Friday, October 1, 2021 6:14 PM Local Time
Justin Steinman Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,191)
James Barnett raised to 115,000 and Justin Steinman re-raised all in for around 400,000. Barnett made the call with , while Steinman showed a dominated .
There would be no help for Steinman this time, as the board came , pairing Barnett's queen and sending the one-time chip leader to the rail one off the official final table.
Barnett moves to around two million to begin the final table with that knockout.
| Jimmy Barnett | 2,000,000 | 600,000  |
| Justin Steinman | 0 | -400,000  |
Friday, October 1, 2021 6:11 PM Local Time
Steinman Gets a Lucky Chop
Justin Steinman pushed his last 310,000 into the middle with and Leo Abbe went over the top by moving all in. Everyone folded, and Abbe showed .
The board ran out [9s5dQdQh5h) and both players split the pot with two pair, queens and fives.
| Leo Abbe | 700,000 | 0 |
| Justin Steinman | 400,000 | -10,000 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 6:02 PM Local Time
Garrett Doubles Up
Bryan Garrett moved all in from early position preflop for 460,000. It folded to Danny Chang in the small blind who called it.
Chang was looking for the knockout as he held the . Garrett had the , wanting the board to stay clean for the fours.
The flop came the . The turn was the and the river came the to give Garrett the big time double up.
| Danny Chang | 1,410,000 | -165,000 |
| Bryan Garrett | 920,000 | 460,000 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 5:55 PM Local Time
Schmidt Doubles Through Steinman in Biggest Pot of the Tournament
Bobby Schmidt raised to 85,000 from early position and Justin Steinman three-bet to 215,000 two seats over.
Schmidt made the call and they went heads-up to a flop of . Schmidt checked and Steinman continued for 225,000. Schmidt then raised all in for 800,000 more, putting Steinman to the test. Steinman looked pained by the decision, rechecking his cards and letting out a loud sigh.
"Sorry guys," he said to the table.
Steinman eventually called after three minutes and showed . Schmidt turned over for top pair and needed to hold for a huge double up.
The board ran out and Schmidt took over the chip lead with 1,900,000. "Let's go," he yelled as he ran toward the rail.
Steinman, who began the unofficial final table as the chip leader, dropped down to 410,000.
| Bobby Schmidt | 1,900,000 | 785,000 |
| Justin Steinman | 410,000 | -1,185,000 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 5:43 PM Local Time
Final Table Draw and Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
| 1 | Jack Behrens | 650,000 |
| 2 | Bryan Garrett | 460,000 |
| 3 | Chris Minton | 1,310,000 |
| 4 | Bobby Schmidt | 1,115,000 |
| 5 | James Barnett | 1,400,000 |
| 6 | Justin Steinman | 1,595,000 |
| 7 | Rico Cuevas | 770,000 |
| 8 | Danny Chang | 1,575,000 |
| 9 | Leo Abbe | 700,000 |
| 10 | Ronald Baltazar | 340,000 |
| Justin Steinman | 1,595,000 | 95,000 |
| Danny Chang | 1,575,000 | 100,000 |
| Jimmy Barnett | 1,400,000 | -200,000 |
| Chris Minton | 1,310,000 | -90,000 |
| Bobby Schmidt | 1,115,000 | -165,000 |
| Rico Cuevas | 770,000 | -130,000 |
| Leo Abbe | 700,000 | -175,000 |
| Jack Behrens | 650,000 | -100,000 |
| Bryan Garrett | 460,000 | 30,000 |
| Ronald Baltazar | 340,000 | -60,000 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 5:34 PM Local Time
Andrew Bart Eliminated in 11th Place ($2,191)
Andrew Bart was swiftly taken out of the tournament as he held the set on a board that had already been run out and read . It was no good as Bobby Schmidt held the for a straight, as he continued his surge before the final table.
| Bobby Schmidt | 1,280,000 | 680,000 |
| Andrew Bart | 0 | -450,000 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 5:34 PM Local Time
Steinman Catches Schmidt Bluffing
Justin Steinman and Bobby Schmidt were engaged in a blind vs. blind battle that ended with Steinman winning a big pot.
Steinman bet 80,000 on a flop and Schmidt called from the big blind. Steinman fired again on the turn, this time for 130,000. Schmidt again called.
The river brought the and Steinman slowed down by checking. Schmidt bet out 180,000 and Steinman eventually found the call after a brief tank.
"You win," Schmidt said as he flung his cards in the muck. Steinman showed for two pair.
| Justin Steinman | 1,500,000 | 475,000 |
| Bobby Schmidt | 600,000 | -1,180,000 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 5:28 PM Local Time
Schmidt Gets Full Value With Straight
Action arrived on the river with a pot of about 500,000 in the middle. The board read the .
Bobby Schmidt moved all in for his remaining amount of 265,000 to put the pressure on Andrew Bart, who stewed it over for several moments.
After over a minute, he called. Schmidt said straight and tabled the which was the winner as he collected the huge pot and create a big change in chips at the table.
| Bobby Schmidt | 1,270,000 | 295,000 |
| Andrew Bart | 450,000 | -425,000 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 5:24 PM Local Time
Schmidt Doubles Another
Bobby Schmidt was the victim of another double-up, this time at the hands of Bryan Garrett.
Schmidt opened from the button to 85,000 before Garrett raised all in from the big blind for his last 210,000. Schmidt made the call with but got the bad news when Garrett turned over .
