Sunday, July 16, 2017 5:08 PM Local Time
Hands #52-55: Matt Berkey Shows the Bluff
Hand #52: Martin Lesjoe raised to 425,000, Richard Dixon called from the small blind, and Matt Berkey called from the big.
The flop came , and all three players checked. The turn was the , and Dixon checked. Berkey bet 500,00, and Lesjoe folded. Dixon called, and the river was the . Dixon checked, and Berkey bet 10,000,000, putting Dixon at risk should he call. He folded, and Berkey showed .
Hand #53: Berkey raised to 500,000 from the small blind, and Lesjoe called from the big. The flop came , and Berkey bet 700,000. Lesjoe raised to 2,000,000, and Berkey folded.
Hand #54: Ricardo Ramos shoved all in for 780,000, and everyone folded.
Hand #55: Dixon limped under the gun, and Adrian Moreno called from the small blind. Jimmy Guerrero checked his option in the big.
The flop came , and Moreno led for 340,000. Dixon called. Both players checked the turn and the river, and Moreno showed the winner with .
Sunday, July 16, 2017 4:52 PM Local Time
Hands #47-51: Moreno Doubles Through Dixon
Hand #47: Richard Dixon raised it up to 440,000, and in the big blind, Adrian Moreno moved all in for 2.2 million. When Dixon got a rough idea of the count, he made the call.
Dixon:
Moreno:
The flop of shot Moreno into the lead, much to the delight of his rail. The board finished out and , giving Moreno the full double-up.
Hand #48: Jimmy Guerrero got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #49: Guerrero returned the favor, folding his small blind to give Ricardo Ramos a walk.
Hand #50: Matt Berkey raised to 500,000, and Giuseppe Pantaleo defended his big blind. The flop came , and Pantaleo check-folded to a bet of 600,000 from Berkey.
Hand #51: Action folded around to Pantaleo in the small blind, and he moved all in. Dixon looked down at his cards, and quickly folded.
| Adrian Moreno | 4,700,000 | 1,780,000  |
| Richard Dixon | 3,600,000 | -3,100,000  |
Sunday, July 16, 2017 4:44 PM Local Time
Hands #42-46: Guerrero and Lesjoe Tangle
Hand #42: Jimmy Guerrero went all in and everyone folded.
Hand #43: Richard Dixon limped under the gun and Ricardo Ramos shoved all in from the small blind for 1,830,000. Giuseppe Pantaleo and Dixon both folded.
Hand #44: Matt Berkey raised to 400,000 under the gun and Guerrero called in position. Dixon called from the big blind and the flop came . The action checked to Guerrero and he bet 575,000. Berkey and Dixon folded.
Hand #45: Martin Lesjoe raised to 450,000 and Guerrero reraised to 1,125,000. Lesjoe folded.
Hand #46: Guerrero raised to 450,000 and Lesjoe three-bet him this time. Lesjoe made it 1,125,000 to go and Guerrero folded.
| Jimmy Guerrero | 6,060,000 | 2,840,000 |
| Martin Lesjoe | 5,000,000 | 450,000 |
Sunday, July 16, 2017 4:29 PM Local Time
Hands #39-41: Three Hands, Three Shoves
Hand #39: Richard Dixon raised it to 480,000 on the button and Matt Berkey quickly popped it up to 1.1 million in the small blind. Dixon called the three bet, and they went heads up to a flop of . Berkey continued for 500,000, and Dixon shoved all in. Berkey thought for about 30 seconds as Dixon started to break down his stack before Berkey sent his hand into the middle.
Hand #40: Ricardo Ramos moved all in for 1.61 million, and Martin Lesjoe asked fora count in the small blind. He thought for about a minute before folding, and Adrian Moreno quickly folded in the big blind.
