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Jake Balsiger had the button, and folded. Greg Merson limped in from the small blind, Jesse Sylvia checked his option, and the flop came 
. Merson check-folded to a bet, and Sylvia took down the pot.
Jesse Sylvia had the button to start this hand. He raised to two million, and Greg Merson called from the big blind. The flop came down 
, and Merson checked. Sylvia bet, and Merson folded.
Greg Merson started the hand with the button, and he folded. Jesse Sylvia completed from the small blind, and Jake Balsiger raised to three million. Sylvia folded, and Balsiger picked up the pot.
Jake Balsiger had the button to start this hand. He folded, and Greg Merson called from the small blind. Jesse Sylvia checked his option in the big blind, and the flop came down 
. Merson bet 1.5 million, and Sylvia folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,500,000
43,075,000
|
43,075,000 |
|
74,325,000
-42,425,000
|
-42,425,000 |
|
||
|
38,150,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |
Jesse Sylvia had the button, and raised to two million. Greg Merson three-bet to 4.8 million from the big blind, Sylvia responded with a four-bet to 10.2 million, and Merson tanked before moving all in for effectively 42.275 million. Sylvia called immediately.
Merson: 
Sylvia: 
Chants of "Ace! Ace! Ace!" filled Sylvia's cheering section.
There was no ace on the 
flop, but Sylvia picked up a wheel draw.
The 
was a brick, and Sylvia, who entered the final table as the chip leader, was one card away from being eliminated.
The entire Penn & Teller Theater fell silent as the dealer rapped the table one final time and delivered the river card: the 
.
Sylvia's cheering section exploded. Claps, stomps, horns, and screams filled the air as Jack Effel confirmed the chip amounts, and suddenly, after doubling Jake Balsiger, Sylvia is once again the chip leader of the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
116,750,000
-2,150,000
|
-2,150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
42,425,000
-18,325,000
|
-18,325,000 |
|
|
38,800,000
20,475,000
|
20,475,000 |
Greg Merson had the button to start this hand. He raised to two million, and Jesse Sylvia called from the small blind. Jake Balaisger raised all in from the big blind, and Merson asked for a count. Balsiger was all in for 18.175, and Merson folded. Sylvia looked at the dealer and said, "I call."
Sylvia showed the 
to dominate the for the at-risk Balsiger.
The flop came down 
, and Sylvia stayed in front. Balsiger's rail chanted for a ten, and they got their wish as the 
smacked itself down on the turn to give Balsiger the lead. He wasn't out of the woods yet, though, as Sylvia needed a king, a queen or a nine on the river.
The dealer dealt the final card to the board, and it was the 
. Balsiger spiked his double and found himself right back in the game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
118,900,000
-1,800,000
|
-1,800,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
60,750,000
11,650,000
|
11,650,000 |
|
|
18,325,000
-9,850,000
|
-9,850,000 |
Jake Balsiger had the button, and he opened to two million. Jesse Sylvia defended his big blind, and the flop fell 
. Sylvia checked, Balsiger fired 1.5 million, and Sylvia called. The turn was the 
, Sylvia checked again, and Balsiger slid out 3.5 million. Sylvia called.
The 
completed the board, and Sylvia checked a third time. Balsiger fired four million, and Sylvia tank-called.
Balsiger showed 
for effectively ace-high, but Sylvia had him beat with 
for a full house.