The board ran out and Garrett doubled to 430,000.
| Bryan Garrett | 430,000 | -90,000 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 5:18 PM Local Time
Cuevas Flips Well to Double Through Schmidt
Rico Cuevas moved his last 350,000 into the middle holding and was called by Bobby Schmidt with .
The flop of brought Schmidt the nut flush draw, but the turn and river didn't provide any more help to Schmidt, and Cuevas doubled to around 750,000.
Schmidt was left with 850,000.
| Bobby Schmidt | 850,000 | -125,000 |
| Rico Cuevas | 750,000 | -150,000 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 4:55 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts on Break (11 Left)
| Jimmy Barnett | 1,600,000 | 340,000 |
| Danny Chang | 1,475,000 | 175,000 |
| Chris Minton | 1,400,000 | -400,000 |
| Justin Steinman | 1,025,000 | 75,000 |
| Bobby Schmidt | 975,000 | 415,000 |
| Rico Cuevas | 900,000 | 325,000 |
| Leo Abbe | 875,000 | 125,000 |
| Andrew Bart | 875,000 | -325,000 |
| Jack Behrens | 750,000 | 450,000 |
| Bryan Garrett | 520,000 | 200,000 |
| Ronald Baltazar | 400,000 | -475,000 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 4:50 PM Local Time
Break Time
The remaining 11 players are now on their second 20-minute break.
Friday, October 1, 2021 4:49 PM Local Time
James Scott Eliminated in 12th Place ($1,804)
James Scott moved all in from under the gun. It folded around to Justin Steinman in the small blind who called.
James Scott:
Justin Steinman:
The flop came the . The turn gave a few more outs to Scott as the came off but the river ended his hope as the came down to finish his run in twelfth place.
| Justin Steinman | 950,000 | 320,000 |
| James Scott | 0 | -450,000 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 4:27 PM Local Time
Minton Continues to Build
Chip leader Chris Minton just took another big pot, this time off Leo Abbe.
It started when Minton raised from under the gun to 65,000 and Abbe three-bet to 165,000 from the small blind. Minton made the call and they saw a flop of .
Abbe slowed down and checked, allowing Minton to fire out 200,000. Abbe thought it over for about a minute before laying his hand down.
Minton now owns a stack of 1,800,000, while Abbe dropped down to 750,000.
| Chris Minton | 1,800,000 | 300,000 |
| Leo Abbe | 750,000 | -400,000 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 4:21 PM Local Time
Marco Starnoni Eliminated in 13th Place ($1,804)
Marco Starnoni had a great chance to eliminate Bobby Schmidt in a preflop all in, holding pocket rockets, vs the of Schmidt.
But the flop hit Schmidt as it came the to send the aces into a sudden spiral against the two-pair. The turn was the and the river came the to leave Starnoni with crumbs and give Schmidt a healthy stack.
Although Starnoni would hang around a while afterwards by winning two all ins, he would eventually succumb to Rico Cuevas when his could not chase down the in a preflop all in to end his tournament in thirteenth place.
| Rico Cuevas | 575,000 | -15,000 |
| Bobby Schmidt | 560,000 | 310,000 |
| Marco Starnoni | 0 | -180,000 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 4:06 PM Local Time
Minton Shoves in Battle of the Blinds
Action folded to Chris Minton in the small blind who raised to 75,000. Danny Chang in the big blind came along with a call and they saw a flop of .
Minton led out for 80,000, Chang raised to 310,000, and Minton came back with an all-in shove. Chang quickly surrendered his hand.
Minton is now up to 1,500,000.
| Chris Minton | 1,500,000 | 550,000 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 3:55 PM Local Time
Travis Williams Eliminated in 14th Place ($1,523)
Travis Williams raised pre-flop and called off his stack when Leo Abbe moved all in.
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Williams needed help but didn't get it as the board ran out . He was knocked out in 14th place, falling just five places short of making his second consecutive appearance at the final table.
Abbe, meanwhile, moved up to 1,150,000 on the hand.
| Leo Abbe | 1,150,000 | -180,000 |
| Travis Williams | 0 | -550,000 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 3:48 PM Local Time
Steven McLoughlin Eliminated in 15th Place ($1,523)
Steven McLoughlin was at risk preflop in a coin flip with the against the of Ronald Baltazar.
The flop came the . The turn was the to change nothing and the river came the to end McLoughlin's day in 15th place.
| Ronald Baltazar | 875,000 | -265,000 |
| Steven McLoughlin | 0 | -340,000 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 3:44 PM Local Time
Barnett 3-Bets Chang, Moves Over 1.2 Million
Danny Chang raised to 70,000 pre-flop before James Barnett, next to act, three-bet to 185,000. Chang folded to send the pot to Barnett, who is now sitting on a stack of 1,260,000.
| Jimmy Barnett | 1,260,000 | -40,000 |
Friday, October 1, 2021 3:33 PM Local Time
Tyler Burke Eliminated in 16th Place ($1,320)
Rico Cuevas was all in for 265,000 with against the of Tyler Burke.
The board ran out , providing no help to Burke and securing the double-up for Cuevas.
Cuevas moved up to 590,000 while Burke was left with just 15,000 and was eliminated in the next couple of hands.
| Rico Cuevas | 590,000 | 320,000 |
| Tyler Burke | 0 | -280,000 |