Saturday, June 23, 2018 9:55 PM Local Time
Andrulis on Seiken's Heels
Nicholas Seiken raised on the button and Kristijonas Andrulis called in the big blind. The first draw went two and two and Seiken earned a check-call from Andrulis.
Andrulis took two again and Seiken changed one. He fired again in position but Andrulis check-raised this time. Seiken called and both stood pat.
Andrulis tossed in a bet and Seiken called, prompting a showdown. Andrulis rolled over and Seiken ended up second. His lead was thinned as Andrulis climbed to 1.7 million.
| Nicholas Seiken | 1,900,000 | -350,000  |
| Kristijonas Andrulis | 1,700,000 | 430,000  |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 9:48 PM Local Time
Level 27 started
Level: 27
Blinds: 40000/80000
Ante: 0
Saturday, June 23, 2018 8:52 PM Local Time
Seiken Hits Wheel on the Last Hand Before Dinner
On the button, Kristijonas Andrulis raised, big blind Nicholas Seiken defended, and they both drew two. Seiken led out, earning a call, and they took one apiece on the second draw. Seiken continued barrelling but Andrulis raised. Seiken, however, kept his foot firmly on the gas pedal and countered with a three-bet. Andrulis called and they both stood pat.
Seiken fired one more shell and Andrulis called. Seiken quickly turned up for the nuts, claiming the last pot before a one-hour dinner break.
Action will resume at approximately 9:47 p.m. local time.
| Nicholas Seiken | 2,250,000 | 450,000 |
| Kristijonas Andrulis | 1,270,000 | -30,000 |
| Randy Ohel | 1,135,000 | -365,000 |
| Farzad Bonyadi | 895,000 | 186,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 8:43 PM Local Time
Ohel Wins With a Number Four
Farzad Bonyadi raised first to act and was called by Randy Ohel in the small blind and Nicholas Seiken in the big blind. Ohel and Seiken discarded two and Bonyadi discarded three. Ohel bet. Seiken and Bonyadi called.
Ohel and Seiken discarded one and Bonyadi discarded three. Ohel bet once more and both of his opponents called.
Ohel stood pat. Seiken and Bonyadi discarded one. Ohel bet, which forced out Seiken, while Bonyadi opted to raise. After very brief consideration, Ohel said, "I gotta call, I have a number four."
Bonyadi verified it and mucked. Ohel showed the .
| Nicholas Seiken | 1,800,000 | -100,000 |
| Randy Ohel | 1,500,000 | 300,000 |
| Farzad Bonyadi | 709,000 | -270,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 8:38 PM Local Time
The Best One Against The Worst One
First to act, Randy Ohel raised, Farzad Bonyadi called in the big, and they drew two and one. Ohel fired in position and Bonyadi called before they took one on the second draw. Bonyadi woke up with a check-raise and Ohel called.
Bonyadi patted and Ohel patted as well. Bonyadi bet again.
"I almost snap-called," Ohel said and then thought for a while before tossing in the calling chips.
Bonyadi said he had eight-six and Ohel reacted: "I have the worst one."
"I have the best one," Bonyadi replied and proved it by showing . Ohel mucked.
| Randy Ohel | 1,200,000 | -300,000 |
| Farzad Bonyadi | 979,000 | 195,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 8:34 PM Local Time
Matt Glantz Eliminated in 5th Place ($64,131)
First to act, Randy Ohel raised and Matt Glantz in the small blind made it three bets, Ohel called.
"I have 58,000 behind," Glantz announced and Ohel nodded. Both discarded two cards and Glantz bet, Ohel raised, and Glantz called all in.
"I am still drawing, but I improved, " Glantz announced and discarded one.
"I improved also," Ohel replied and discarded one, too.
