmuth – 0

Tyler Green Eliminated in 4th Place ($83,185)

Level 33
Blinds: 200,000/400,000/400,000
Total Entrants: 1,115
Players Remaining: 3

Tyler Green was all in for roughly 4,400,000 on the button and at risk against Lance Oliver in the cutoff.

Green: 55
Oliver: AA

The board ran out 3104K4 and the aces were good to eliminate Green in fourth place for $83,185.

Lance Oliver – 25,050,000
Tyler Green – 0

Marat Shafigullin Eliminated in 5th Place ($61,636)

Level 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000/300,000
Total Entrants: 1,115
Players Remaining: 4

Marat Shafigullin shoved all in for 2,325,000 from the small blind and “Grumpy” Christian Wallmuth called in the big blind.

Shafigullin: A6
Wallmuth: K8

The KQ4 flop put Wallmuth in front, but the A turn put Shafigullin back ahead. The 8 hit the felt on the river, however, and “Grumpy Chris” made two pair to eliminate Shafigullin in fifth place for $61,636.

Christian Wallmuth – 19,000,000
Marat Shafigullin – 0

Mario Doria Eliminated in 6th Place ($46,294)

Level 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000/300,000
Total Entrants: 1,115
Players Remaining: 5

Sudhir Setia raised to 600,000 from the cutoff, Christian Wallmuth flatted the small blind, and Mario Doria jammed for about 3,975,000 in the big blind. Setia rejammed, and Wallmuth deliberated before he sent his JJ into the muck.

Doria: 22
Setia: JJ

The board ran out 8K764 and Doria failed to find a duck, eliminating him in sixth place for $46,294.

Sudhir Setia – 16,000,000
Christian Wallmuth – 11,300,000
Mario Doria – 0

Stanley Webb Eliminated in 7th Place ($35,255)

Level 31
Blinds: 125,000/250,000/250,000
Total Entrants: 1,115
Players Remaining: 6

Stanley Webb was all in for about 3,000,000 from under the gun and at risk against Marat Shafigullin in the cutoff.

Webb: 97
Shafigullin: AK

The 238 flop kept Shafigullin in front. The 4 turn brought flush outs, but the Q river changed absolutely nothing, and Webb was eliminated in seventh place for $35,255.

Marat Shafigullin – 7,750,000
Stanley Webb – 0

Albert Shenker Eliminated in 8th Place ($27,226)

Level 31
Blinds: 125,000/250,000/250,000
Total Entrants: 1,115
Players Remaining: 7

Stanley Webb raised from under the gun and Sudhir Setia three-bet from the hijack. Albert Shenker moved all in for 2,750,000 from the big blind, Webb rejammed with the biggest stack, and Setia called all in for 3,875,000.

Shenker: AK
Setia: AA
Webb: KK

It was a massive cooler as Shenker was calling for clubs, and the 7J5 flop brought a sweat. The J turn and J river kept the aces in front, however, and Setia scooped the massive pot, while Shenker was eliminated in eighth place for $27,226.

Sudhir Setia – 10,875,000
Stanley Webb – 1,175,000
Albert Shenker – 0

Chip Counts on Break

Level 31
Blinds: 125,000/250,000/250,000
Total Entrants: 1,115
Players Remaining: 8

Lance Oliver – 11,100,000
Christian Wallmuth – 9,400,000
Tyler Green – 6,275,000
Mario Doria – 6,150,000
Sudhir Setia – 4,500,000
Stanley Webb – 2,575,000
Albert Shenker – 2,375,000
Marat Shafigullin – 2,275,000