Wednesday, June 8, 2022 10:50 PM Local Time
Moncek Climbing Back
Ben Ross limped the button and Michael Moncek checked his option.
The flop of was checked through to the turn. Moncek bet and Ross called.
The hit the river and Moncek bet again before Ross' cards slid into the muck.
| Ben Ross | 6,600,000 | -1,600,000  |
| Michael Moncek | 6,450,000 | 1,600,000  |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 10:47 PM Local Time
Moncek Catches a Flush Again
Michael Moncek raised from the button and Ben Ross called. Moncek continued with a bet on the flop and Ross check-called.
The turn came the and Ross checked again. Moncek bet, Ross raised, and Moncek called to see the river.
On the river, Ross check-called a bet, then slammed his fist on the table as Moncek showed for the rivered flush.
| Ben Ross | 8,200,000 | -1,300,000 |
| Michael Moncek | 4,850,000 | 1,300,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 10:44 PM Local Time
Smoke Bet Gets Through
Michael Moncek raised the button and Ben Ross called.
The flop came and Ross check-raised. Moncek called.
Ross fired a smoke bet into the center as the dealer was turning over the turn and Moncek mucked his hand.
| Ben Ross | 9,500,000 | -50,000 |
| Michael Moncek | 3,550,000 | 50,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 10:40 PM Local Time
Moncek Silences the Crowd With a Flush
Ben Ross limped in, then called when Michael Moncek raised.
The flop came and Moncek bet. Ross called and the turn came the .
Moncek bet again and, this time, Ross raised. Moncek re-raised and Ross called to see the on the river. Ross called another bet.
Moncek turned over for the turned flush.
"All I had to do was fade a diamond. I flopped two pair," Ross said, his loud rail suddenly falling silent.
"That was almost it."
| Ben Ross | 9,550,000 | -1,250,000 |
| Michael Moncek | 3,500,000 | 1,250,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 10:36 PM Local Time
Ross Takes Three in a Row
Ben Ross raised and Michael Moncek called.
The dealer fanned a flop of and Moncek check-called a bet. When the hit the turn, Moncek quickly check-folded to another bet from Ross.
On the following hand, Moncek raised and Ross defended the big blind.
When the flop came , Ross check-raised and Moncek mucked his hand.
The next hand, Ross limped on the button and Moncek raised his option. Ross called.
The dealer spread a flop of and Moncek check-called a bet from Ross.
The turn brought in a possible flush and Moncek check-raised Ross, and Moncek called.
The double paired the board and Moncek bet out before getting raised by Ross. Ross clapped in excitement as Moncek was in the tank.
"What do you have?" asked Monsek.
"What do you have betting 300,000 on the river?" He responded.
"Not much," Monsek chuckled.
Eventually Monsek tossed his hand into the muck, giving the third pot in a row to Ross.
| Ben Ross | 10,800,000 | 2,800,000 |
| Michael Moncek | 2,250,000 | -2,800,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 10:27 PM Local Time
Ross Surges Ahead With Straight Flush
Michael Moncek raised from the button and Ben Ross defended the big blind.
Ross check-called on the flop before both players checked the turn.
The river was the and Ross checked again. Moncek put out a bet and Ross raised. Moncek called and Ross showed him the for a straight flush as his boisterous rail erupted in celebration.
| Ben Ross | 8,000,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Michael Moncek | 5,050,000 | -1,200,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 10:24 PM Local Time
"Good Call" for Moncek
Ben Ross raised the button and Michael Moncek three-bet. Ross quickly made the call.
The dealer spread a flop of and the action checked through to the river as the peeled on the turn.
The landed on the river, putting the fourth heart and Moncek checked to Ross who put in a bet. Moncek called and rolled over immediately for a set on the turn.
"Good call," said Ross as he showed .
| Ben Ross | 6,800,000 | 550,000 |
| Michael Moncek | 6,250,000 | -550,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 10:18 PM Local Time
Ross Climbs to Nearly Even
Ben Ross raised and called when Michael Moncek re-raised.
Both players checked the flop before Ross bet the turn.
The river came the and Ross bet again. Moncek called but mucked when Ross showed for a rivered pair of kings.
"You got this, baby," Ross' wife Lacey yelled from the rail.
| Michael Moncek | 6,800,000 | -900,000 |
| Ben Ross | 6,250,000 | 900,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 10:15 PM Local Time
Moncek Takes Some Back
After getting rivered by the trip twos of Ben Ross the previous hand and paying him off, Michael Moncek raised the button and Ross called.
The flop came and Ross check-called a bet from Moncek.
The hit the turn and both players instantly checked to the river. Ross checked and snap-called when Moncek fired in a bet.
This time Moncek rivered the trips tabling .
| Michael Moncek | 7,700,000 | 500,000 |
| Ben Ross | 5,350,000 | -500,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 10:09 PM Local Time
Yueqi Zhu Eliminated in 3rd Place ($63,314)
Yueqi Zhu and Ben Ross went heads-up to a flop of . Zhu bet and Ross called.