Glantz then stood pat and Ohel discarded one. Glantz rolled over his , which Ohel had beat with the . Glantz was eliminated in fifth place and takes home $64,131 for his efforts.
| Randy Ohel | 1,500,000 | 200,000 |
| Matt Glantz | 0 | -147,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 8:29 PM Local Time
S.O.S. for Glantz
In a single-raised pot, Matt Glantz and Randy Ohel drew one and two on the first two draws with no extra money added to the pot. Glantz then led out and Ohel called. Glantz remained drawing one but Ohel patted on the final draw and fired in position. Glantz gave up and continued with fewer than three big bets.
| Randy Ohel | 1,300,000 | 200,000 |
| Matt Glantz | 147,000 | -120,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 8:22 PM Local Time
"My Name is Matt and I am Pat"
Matt Glantz raised from the cutoff and Kristijonas Andrulis called in the small blind. Both discarded one card and Andrulis check-called a bet. Once again both discarded one and Glantz joked, "No worries, I will never get there.
Andrulis checked, Glantz bet, and Andrulis called.
"My name is Matt and I am pat," Glantz announced while Andrulis discarded one. Both checked and Andrulis announced a nine.
"You are good," Glantz replied and was shown the by Andrulis as winning hand.
| Kristijonas Andrulis | 1,300,000 | 0 |
| Matt Glantz | 267,000 | -300,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 8:17 PM Local Time
Seiken Gets There on the River
In a three-bet pot, Nicholas Seiken changed one and Farzad Bonyadi two on the first draw. Seiken bet and called when Bonyadi raised. He drew one and Bonyadi was pat. They repeated the same on the last draw with Seiken calling a bet in between. Bonyadi fired on the river as well and Seiken called.
Bonyadi announced a nine but Seiken quickly turned up the winner.
| Nicholas Seiken | 1,900,000 | 500,000 |
| Farzad Bonyadi | 784,000 | -195,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 8:03 PM Local Time
Glantz Left Short; Gets Some Back
Matt Glantz raised and Kristijonas Andrulis made it three bets in the small blind. Glantz called. Both discarded one card and Andrulis bet, Glantz raised, and Andrulis called. Andrulis stood pat and Glantz discarded one. Andrulis bet and Glantz called. Andrulis stood pat and Glantz drew one once more. Both players then checked.
Andrulis showed the and Glantz mucked a ten with the words, "I broke up an eight."
Glantz raised and Andrulis called on the button. Andrulis discarded two and Glantz drew one. Glantz bet and Andrulis called. Both then discarded one each and checked. They discarded one each on the final draw. Glantz bet and Andrulis called. Glantz rolled over the [7x6x4x3x2x[ and earned back most of the chips he had previously lost.
| Kristijonas Andrulis | 1,300,000 | 100,000 |
| Farzad Bonyadi | 979,000 | -121,000 |
| Matt Glantz | 567,000 | 10,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 7:52 PM Local Time
Level 26 started
Level: 26
Blinds: 30000/60000
Ante: 0
Saturday, June 23, 2018 7:50 PM Local Time
Andrulis Wins with Rough Eight
Farzad Bonyadi raised and Kristijonas Andrulis three-bet. Bonyadi called and drew three while Andrulis changed one. Andrulis bet blind seeing that his rival was taking three cards, but Bonyadi called and both took one on the second draw.
Andrulis bet again and Bonyadi called. Andrulis stood pat and his opponent peeled one card. They both checked and Andrulis turned up a rough eight with .
| Kristijonas Andrulis | 1,200,000 | 200,000 |
| Farzad Bonyadi | 1,100,000 | -200,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 7:46 PM Local Time
Ohel Takes From Glantz, Gives It to Bonyadi
Fresh off scooping a pot against Matt Glantz with an , Randy Ohel raised from the cutoff and Farzad Bonyadi three-bet out of the big blind. Ohel called. Bonyadi stood pat and Ohel drew two. Bonyadi bet and Ohel called. Bonyadi stood pat, Ohel discarded two cards again and called a bet by Bonyadi.
On the final draw, Bonyadi stood pat and Ohel drew one. Both players checked and Boyadi tabled a to scoop the pot.
| Farzad Bonyadi | 1,300,000 | 357,000 |
| Randy Ohel | 1,100,000 | 0 |
| Matt Glantz | 557,000 | -239,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 7:42 PM Local Time
Andrulis Makes Eight-Six
Kristijonas Andrulis raised and Randy Ohel, to his left, three-bet. Andrulis called out of position and drew two while Ohel discarded one. Ohel fired again and Andrulis check-called. They took one each and Andrulis decided to lead out. Ohel called and both patted on the last draw. Andrulis tossed in one more bet and Ohel quickly called.