Hand #41: Matt Berkey raised to 500,000, and it folded around to Jimmy Guerrero in the big blind. He moved all in, and Berkey didn't take long to release his hand.
| Matt Berkey | 17,200,000 | -2,500,000 |
| Richard Dixon | 6,700,000 | 1,780,000 |
Sunday, July 16, 2017 4:17 PM Local Time
Level 33 started
Level: 33
Blinds: 100000/200000
Ante: 30000
Sunday, July 16, 2017 4:01 PM Local Time
First Break of the Day
The final seven players are taking their first 15-minute break of the day. Hand-for-hand coverage will resume when they return.
Sunday, July 16, 2017 4:00 PM Local Time
Hands #33-38: Ricardo Ramos Short as Players Head to Break
Hand #33: Giuseppe Pantaleo raised to 340,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #34: Matt Berkey raised to 400,000 from middle position and everyone folded.
Hand #35: Richard Dixon limped from early position and Ricardo Ramos checked his option. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and Ramos checked. Dixon bet 345,000 and Ramos folded.
Hand #36: Dixon raised to 340,000 and Pantaleo called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and Pantaleo checked. Dixon bet 355,000 and Pantaleo folded.
Hand #37: Berkey raised to 350,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #38: Pantaleo opened to 340,000 on the button and Berkey defended the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and Berkey bet 500,000. Pantaleo called.
Both players checked the river when the hit and Berkey showed the winner with . Pantaleo showed pocket queens.
| Matt Berkey | 19,700,000 | 2,300,000 |
| Giuseppe Pantaleo | 5,200,000 | -600,000 |
| Richard Dixon | 4,920,000 | 770,000 |
| Martin Lesjoe | 4,550,000 | -3,550,000 |
| Jimmy Guerrero | 3,220,000 | 720,000 |
| Adrian Moreno | 2,920,000 | -380,000 |
| Ricardo Ramos | 1,700,000 | -1,500,000 |
Sunday, July 16, 2017 3:59 PM Local Time
Hands #28-32: Moreno Doubles Through Berkey
Hand #28: Martin Lesjoe raised to 325,000 and he took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #29: Matt Berkey raised to 400,000 and Adrian Moreno moved all in for his final 1.78 million. It folded back around to Berkey, who snap-called the shove.
Berkey:
Moreno:
Berkey was dominated in pair and suits, and he wouldn't get any help on the runout, giving the double-up to Moreno.
Hand #30: Ricardo Ramos shoved all in from the button and he took the blinds and antes.
Hand #31: Giuseppe Pantaleo raised to 340,000 from the button and the two blinds called: Richard Dixon and Matt Berkey. Those three would check down a board of , and though Berkey had turned a straight with , it was no longer good, as Pantaleo had for a rivered flush.
Hand #32: Adrian Moreno raised to 355,000 from early position, and Richard Dixon was the lone caller from the button. The flop of was checked through, and the saw Moreno fire 405,000. DIxon called, and both would check again on the river. Dixo tabled , and that was good enough to win the pot.
| Matt Berkey | 17,400,000 | -2,100,000 |
| Richard Dixon | 4,150,000 | 1,150,000 |
| Adrian Moreno | 3,300,000 | 1,000,000 |
Sunday, July 16, 2017 3:48 PM Local Time
Samuel Vonkennel Eliminated in 8th Place ($58,953)
Hand #27: Matt Berkey opened to 400,000 and Samuel Vonkennel called on the button. The flop came and Berkey checked. Vonkennel shoved all in and Berkey snap-called. Berkey showed and was ahead of the of Vonkennel.
The turn was the and the river was the and Vonkennel was eliminated.
Berkey is now holding almost 20 million of the 45 million chips in play.
| Matt Berkey | 19,500,000 | 6,500,000 |
| Samuel Vonkennel | 0 | -4,800,000 |
Sunday, July 16, 2017 3:44 PM Local Time
Hands #23-26: Matt Berkey Wielding the Big Stack
Hand #23: Giuseppe Pantaleo opened to 340,000 and Richard Dixon shoved all in. Pantaleo folded.
Hand #24: Richard Dixon raised to 340,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #25: Matt Berkey raised from the hijack to 325,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #26: Berkey raised to 325,000 from the cutoff and Martin Lesjoe reraised on the button to 925,000. Berkey reraised to 2,000,000 and Lesjoe folded.
