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After a brief pause to set up the table, the heads up match is underway with Scott Baumstein holding a better than 2-to-1 chip advantage.

Seat 1: Lumni Zhuta – 10,550,000 (35 bb)
Seat 4: Scott Baumstein – 23,600,000 (79 bb)

1st: $220,238 + $3,000 WPTDeepStacks Championship Package
2nd: $155,126

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Players Remaining: 3 of 1,366

Matthew Zarcadoolas open/shoved his button for 4,150,000 and Scott Baumstein moved in over the top to get a fold Lumni Zhuta.

Baumstein:
Zarcadoolas:

Zarcadoolas had a huge lead and all but locked it up on the . He flopped the t and Baumstein could only chop the pot with a queen. The turn and were good for Zarcadoolas and he celebrated the double with his rail.

Matthew Zarcadoolas – 8,900,000 (30 bb)
Scott Baumstein – 18,850,000 (63 bb)

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Matthew Zarcadoolas folded, Scott Baumstein moved all in from the button, and Stephen Smith called all in for less from the small blind.

Smith:
Baumstein:

Smith was ahead and needed to hold for his double but Baumstein hit on the flop. The turn left Smith with two outs but he missed the river to exit in third place.

Scott Baumstein – 23,000,000 (77 bb)
Stephen Smith – Eliminated in 4th place ($74,579)

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The four remaining players are taking another break from the tables. They will return with Scott Baumstein leading and Stephen Smith the shortest.

Seat 1: Lumni Zhuta – 8,875,000 (30 bb)
Seat 2: Matthew Zarcadoolas – 6,550,000 (22 bb)
Seat 4: Scott Baumstein – 14,575,000 (49 bb)
Seat 5: Stephen Smith – 4,150,000 (14 bb)

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Scott Baumstein opened to 500,000 from the cutoff and A.J. Kelsall moved all in for 3,275,000 from the small blind. Baumstein quickly called and the cards were flipped up.

Kelsall:
Baumstein:

Kelsall needed an ace or clubs or some magic wheel cards to stay in the game but the dealer did him no favors with the club board to send him out in fifth place.

Scott Baumstein – 18,000,000 (60 bb)
A.J. Kelsall – Eliminated in 5th place ($56,239)

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Matthew Zarcadoolas and A.J. Kelsall were heads up to the flop and Zaracadoolas moved all in for 2,575,000 first to act. Kelsall called and Zarcadoolas was on the draw.

Zarcadoolas:
Kelsall:

Kelsall was ahead with bottom two pair against Zarcadoolas’ flush draw, that got there on the turn. Kelsall could not find a boat on the river and Zarcadoolas celebrated his double up.

Matthew Zarcadoolas – 5,700,000 (23 bb)
A.J. Kelsall – 2,500,000 (10 bb)

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Action folded to Justin Harvell in the cutoff and he moved all in for 4,975,000. Scott Baumstein though about it for a moment and moved all in with his chip leading stack from the button. The blinds released and the cards were tabled.

Harvell:
Baumstein:

Harvell had two live cards but Baumstein took a huge lead on the flop. Harvell was drawing super thin and stood up from his seat. The turn left him drawing dead to the river. Our starting final table chip leader was out in sixth place while Baumstein takes a huge lead at the six-handed table.

Scott Baumstein – 17,000,000 (68 bb)
Justin Harvell – Eliminated in 6th place ($45,398)

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Level 34: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 1,366

Scott Baumstein opened to 400,000 from the hijack and Ramon Miquel called from the small blind to the flop. Miquel checked, Baumstein bet 275,000 and Miquel called.

Another check from Miquel after the turn, Baumstein put out 625,000 and Miquel called to see the river. One last check from Miquel and Baumstein put in a stack big enough to cover Miquel.

After a few minutes, Miquel threw his chips in the middle and winced when he saw Baumstein’s flopped set with to best his .

Scott Baumstein – 10,625,000 (53 bb)
Ramon Miquel – Eliminated in 7th place ($37,440)

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Stephen Smith opened to 525,000 from under the gun and Ramon Miquel moved all in for 1,175,000 from the hijack. The rest released and Smith called.

Miquel:
Smith:

Miquel was ahead for the double and stayed that way on the board.

Ramon Miquel – 2,825,000 (14 bb)
Stephen Smith – 3,200,000 (16 bb)

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Level 33: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 1,366

After nearly an entire level with little action, it heated up when Matthew Zarcadoolas open/shoved from the cutoff. The button and small blind mucked and Stephen Smith asked for a count from the big blind.

“I’m almost certainly calling,” he laughed. “Just want to know how much.”

The stack was counted down to 1,375,000 and Smith called.

Smith:
Zarcadoolas:

Zarcadoolas was in a dominant position and moved further ahead on the flop. The turn gave Smith four outs to the gutshot straight draw but he hit a subpar set on the river to send the double across the table.

Matthew Zarcadoolas – 3,200,000 (21 bb)
Stephen Smith – 5,475,000 (37 bb)