The action was folded around to Breixo Gonzalez on the button. He counted out his chips and thought for a moment before moving all in for 1,450,000. Tim Reilly was in the small blind and quickly made the call.
Gonzalez was slightly ahead with against Reilly's . However the flop came , and Reilly instantly took the lead in the hand. The turn was the and the river brought the , securing the win for Reilly and eliminating Gonzalez on the unofficial final table bubble.
Jeffrey Tomlinson raised to 215,000 from the cutoff and Josh Weiss moved all in on the button for 655,000. Andrew Jernigan was in the big blind and moved all in for about 3,680,000. Tomlinson folded.
Weiss was at risk and behind with , and Jernigan tabled .
The flop came and Weiss found new life with a pair of queens. The turn was the and the river was the , giving Weiss a double-up.
Bill Germanis was in the cutoff and jammed his stack, worth 1,400,000, over top of a three-bet from Joseph Di Rosa Rojas on the button. Rojas called and the cards were on their backs.
Germanis was at risk with , well ahead of Rojas' .
The flop came and Rojas' heater continued, taking the lead with a pair of queens. The turn was the and the river was the . Germanis hit the rail in 12th place and left shaking his head.
Julian Stuer raised to 160,000 from under the gun, and Maurice Hawkins defended his big blind.
The flop came and both players checked to the turn, which was the . Hawkins checked, Stuer bet 250,000 and Hawkins snap-called.
The river was the and Hawkins quickly led out for 100,000. Stuer went into the tank and eventually raised to 400,000. Hawkins had a disappointed look on his face and tossed some chips in to call. Stuer tabled for trip queens with a king kicker, and Hawkins flashed for trip queens with a nine kicker before mucking.
Maurice Hawkins raised to 200,000 from the cutoff and got called by Julian Stuer on the button, as well as the big blind. The flop came and Hawkins bet 185,000. Stuer called and the big blind folded.
The turn was the and Hawkins checked to Stuer who bet 410,000. Hawkins called and the fell on the river. Hawkins checked again and Stuer bet 675,000. Hawkins instantly called and Stuer rolled over for a set of sixes on the turn. That was good enough to earn him the pot and put an early dent in Hawkins' stack.
After losing with aces to kings a few short hands ago, Patrick Mahoney was down to his last 380,000 and moved all in from under the gun. Dominating chip leader Joseph Di Rosa Rojas was in the cutoff and called.
Mahoney was at risk with against Rojas' for a coin flip.
The flop came , and Mahoney picked up a straight draw to go with his two overcards. The turn was the for some more outs to counterfeit Rojas, but the river was the and he was the first one to be eliminated today.
The rail was talking about Mahoney's aces getting cracked, and one gentleman said, "It's sick. You play for days and this is how you go out."
Jeffrey Tomlinson managed to get his remaining stack in the middle against Patrick Mahoney before the flop, but he was in rough shape with after Mahoney tabled .
The dealer put out the flop, and a king was in the window as the board read . Tomlinson pulled ahead with top set, but remained expressionless as the hit the turn and the hit the river. He stood up and cheered with a fist pump and celebrated with his rail.
The fifth and final day of Event #23: $2,620 "Marathon" No-Limit Hold'Em begins at 1:00 p.m. local time where the final 13 players will take their seats and battle it out for the coveted WSOP gold bracelet and the first-place prize worth $690,469.
Sitting atop the leader board is Joseph Di Rosa Rojas with 10,575,000, which is more than 40 big blinds ahead of Tim Reilly in second with a healthy 7,220,000 chips. Rounding out the top three is Andrew Jernigan with 6,270,000.
The remaining players are guaranteed to take home $33,350 at the very minimum. Here is a look at the remaining payouts:
8 Place
Prize (USD)
1
$690,469
2
$426,663
3
$307,728
4
$224,316
5
$165,277
6
$123,105
7
$92,705
8
$70,590
9
$54,356
10
$42,334
11
$42,334
12
$42,334
13
$33,350
The day begins with blinds at 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante and will continue for 100-minute "Marathon" levels until a winner is crowned. Action will take place in Brasilia for those who want to sweat the remaining players. Keep following along as PokerNews brings you all of the action.
Here is a look at the seating assignments and chip counts when play resumes: