Level 18
: 0/0, 50,000 ante
Cary Katz limped in with 
and Isaac Haxton was next to act on his left. Haxton shoved all in with 
and the action folded back to Katz who called for his last 845,000.
The flop came 
giving Katz the best hand with a pair of queens. However, the 
on the turn gave Haxton a pair of aces, putting Katz on the ropes. The river brought the 
and Katz was unable to improve, heading home in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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6,570,000
670,000
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670,000 |
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. Andrew Robl was on the button and raised it up to 425,000 with 
. Hawkins snap-called with his pocket queens and Haxton got out of the way.
and both players checked to the 
as the dealer spread the flop of 
. Tosoc announced all in with two pair and Hawkins stuck in his last 860,000 chips with his pocket aces.
turn card. Hawkins improved to a better two pair and the 
and Ryan Tosoc checked his option on the button with 
.
and Nitsche was still in the lead with his pair of jacks. The 
along with Isaac Haxton holding 
and the action checked around to the 
on the river. Tosoc checked again and Katz thought for a minute before checking as well. Haxton quickly checked and turned over his pair of kings to scoop the pot.
but he opted to check as well.
and it was clear both players would now chop the pot if it reached showdown.