$1,675 Main Event NLH (Single Re-Entry)$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | StructureLevel 31: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante Players Remaining: 5 of 904 412z38

Action folded to Brett Bader on the button, he moved all in for 1,085,000 and Brian Hastings reshoved from the small blind for more. Mauricio Ameller folded his big blind and we had another race.

Hastings:
Bader:

Bader was ahead for the double and never had a sweat as the board ran to get him back in the game.

Brett Bader – 2,380,000 (24 bb)
Brian Hastings – 885,000 (9 bb)

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Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 904

Chad Eveslage opened under the gun to 175,000 and Mauricio Ameller three-bet to 500,000 next to act. The rest of the table folded and Eveslage called to see the flop.

Eveslage checked and Ameller moved all in with the bigger stack. Eveslage called for ~1,400,000 and he saw a problem when the cards were flipped up.

Eveslage:
Ameller:

Eveslage flopped top pair/top kicker but Ameller was ahead with the kings. The turn could not help Eveslage and he was eliminated after the river.

Mauricio Ameller – 4,550,000 (57 bb)
Chad Eveslage – Eliminated in 6th place ($51,148)

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Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 904

Brett Bader opened to 160,000 from under the gun and Asher Conniff called in the big blind to the flop. Conniff checked, Bader bet 180,000 and Conniff called. The turn was and Conniff checked again. Bader put out 425,000 and Conniff called again after a short think.

The river prompted Conniff to take the initiative and he bet out 820,000. Bader thought for a moment and tossed in a calling chip.

“Ten-eight,” Conniff said as he tabled the full house .

Bader looked pained, peeled his cards, and put them in the muck.

Asher Conniff – 5,200,000 (65 bb)
Brett Bader – 2,365,000 (30 bb)

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Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 904

The six remaining players went on a 10-minute break and are now back underway. Brett Bader was in ninth place out of nine players at the last break but now, two hours later, holds the chip lead.

Seat 1: Mauricio Ameller – 3,335,000 (42 bb)
Seat 2: Joseph Gotlieb – 3,190,000 (40 bb)
Seat 3: Asher Conniff – 4,050,000 (51 bb)
Seat 7: Brett Bader – 4,260,000 (53 bb)
Seat 8: Brian Hastings – 1,045,000 (13 bb)
Seat 9: Chad Eveslage – 2,075,000 (26 bb)

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Level 29: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
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Brian Hastings open-shoved from the hijack and it folded around to Asher Conniff in the big blind. After checking his cards, he asked for a count and called after hearing 560,000.

Conniff:
Hastings:

Hastings was way ahead for the double but Conniff hit the flop to take the lead. Hastings picked up a flush draw on the turn and the closed it for his double.

Brian Hastings – 1,205,000 (20 bb)
Asher Conniff – 2,750,000 (46 bb)

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Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 904

Joseph Gotlieb limped from the cutoff and Asher Conniff raised to 155,000 from the button. Jack Shea moved all in for 625,000 from the small blind and Gotlieb folded. Conniff called to create another Main Event race.

Shea:
Conniff:

Shea was ahead and dodged the flop. The turn was no problem but the sent him out in seventh place.

Asher Conniff – 3,295,000 (66 bb)
Jack Shea – Eliminated in 7th place ($39,717)

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Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 904

Chad Eveslage opened to 110,000 from the hijack and Joseph Gotlieb called on the button. Daniel Genachte three-bet to 450,000 from the big blind and Eveslage folded. Gotlieb called to see the flop and Genachte bet 800,000 with 650,000 behind.

After a minute, Gotlieb announced all in and Genachte called with the smaller stack.

Genachte:
Gotlieb:

Genachte was ahead with top/top but needed to dodge the hearts. The turn gave Genachte aces up but the river was the heart he did not need to see. Gotlieb earned the pot while local favorite Genachte went out in 8th place.

Joseph Gotlieb – 4,600,000 (92 bb)
Daniel Genachte – Eliminated in 8th place ($31,229)

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Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 904

Joseph Gotlieb limped in middle position, Michael Amato called in the small blind, and Brett Bader checked his big blind option to the flop. Amato and Bader checked before Gotlieb bet 110,000.

Amato moved all in for ~625,000, Bader released, and Gotlieb quickly called.

Amato:
Gotlieb:

Gotlieb’s limped monster was huge and Amato couldn’t come back on the turn or river to exit in ninth place.

Joseph Gotlieb – 2,300,000 (46 bb)
Michael Amato – Eliminated in 9th place ($24,842)

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Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 904

Joseph Gotlieb opened to 110,000 from under the gun and Brett Bader moved all in from the cutoff. The button and blinds mucked their hands and Gotlieb quickly called.

Gotlieb:
Bader:

Bader was once again racing but Gotlieb took a huge lead when he flopped Broadway on the flop. Bader was drawing very thin but picked up four outs on the turn. The longshot come-back was complete on the shocking river to get the other players excited.

“He’s like a cat!” Asher Conniff joked.

Brett Bader – 1,830,000 (37 bb)
Joseph Gotlieb – 1,500,000 (30 bb)

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Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 904

Mauricio Ameller opened to 125,000 from under the gun and Brett Bader moved all in from the button for 370,000. The blinds released and the hands were tabled.

Ameller:
Bader:

It was a race and Bader faded the flop. Ameller added a flush draw on the turn but the sent Bader the needed double.

Brett Bader – 850,000 (17 bb)
Mauricio Ameller – 3,400,000 (68 bb)