Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Three players limped, and Alex Yen checked the big blind. Action checked to Jim Will, who bet 60,000 lastto act on the 
flop. Yen made it 150,000, folding out the middle players. A 
hit and Yen bet 225,000. Will thought a bit and shoved all in. Yen called right away.
Yen: 
Will: 
Yen had turned a straight but needed to fade nines and eights on the river.
"Whew," he said when the 
emerged.
Stacks were counted down, and Yen had 860,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,130,000
1,466,000
|
1,466,000 |
|
170,000
-1,050,000
|
-1,050,000 |
door card was followed by 
. The 
flop, and he called 40,000 from Pupillo. Both checked the 
. 
runout meant the nines were good, and Lushin was the first casualty of the final table.
flop. Both players checked the 
. Matt Lushin made it 52,000, and O'Neill called.
in. 
.
flop. He bet 25,000, and Neil Patel shoved all in for 150,000 from the big blind. Russler called with a slowplayed 
, and Patel needed help with 
. The turn and river were both nines, and the final table is set.