Andrulis rolled over and raked in the pot, getting almost even in chips with Ohel.
| Randy Ohel | 1,100,000 | -200,000 |
| Kristijonas Andrulis | 1,000,000 | 344,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 7:42 PM Local Time
Jason Gray Eliminated in 6th Place ($64,131)
Jason Gray open-jammed for 38,000 under the gun and was put at risk by Randy Ohel in the small blind and Nicholas Seiken in the big blind.
Ohel drew three and Gray and Seiken swapped two. Ohel and Seiken both checked and all three players drew two.
Ohel bet and Seiken folded. Gray wouldn't even get a sweat as Ohel stood pat and he exchanged two. Ohel announced a wheel and Gray was drawing dead to his draw.
Gray banked $64,131 for sixth place.
| Nicholas Seiken | 1,400,000 | -100,000 |
| Randy Ohel | 1,300,000 | 100,000 |
| Jason Gray | 0 | -51,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 7:22 PM Local Time
Gray on a Nub
With action folded to the small blind, Nicholas Seiken raised and Jason Gray defended. Seiked took two and Gray three and Gray called a bet. The second draw saw both players take two new cards and Seiken barreled.
Gray called and Seiken tapped the felt, patting. Gray still needed to improve one of his cards. But he was unable to do so and folded to one final bet.
Gray is now down to one big bet.
| Nicholas Seiken | 1,500,000 | -161,000 |
| Jason Gray | 51,000 | -88,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 7:12 PM Local Time
Hanh Tran Eliminated in 7th Place ($34,450)
Hanh Tran moved all in with his last 3,000 under the gun and Randy Ohel raised on the button. Jason Gray tagged along from the big blind and drew two while Tran swapped one and Ohel exchanged two.
Gray check-raised a bet from Ohel and Ohel called. Gray stood pat, Tran opted for two, and Ohel took one. Gray bet and Ohel called then everybody stood pat.
Gray check-called once more and Ohel tabled an to win the pot. Tran could only muster a nine and Gray was out-pipped by an eight of his own.
Tran's run for 2-7 Triple Draw supremacy came to an end in seventh place.
| Randy Ohel | 1,200,000 | 341,000 |
| Jason Gray | 139,000 | -318,000 |
| Hanh Tran | 0 | -3,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 6:58 PM Local Time
"Tightest Fold Ever!"
Randy Ohel raised and Hanh Tran called in the big blind. They both took two and Tran called Ohel's bet, leaving himself with 1,000. Then he drew two again and Ohel changed one. Tran checked and Ohel bet before looking at his new card.
Tran folded, showing two aces.
"This is the tightest fold ever," Matt Glantz said.
Tran managed to triple up on the following hand but he'll need much more than that to get back in contention.
| Hanh Tran | 3,000 | -73,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 6:43 PM Local Time
Final Table Chip Counts
| Nicholas Seiken | 1,661,000 | 194,000 |
| Farzad Bonyadi | 943,000 | 243,000 |
| Randy Ohel | 859,000 | -141,000 |
| Matt Glantz | 796,000 | -4,000 |
| Kristijonas Andrulis | 656,000 | 126,000 |
| Jason Gray | 457,000 | -193,000 |
| Hanh Tran | 76,000 | -9,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2018 6:35 PM Local Time
Unoffical Final Table
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|
| 1 | Kristijonas Andrulis | 656,000 |
| 2 | Randy Ohel | 859,000 |
| 3 | Nicholas Seiken | 1,661,000 |
| 4 | Jason Gray | 457,000 |
| 5 | Hanh Tran | 76,000 |
| 6 | Matt Glantz | 796,000 |
| 7 | Farzad Bonyadi | 943,000 |
Players went on a break with two minutes left to play in the level. They will add it to the next two-hour stretch as they move to the stage in the Brazilia room. Further action will be streamed online on Twitch with hole cards up and a security delay. PokerNews will continue providing live updates until the champion is crowned.