$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (Event #17)

On the button, Adrian Scarpa moved all in for 2,850,000. Tommy Nguyen took his time in the small blind before reshoving all in and Brett Apter folded the big blind.

Adrian Scarpa:   
Tommy Nguyen:   

"Ace-eight versus ace-five!" Scarpa yelled to his rail in the Thunderdome, who anxiously jumped on their feet to watch the action unfold. The     flop paired up Nguyen's inferior kicked, and the rail let an "Oh God!" escape in anguish.

"Seven baby!" they quickly rooted, but neither the   turn nor   river would turn it around for their champion. The Foxwoods regular saw a fantastic run come to an end in fourth place, worth a payday of $77,591.

Tommy Nguyen	8,000,000	2,650,000
Adrian Scarpa	0	-4,200,000

Brett Apter raised to 400,000 on the cutoff and Tommy Nguyen, in the big blind, called.

The dealer spread a flop of    , and Nguyen check-called a bet of 375,000 from Apter.

The turn came the  . Nguyen moved all in for 2,050,000. Apter went deep into the tank for a few minutes, but eventually decided to let it go.

Brett Apter	6,720,000	-780,000
Tommy Nguyen	3,700,000	1,300,000

In a blind-on-blind confrontation, Tommy Nguyen bet 175,000 on a     flop and Brett Apter called. On the   turn, Nguyen checked, Apter bet 420,000, and Nguyen called.

The river was the   and Nguyen checked. Apter took his time, rhythmically shuffling his chips, before settling on a bet of 900,000. Nguyen took around five seconds to flick in a calling ship, but Apter showed him the winner with    for a flopped two pair.

Brett Apter	6,550,000	1,950,000
Tommy Nguyen	2,220,000	-1,970,000

Anatolii Zyrin open-shoved 2,690,000 on the button and Adrian Scarpa folded the small blind. Manuel Ruivo, however, instantly flicked in a calling chip to put Zyrin at risk.

Anatolii Zyrin:   
Manuel Ruivo:   

Ruivo was ahead at the start and remained ahead after the flop fell    . The turn   put Zyrin one card away from elimination, but he spiked the   on the river to save his tournament life and double up. Visibly disgusted by the outcome, Ruivo paid off the requisite amount.

Anatolii Zyrin	5,640,000	2,390,000
Manuel Ruivo	4,300,000	-2,500,000

Now that the $10,000 Heads-Up has concluded, the players have been moved to the main feature table in the Amazon room to finish off this tournament. The table will not be live streamed.

Manuel Ruivo	6,200,000	300,000
Brett Apter	5,100,000	-600,000
Tommy Nguyen	4,190,000	40,000
Anatolii Zyrin	3,250,000	600,000
Adrian Scarpa	2,800,000	-200,000

Cary Katz moved all in from the hijack for about 600,000, and Brett Apter, in the small blind, called.

Cary Katz:   
Brett Apter:   

The board ran       and that was it for Katz, eliminated from the tournament in 6th place for $42,897.

Brett Apter	5,700,000	800,000
Cary Katz	0	-575,000

Anatolii Zyrin opened to 240,000 from the hijack, and Cary Katz, on the button, called. Manuel Ruivo, in the small blind, three-bet to 1,000,000. Tommy Nguyen, in the big blind, four-bet shoved for 1,825,000. Zyrin and Katz gave up their hands. Ruivo took a few seconds of reflection, then made the call.

Tommy Nguyen:   
Manuel Ruivo;   

The board came       and Nguyen made two pair to double up.

Manuel Ruivo	5,900,000	-1,800,000
Tommy Nguyen	4,150,000	2,200,000
Cary Katz	575,000	-225,000

Brett Apter moved all in under the gun for 1,315,000. Anatolii Zyrin, from one seat over, reshoved for about 6,600,000. Shintaro Baba, in the hijack, called for less, putting at risk his last 918,000.

Shintaro Baba:   
Brett Apter:   
Anatolii Zyrin:   

The runout was       and Apter scoopted the pot, eliminating Baba in 7th place for $32,517.

Anatolii Zyrin	5,200,000	-1,400,000
Brett Apter	3,580,000	2,060,000
Shintaro Baba	0	-1,000,000

Anatolii Zyrin opened to 200,000 from early position, and Tommy Nguyen, in the big blind, called.

A flop reading     was dealt and checked through to the   turn. Nguyen checked once more, and Zyrin bet 225,000. Nguyen check-called.

The   filled up the river, and Nguyen checked for a third time. Zyrin fired a bet of 875,000 and Nguyen threw in a chip, signifying a call.

Nguyen showed   , and Zyrin tabled    for a flush to win the pot.

Anatolii Zyrin	5,650,000	1,200,000
Tommy Nguyen	2,500,000	-1,200,000