Tuesday, February 28, 2017 11:28 PM Local Time
The final two players have just returned from their break They will now finish playing out the remaining 12:41 in Level 33 (80,000/160,000 blinds and a 20,000 ante).
Here is a look at their respective chip stacks heading into the heads up portion of play:
Ryan Jones - 13,925,000 (87 bb)
Muruz Yohannes - 4,975,000 (31 bb)
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 11:23 PM Local Time
Jeremy Joseph - 3rd Place - $122,954
Ryan Jones raises to 375,000 on the button, and Jeremy Joseph reraises to 1,000,000 in the small blind. Muruz Yohannes quickly folds his big blind, and with action back on Jones, he shoves all in. Joseph, he goes deep into the tank.
Joseph stares Jones down, looking back and forth between Jones, the pot, and the two player's chip stacks. Over five minutes pass before Joseph moves a stack of chips forward to call for his 5,500,000 stack.
Joseph:
Jones:
The flop comes , giving Jones the lead with a pair of tens. He maintains that lead when the turn comes the .
The river does not change the outcome of the hand, and Joseph is eliminated from play.
The two players will now take a fifteen minute break while the floor staff color up some of the chips.
Ryan Jones - 13,925,000 (87 bb)
Jeremy Joseph - Eliminated in 3rd place, for $122,954
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 11:15 PM Local Time
Jeremy Joseph limps in from the small blind, and Muruz Yohannes checks his option in the big blind.
The flop comes . Joseph bets 160,000, Yohannes raises to 560,000 and Joseph calls.
The turn is the . Joseph checks, and Yohannes bets 1,000,000. Joseph pauses for nearly a minute, and then releases his cards into the muck.
Muruz Yohannes - 5,200,000 (32 bb)
Jeremy Joseph - 4,900,000 (30 bb)
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 10:50 PM Local Time
Nikolai Sears
Ryan Jones raises to 325,000 from the button. Nikolai Sears then moves all in from the big blind. Jones asks for an exact count, and Sears has 2,620,000. Jones calls, and the players turn up their cards.
Sears:
Jones:
The flop is , and Jones hits two pair to take the lead. The turn is the and the river the . Jones wins with his top two pair and Sears is eliminated. He earns $91,996 for his fourth-place finish.
Ryan Jones - 8,250,000
Nikolai Sears - Eliminated
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 10:40 PM Local Time
Jeremy Joseph raises to 350,000 on the button, and Muruz Yohannes calls in the big blind.
The flop comes , and both players check.
The turn is the . Yohannes bets 315,000, and Joseph calls.
The river is the . Yohannes checks, and Joseph checks behind.
Yohannes turns over for a pair of sevens with an ace kicker, but Joseph shows for two pair, kings and sevens, to win the pot.
Jeremy Joseph - 6,100,000 (38 bb)
Muruz Yohannes - 4,400,000 (27 bb)
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 10:23 PM Local Time
Level: 33
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 10:17 PM Local Time
Tony Utnage
Nikolai Sears raises to 250,000 from the button, and Tony Utnage three-bets all in for about 1,700,000 from the small blind. Muruz Yohannes moves all in over the top from the big blindd and Sears folds.
Utnage:
Yohannes:
Yohannes is in a dominating position with his ace-king, and the board offers Utnage no help. Yohannes takes the pot and Utnage is eliminated. He earns 69,698 for his fifth place finish.
Muruz Yohannes - 4,475,000
Tony Utnage - Eliminated
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 9:48 PM Local Time
Tony Utnage raises to 275,000 on the button, and Ryan Jones defends in the big blind.
The flop comes , and both players check.
The turn is the . Jones bets 125,000, and Utnage calls.
The river is the . Jones bets 1,000,000, and Utnage snap-calls.
Jones turns over for quad twos, and Utnage shows before tossing his cards into the muck.
"That's a lot of deuces," a friend on Jones' rail calls out as the pot is pushed over to him.
Ryan Jones - 4,400,000 (36 bb)
Tony Utnage - 1,975,000 (16 bb)
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 9:35 PM Local Time
Jeremy Joseph raises to 275,000 from under the gun and Ryan Jones calls from the big blind.
The flop comes and Jones checks. Joseph continues for 250,000. Jones then check-raises all in for about 2,500,000. Joseph goes deep into the tank. After a full five minutes, he slides his cards to the muck, yielding the pot to Jones.
Ryan Jones - 3,460,000
Jeremy Joseph - 5,000,000
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 9:22 PM Local Time
Level: 32
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 20,000
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 8:46 PM Local Time
The final five players have decided to take a 40 minute dinner break instead of the scheduled 60 minutes.