Sunday, July 16, 2017 3:37 PM Local Time
Hands #17-22: Lesjoe Gets Closer to Berkey
Hand #17: Matt Berkey raised to 320,000 from the button and he took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #18: Matt Berkey raised to 325,000 in the cutoff and Martin Lesjoe was the lone caller on the button. Both players checked on the flop of , and the came on the turn. Berkey checked again and Lesjoe fired 410,000. Berkey made the call and the completed the board. A third check from Berkey saw Lesjoe bet out 725,000, and after about a minute of thinking, Berkey released his hand.
Hand #19: Samuel Vonkennel raised it up to 380,000 and Jimmy Guerrero defended his big blind. The flop came down and Guerrero would check-fold to a bet of 375,000 from Vonkennel.
Hand #20: Adrian Moreno made it 400,000 to go on the button and he took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #21: Giuseppe Pantaleo received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #22: Samuel Vonkennel raised to 340,000 and he took down the blinds and antes.
| Matt Berkey | 13,000,000 | -300,000 |
| Martin Lesjoe | 8,100,000 | 1,500,000 |
Sunday, July 16, 2017 3:29 PM Local Time
Alexandros Papadopoulos Eliminated in 9th Place ($45,578)
Hand #16: Alexandros Papadopoulos was on the button and shoved all in for about 2,500,000. Matt Berkey thought for a second and then folded. Martin Lesjoe was in the big blind and quickly called with . Papadopoulos had .
The board ran out and Lesjoe won the hand, eliminating Papadopoulos.
| Martin Lesjoe | 6,600,000 | 3,225,000 |
| Alexandros Papadopoulos | 0 | -2,620,000 |
Sunday, July 16, 2017 3:25 PM Local Time
Hands #12-15: Jimmy Guerrero Doubles Through Martin Lesjoe
Hand #12: Richard Dixon raised to 420,000 from under the gun and everyone folded.
Hand #13: Martin Lesjoe raised to 325,000 and Jimmy Guerrero raised all in for 1,290,000. Lesjoe quickly called and showed against the of Guerrero.
The board ran out and Guerrero doubled up.
Hand #14: Lesjoe opened again to 325,000 and Alexandros Papadopoulos raised all in from the big blind and Lesjoe folded.
Hand #15: Lesjoe opened for the third hand in a row to 325,000 under the gun and Matt Berkey defended the big blind. The flop was and Berkey checked. Lesjoe bet 400,000 and Berkey called. The turn was the and Berkey checked again. Lesjoe bet 635,000 and Berkey folded.
| Martin Lesjoe | 3,375,000 | -2,345,000 |
| Jimmy Guerrero | 2,500,000 | -800,000 |
Sunday, July 16, 2017 3:18 PM Local Time
Hands #10-11: Dixon Shoves on Berkey
Hand #10: Richard Dixon made it 500,000 to go from early position and Matt Berkey was the lone caller from the hijack. The flop came out and Dixon moved all in for about 1.6 million. Berkey folded and Dixon took the pot.
Hand #11: Martin Lesjoe raised to 325,000 and he took down the blinds and antes.
| Matt Berkey | 13,300,000 | -200,000 |
| Richard Dixon | 3,000,000 | 200,000 |
Sunday, July 16, 2017 3:13 PM Local Time
Hands #6-9: Lesjoe Takes From Moreno
Hand #6: Action folded around to Alexandros Papadopoulos in the small blind and he limped in. Matt Berkey checked his option and the flop came down . Papadopoulos check-folded to a bet of 200,000 from Berkey, giving the pot to the chip leader.
Hand #7: Adrian Moreno made it 280,00 to go from middle position and Martin Lesjoe defended his big blind. The flop came and Mesjoe check-called a bet of 460,000 from Moreno. The two would then check the turn and river, and Moreno showed . They were no good though, as Lesjoe showed for a winning pair of aces.
Hand #8: Matt Berkey made it 250,000 from the button and he took the blinds and antes.
