NOTE: Players will break for twenty minutes at the conclusion of this level and will return at approximately 11:30pm to resume play in Level 25.

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 2 out of 357

Average Chip Count: 803,250

Chip Counts:

1. Eugene Katchalov – 1,000,000
2. Alessio Isaia – 600,000

Katchalov Chipping Up

Eugene Katchalov started off heads-up play severely outchipped by more than five to one, but managed to double up early and win a few small pots to gain some footing.

After chipping his way back up a bit, Katchalov opened with the 7, Isaia completed the bet with the 10, Katchalov raised and Isaia called.

Fourth Street: Katchalov bet out with 7 K and Isaia called with 10 J.

Fifth Street: Isaia made an ace on fifth street and bet out with 10 J A, Katchalov raised with 7 K 5 and Isaia called.

Sixth Street: Isaia paired his jack and checked to Katchalov who paired his seven. Katchalov bet, Isaia check-raised, Katchalov three-bet and Isaia called.

River: Isaia checked, Katchalov bet and Isaia called.

Isaia: 10 J A J
Katchalov: 7 K 5 7 (K 9 7)

Katchalov turned over a full house and brought himself right back in the game with just under 700,000 to Isaia’s 900,000.

Katchalov Takes Chip Lead

Severely narrowing the chip deficit in the hand before, Eugene Katchalov completed the bet with the J after Alessio Isaia opened with the 7. Isaia then raised and Katchalov called.

Fourth Street: Katchalov checked J 3, Isaia bet 7 2 and Katchalov called.

Fifth Street: Katchalov checked J 3 Q, Isaia bet 7 2 Q, Katchalov check-raised and Isaia called.

Sixth Street: Isaia paired his deuce and bet out, Katchalov raised and Isaia called.

River: Isaia checked with 7 2 Q 2, Katchalov bet and Isaia called. Katchalov showed J 3 Q 6 (A J 5) for a flush and took the chip lead this hand with just under one million to Isaia’s 600,000.

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NOTE: With the completion of Level 22, the final four players took a one hour dinner break and should arrive back shortly after 9:00pm to resume play.

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 4 out of 357

Average Chip Count: 401,625

Chip Counts:

1. Eric Buchman – 745,000
2. Alessio Isaia – 550,000
3. Eugene Katchalov – 185,000
4. Jonathan Spinks – 130,000

Eliminations:

5th. Dennis Parker – $26,083
6th. Kai Landry – $19,456

Kai Landry Eliminated in 6th Place ($19,456)

Kai Landry survived a few all ins during the first level of the final table, managing to double up twice early on, but he finally ran out of luck after getting rivered here by Eric Buchman.

Landry was all in on fourth street with (K 6) A J against Buchman’s (K Q) 9 7. Landry paired his ace on fifth street while Buchman paired his nine on sixth. Landry bricked the river and Buchman caught a seven to make two pair. Kai Landry was eliminated in 6th place ($19,456).

Landry: (K 6) A J A 9 8
Buchman: (K Q) 9 7 9 8 7

Dennis Parker Eliminated in 5th Place ($26,083)

Dennis Parker and Eric Buchman have been tangling since Level 21 when Parker doubled through him to stay alive. Shortly before the dinner break, Parker and Buchman went at it again, this time Buchman getting the best of it. Parker was left with a short stack and found himself all in against Buchman once again.

Parker: K Q A 3 9 2 6
Buchman: 10 7 2 4 J J 6

Buchman rivered a flush and Dennis Parker was eliminated in 5th place ($26,083).

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Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 357

Average Chip Count: 267,750

Chip Counts:

1. Eugene Katchalov – 525,000
2. Eric Buchman – 455,000
3. Jonathan Spinks – 320,000
4. Alessio Isaia – 151,000
5. Dennis Parker – 125,000
6. Kai Landry – 40,000

Eliminations:

7th. Ali Eslami – $14,723
8th. Vasili Lazarou – $11,301

Eslami Doubles Through Isaia

Eslami had dropped down to the short stack with less than two full big bets at one point before he managed to double through the former chip leader, Alessio Isaia in this hand.

Third Street: Alessio Isaia completed with the K, Ali Eslami raised with the A and Isaia called.

Fourth Street: Isaia paired his door card (K K) and got it all in against Eslami’s A 4.

Eslami: A 4 5 7 (A 3 A)
Isaia: K K 8 3 (K 9 7)

Isaia was ahead with trip kings, but Eslmai nailed a third ace on the river (trip aces) to double up to 80,000. Isaia was down to 140,000 after this hand.

Vasili Lazarou Eliminated in 8th Place ($11,301)

Vasili Lazarou was eliminated by Eugene Katchalov in a two-part series, with Lazarou losing all of his chips except for one single bet on the hand right before his elimination.

Lazarou went all the way to seventh street with 10 J 2 8 against Katchalov’s A 5 J A, but folded to a blind bet by Katchalov on the river.

On the very next hand, Lazarou got it all in on third street with the 4 against Katchalov’s A.

Lazarou ended up with a pair of threes 4 9 6 A (3 5 3) while Katchalov double-paired and made a flush on the river with A A 2 2 7 6 K. Katchalov secured the chip lead after these hands with over 500,000 while Vasili Lazarou was eliminated in 8th place ($11,301).

Ali Eslami Eliminated in 7th Place ($14,723)

Third Street: Jonathan Spinks came in with the low card (3), Ali Eslami completed with the Q, Eugene Katchalov called with the 7 and Spinks called the raise.

Fourth Street: Eslami bet with Q J, Katchalov called with 7 6 and Spinks folded 3 2.

Fifth Street: Eslami bet Q J A, Katchalov raised 7 6 10 and Eslami called all in.

Eslami showed Q 5 for split queens and Katchalov showed 8 7 for split eights.

Sixth Street: Katchalov made two pair with the 8 and Eslami fell behind with the 7.

River: Katchalov makes a final board of 7 6 10 8 (8 7 5) for two pair while Eslami bricks with Q J A 7 (Q 5 K) for one pair. Ali Eslami is eliminated in 7th place ($14,723).

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