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01-19-2020 21:08 UTC-7

Phil Gioia Eliminated in 8th Place ($7,174)

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Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante

Phillip Gioia shoved all in for 2.1 million in middle position and action folded around to Alex Kotliarsky, who called in the big blind.

Phil Gioia:
Alex Kotliarsky:

Gioia was unable to connect with his two overcards as the board ran out to result in him taking eighth place in the tournament. Meanwhile, Kotliarsky has now overtaken the chip lead with a stack of 8.9 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kotliarsky	8,900,000 2,880,000	2,880,000
Phillip Gioia	Busted

Tags: Alex Kotliarsky Phillip Gioia

01-19-2020 21:01 UTC-7

Kotliarsky Over Six Million

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Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante

Stuart Brown limped in under the gun and saw a limp behind from Alex Kotliarsky in middle position. Action folded around to Wayne Lee, who completed his small blind, and Noel Diaz checked his option from the big blind to take action four ways to a flop of .

Both blinds checked and Brown put ou ta bet of 375,000. Kotliarsky raised to 875,000 and action folded back to Brown, who thought for over a minute before letting his hand go.

Brown said after the hand that he folded two queens; meanwhile, Kotliarsky now finds himself with over 6 million, making him the second player in the field to reach that mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Diaz	6,700,000 -150,000	-150,000
Alex Kotliarsky	6,020,000 1,245,000	1,245,000
Wayne Lee	3,625,000 -875,000	-875,000
Stuart Brown	1,370,000 -1,050,000	-1,050,000

Tags: Alex Kotliarsky Noel Diaz Stuart Brown Wayne Lee

01-19-2020 20:52 UTC-7

Gioia's Turn To Double

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Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante

Phillip Gioia got the last of his chips in from the big blind against Stuart Brown, who was in middle position.

Phillip Gioia:
Stuart Brown:

Gioia was in great shape for the double but the flop came to give Brown a three outer and send the entire table into remark. The turn was to put Gioia down to potentially the final card of his tournament life, but the river put him back on top and scored him the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stuart Brown	2,420,000 -620,000	-620,000
Phillip Gioia	2,415,000 915,000	915,000

Tags: Phillip Gioia Stuart Brown

Level: 30

Blinds: 100,000/150,000

Ante: 30,000

01-19-2020 20:42 UTC-7

Brown Doubles Through Diaz

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Action folded around to Noel Diaz in the small blind and he completed. Stuart Brown raised to 350,000 in the big blind and Diaz called, bringing a flop of on board. Both players checked.

Diaz led out for a bet of 300,000 on the turn and Brown called. The river fell and Diaz down-bet to 150,000. Brown went all in for 750,000 and Diaz went into the tank. A clock was eventually called on him and he took about 15 seconds before splashing six more T100,000 chips onto Brown's chips that were counted out on the felt.

Stuart Brown:
Noel Diaz:

Brown found himself scoring the double after his aces turned the nut flush and now finds himself with over 3 million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Diaz	6,850,000 -950,000	-950,000
Stuart Brown	3,040,000 1,640,000	1,640,000

Tags: Noel Diaz Stuart Brown

01-19-2020 20:35 UTC-7

Lee Shoves on Diaz

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Wayne Lee saw action folded to him in the small blind and completed. Action was then on Noel Diaz and he raised to 400,000 in the big blind. Lee called and the flop dropped . Lee checked.

Diaz made a continuation-bet of 405,000 and Lee pondered for a moment, grabbing his cards as if he were about to fold them. Diaz lifted his cards up in response as if he were ready to muck, but Lee instead reached for chips and cut out a call in front of him before putting said chips into the middle.

The turn came and Lee led out for 500,000. Diaz "clicked it back", raising to 1 million, and Lee announced he was all in. Diaz quickly folded and the pot was shipped Lee's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Diaz	7,800,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000
Wayne Lee	4,500,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Tags: Noel Diaz Wayne Lee

01-19-2020 20:29 UTC-7

Small Pots the Norm

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Small pots have been the norm over the last 10 or so minutes with no drastic changes in stack sizes. Here's a chip count update.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Diaz	9,800,000 800,000	800,000
Alex Kotliarsky	4,775,000 275,000	275,000
Eddy Konarske	4,300,000 550,000	550,000
Wayne Lee	2,100,000 500,000	500,000
Benjamin Guzman	2,000,000 800,000	800,000
Erasmus Morfe	1,800,000 -500,000	-500,000
Phillip Gioia	1,500,000 200,000	200,000
Stuart Brown	1,400,000 -700,000	-700,000

01-19-2020 20:17 UTC-7

Neil Warren Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,870)

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Alex Kotliarsky opened to 265,000 in middle position and Neil Warren went all in from the cutoff. Action then made its way around to Noel Diaz in the big blnd.

"What's the damage?" asked Diaz. The dealer counted Warren's stack to total 350,000 and both Diaz and Kotliarsky called.

Both players checked.the flop and the turn came . Diaz check-folded to a bet of 320,000 from Kotliarsky and the two remaining hands were tabled.

Neil Warren:
Alex Kotliarsky:

Warren needed a three on the river to hit a full house and stay alive but was unable to do so as the river came and left Kotliarsky's trip aces best, resulting in him taking ninth place in the tournament for a payday of $5,870.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Diaz	9,000,000 -260,000	-260,000
Alex Kotliarsky	5,150,000 650,000	650,000
Neil Warren	Busted

Tags: Alex Kotliarsky Neil Warren Noel Diaz

01-19-2020 20:08 UTC-7

Final Table Redraw and Chip Counts

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Alex Kotliarsky	4,500,000	38
2	Benjamin Guzman	1,200,000	10
3	Eddy Konarske	3,750,000	31
4	Neil Warren	650,000	5
5	Phillip Gioia	1,300,000	11
6	Wayne Lee	1,600,000	13
7	Noel Diaz	9,260,000	77
8	Stuart Brown	2,100,000	18
9	Erasmus Morfe	2,300,000	19

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Diaz	9,260,000 460,000	460,000
Alex Kotliarsky	4,500,000 1,185,000	1,185,000
Eddy Konarske	3,750,000 -2,150,000	-2,150,000
Erasmus Morfe	2,300,000 -530,000	-530,000
Stuart Brown	2,100,000 -315,000	-315,000
Wayne Lee	1,600,000 -330,000	-330,000
Phillip Gioia	1,300,000 340,000	340,000
Benjamin Guzman	1,200,000 200,000	200,000
Neil Warren	650,000 -525,000	-525,000

01-19-2020 20:02 UTC-7

Ethan Lehrburger Eliminated in 10th Place ($4,565)

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Wayne Lee went all in from the hijack and Ethan Lehrburger also went all in from the small blind. Noel Diaz asked for counts and Lee's was totaled to be 855,000, while Lehrburger's stack was 860,000. Diaz folded.

Wayne Lee:
Ethan Lehrburger:

Lehrburger saw three clubs come on the flop to give Lee eight newfound outs. The turn was safe for him, but the river came to give Lee the nut flush and leave him with 5,000. He was eliminated on the next hand, meaning the nine remaining players have reached the final table.