Hand #9: Richard Dixon raised to 260,000 from middle position, but he was forced to fold when Samuel Vonekennel moved all in from the small blind with the bigger stack.
| Martin Lesjoe | 5,720,000 | 1,420,000 |
| Adrian Moreno | 2,300,000 | -840,000 |
Sunday, July 16, 2017 3:06 PM Local Time
Hands #1-5: Adrian Moreno Doubles Up and Then Some
Hand #1: Richard Dixon raised to 245,000 and Jimmy Guerrero called from the big blind.
The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and Dixon led for 350,000. Guerrero folded.
Hand #2: Matt Berkey raised to 300,000 from middle position and Adrian Moreno raised all in for just about 1,100,000. Berkey called with and was up against Moreno's .
The board ran out and Moreno doubled up.
Hand #3: Guerrero opened to 350,000 on the button and Giuseppe Pantaleo defended the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and Pantaleo led for 370,000. Guerrero folded.
Hand #4: Martin Lesjoe raised to 250,000 and Dixon defended the big blind. The flop was and both players checked. Dixon checked the on the turn and Lesjoe bet 325,000. Dixon folded.
Hand #5: Moreno raised to 275,000 and Guerrero called in position. The flop came and Moreno bet 350,000. Guerrero called. The turn was the and Moreno shoved all in. Guerrero folded.
| Matt Berkey | 13,500,000 | -2,500,000 |
| Adrian Moreno | 3,140,000 | 2,040,000 |
Sunday, July 16, 2017 2:51 PM Local Time
Alexander Haber Eliminated in 10th Place ($35,524)
On the first hand of the unofficial final table, Alexander Haber moved all in for his final 900,000 with . Samuel Vonkennel called to put him at risk with . Vonkennel yelled for paint throughout the flop and turn, and he got his wish with the river.
Vonkennel clapped his hands at the site of the river lady, as he jumped his stack up to 5.2 million.
| Samuel Vonkennel | 4,800,000 | 1,100,000 |
| Alexander Haber | 0 | -900,000 |
Sunday, July 16, 2017 2:48 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts From the Final 10
| Matt Berkey | 16,000,000 | 1,649,000 |
| Giuseppe Pantaleo | 5,800,000 | 625,000 |
| Martin Lesjoe | 4,300,000 | -785,000 |
| Samuel Vonkennel | 3,700,000 | -1,100,000 |
| Jimmy Guerrero | 3,300,000 | 200,000 |
| Ricardo Ramos | 3,200,000 | -180,000 |
| Richard Dixon | 2,800,000 | 15,000 |
| Alexandros Papadopoulos | 2,620,000 | 920,000 |
| Adrian Moreno | 1,100,000 | -700,000 |
| Alexander Haber | 900,000 | -100,000 |
Sunday, July 16, 2017 2:46 PM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table Draw
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | |
|---|
| Brasilia | 728 | 1 | Alexandros Papadopoulos | |
| Brasilia | 728 | 2 | Matt Berkey | |
| Brasilia | 728 | 3 | Martin Lesjoe | |
| Brasilia | 728 | 4 | Samuel Vonkennel | |
| Brasilia | 728 | 5 | Adrian Moreno | |
| Brasilia | 728 | 6 | Jimmy Guerrero | |
| Brasilia | 728 | 7 | Ricardo Ramos | |
| Brasilia | 728 | 8 | Giuseppe Pantaleo | |
| Brasilia | 728 | 9 | Alexander Haber | |
| Brasilia | 728 | 10 | Richard Dixon | |
Sunday, July 16, 2017 2:39 PM Local Time
Kyle Shappelle Eliminated in 11th Place ($35,524)
Kyle Shappelle opened on the button to 250,000 and Matt Berkey three-bet from the small blind to 575,000. Shappelle went all in and Berkey snap-called, showing . Shappelle was behind holding .
The board ran out and Shappelle was eliminated.
| Matt Berkey | 14,351,000 | 2,351,000 |
| Kyle Shappelle | 0 | -2,845,000 |