They will return around 9:20pm to play Level 32 with 60,000/120,000 blinds and a 20,000 ante. For a full list of updated chip counts on the break, please see the Chipcounts tab above.
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 8:32 PM Local Time
Tony Utnage limps from the small blind and Muruz Yohannes checks his option in the big blind.
The flop comes and Utnage checks. Yohannes bets 175,000, and Utnage calls.
Both players check the on the turn, and then check again on the river.
Utnage shows , and Yohannes mucks his cards.
Tony Utnage - 4,100,000
Muruz Yohannes - 2,900,000
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 8:13 PM Local Time
Muruz Yohannes raises to 230,000 from the button and Ryan Jones calls from the small blind.
The flop is . Jones checks and Yohannes continues for 300,000. Jones then check-raises to 850,000. Yohannes tanks for about a minute, then releases his cards.
Ryan Jones - 3,900,000
Muruz Yohannes - 2,800,000
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 8:03 PM Local Time
Ryan Jones limps in from under the gun, and Tony Utnage completes in the small blind. Muruz Yohannes checks his option, and there are three players to see the flop.
The flop comes . Both blinds check and Jones bets 125,000. Only Yohannes calls.
The turn is the . Yohannes checks, Jones bets 265,000, and Yohannes calls.
The river is the . Yohannes checks again, and this time Jones bets. Yohannes asks for a count, and upon hearing the 720,000 total, Yohannes opts to fold.
Ryan Jones - 3,000,000 (30 bb)
Muruz Yohannes - 3,200,000 (32 bb)
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 7:49 PM Local Time
Level: 31
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 7:43 PM Local Time
Jeremy Joseph raises to 200,000 and Muruz Yohannes calls from the big blind.
The flop is . Yohannes checks and Joseph continues for 150,000. Yohannes calls.
The dealer turns the and Yohannes checks. Joseph bets again, this timem for 225,000. Yohannes again calls.
The river is the , and Yohannes now leads out for 1,000,000. Joseph quickly slides his cards to the muck.
Muruz Yohannes - 3,600,000
Jeremy Joseph - 6,400,000
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 7:32 PM Local Time
Action folds to Tony Utnage on the button who pauses for thirty seconds before announcing that he is all in for 1,480,000. The small blind folds, and Ryan Jones snap-calls in the big blind.
Utnage:
Jones:
The appears in the window, and Utnage says, "Ten in the door, yes!" as he jumps out of his seat and walks slightly away from the table.
When he returns, he sees the and that give Jones a flush draw.
The turn is safe for Utnage, and the river is also safe for him to double up.
"Yes baby, that's what I am talking about," Utnage says as he starts texting people on his phone, and the dealer passes the chips across the table.
Tony Utnage - 3,050,000 (38 bb)
Ryan Jones - 2,050,000 (25 bb)
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 7:19 PM Local Time
Action folds to Nikolai Sears in the small blind, who shoves all in. Tony Utnage slowly looks at one card and says, "It's a five!" He then looks at his second card and says, "I call, ace-five," as he turns over .
Sears shows .
"Dominated, no chop please," Utnage says as the flop comes .
"Five in the window too," Utnage says happily.
The turn is the , and the river is safe for Utnage to double up.
Tony Utnage - 1,710,000 (21 bb)
Nikolai Sears - 3,600,000 (45 bb)
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 7:09 PM Local Time
Ryan Jones limps from the small blind and Jeremy Joseph raises to 230,000 from the big blind. Jones calls.
The flop comes and Jones checks. Joseph continues for 200,000 and Jones calls again.
Both players check the on the turn, and the river is the . Jones leads out for 325,000, and Joseph quickly folds.
Ryan Jones - 3,700,000
Jeremy Joseph - 6,400,000
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 7:05 PM Local Time
Martin Zamani - 6th Place - $53,468
Martin Zamani shoves all in from the hijack, and it folds to Muruz Yohannes in the big blind who goes into the tank. Yohannes leans back in his chair for nearly a minute, then stands up from the table, pauses for another minute, and moves a stack of chips forward to call.
"It's a race," table mate Ryan Jones says before anyone tables their cards.
Zamani:
Yohannes:
The board runs out , and Yohannes' rail erupts in cheers, while one of his friends holds up a sign that he made for Yohannes.
After a very close count of chips, it's determiend that Yohannes has Zamani covered by just 40,000 (1/2 of a big blind), and Zamani is eliminated in 6th place.
Muruz Yohannes - 3,540,000 (44 bb)
Martin Zamani - Eliminated in 6th place, for $53,468