Zhu bet again on the turn before Ross raised. Zhu called to see the river.
Ross bet in the dark before the dealer turned over the . Zhu spent a few moments considering the decision.
"You can't win. You took too long," Ross told him before Zhu eventually called.
"Set," Ross announced, turning over to win the pot.
A few hands later, Zhu called a pre-flop raise from Michael Moncek. The flop came and Zhu check-raised, leaving himself around 300,000 behind.
Moncek called and they got the rest of Zhu's chips in the middle on the turn.
Yueqi Zhu:
Michael Moncek:
Moncek was ahead with a pair of fives, while Zhu needed to complete a straight draw. The river came the and the last remaining bracelet winner in the field was eliminated.
Moncek and Ross are taking a quick break before the start of heads-up play.
| Michael Moncek | 7,200,000 | 750,000 |
| Ben Ross | 5,850,000 | 1,650,000 |
| Yueqi Zhu | 0 | -2,400,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 10:02 PM Local Time
Trips Get Paid for Ross
Ben Ross raised on the button and Michael Moncek called in the big blind.
"Any two cards right?" Said Ross.
The flop came and Moncek check-called a bet.
When the paired the turn, Moncek check-called once again.
The hit the river and once checked to, Ross fired a third time. Moncek paused for about five seconds and made the call. Ross tabled for trip tens and Moncek tapped the table as he said, "nice hand. The river saved me."
| Michael Moncek | 6,450,000 | -750,000 |
| Ben Ross | 4,200,000 | 1,600,000 |
| Yueqi Zhu | 2,400,000 | -600,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 9:56 PM Local Time
Christoph Kwon Eliminated in 4th Place ($45,178)
Christoph Kwon shoved his last 275,000 in the middle from the button and both Yueqi Zhu and Michael Moncek called from the blinds.
Zhu and Moncek checked as the board came before Moncek bet the river.
"I guess you have a nine," Zhu said before folding.
Moncek did indeed have a nine, turning over for a straight. Kwon showed and hit the rail in fourth place.
| Michael Moncek | 7,200,000 | 300,000 |
| Yueqi Zhu | 3,000,000 | 325,000 |
| Christoph Kwon | 0 | -500,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 9:52 PM Local Time
Moncek Raises it Away
Yueqi Zhu raised from the small blind and Michael Moncek called in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of and Zhu continued with a bet. Moncek put in a raise and that was enough for Zhu to surrender the pot.
| Michael Moncek | 6,900,000 | 400,000 |
| Yueqi Zhu | 2,675,000 | -625,000 |
| Ben Ross | 2,600,000 | -75,000 |
| Christoph Kwon | 500,000 | -100,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 9:46 PM Local Time
Level 32 started
Level: 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 0
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 8:50 PM Local Time
60-Minute Dinner Break
The four remaining players have agreed to take a 60-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 9:46 p.m.
| Michael Moncek | 6,500,000 | -300,000 |
| Yueqi Zhu | 3,300,000 | -200,000 |
| Ben Ross | 2,675,000 | 875,000 |
| Christoph Kwon | 600,000 | -1,015,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 8:41 PM Local Time
Ross Calls Down Zhu
Yueqi Zhu raised from the button and Ben Ross defended his big blind.
The flop came and Ross check-called a bet. Both players checked the turn.
Ross checked again on the river and called when Zhu bet.
"Ten," Zhu announced, turning over . Ross, though, showed two pair to win the pot.
"Didn't you learn your lesson last time," Ross told the bracelet winner after the hand.
| Yueqi Zhu | 3,500,000 | 600,000 |
| Ben Ross | 1,800,000 | 200,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 8:34 PM Local Time
Moncek Running Away with the Tournament
On a flop of Christoph Kwon bet into Michael Moncek who made the call.
The fell on the turn and Kwon check-called Moncek's bet.
The hit the river and Kwon checked once again, and Moncek put in a bet. Kwon tanked for some time and made the call. Moncek tabled for a full house and the dealer pushed him the pot.
The following hand, Yueqi Zhu raised in the small blind and Moncek called from the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of and Moncek check-called a bet from Zhu.
The hit the turn and Moncek checked before Zhu checked back.
When the completed the board, Moncek checked once again, and Zhu put in a bet. Moncek instantly splashed in the call and tabled the , defeating Zhu's .
| Michael Moncek | 6,800,000 | 1,900,000 |
| Yueqi Zhu | 2,900,000 | 2,550,000 |
| Christoph Kwon | 1,615,000 | -285,000 |
| Ben Ross | 1,600,000 | 100,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 8:26 PM Local Time
Joe McKeehen Eliminated in 5th Place ($32,761)
Ben Ross raised before Joe McKeehen three-bet from the button, leaving himself around 40,000 behind. Ross put him all in and McKeehen called.
Joe McKeehen:
Ben Ross:
McKeehen stayed ahead as the flop came , but Ross hit the on the turn.
"Hold one time," he yelled as the dealer turned over the on the river, giving McKeehen a higher pair.
McKeehen doubled up to 1,200,000, but he was all in again the next hand against Michael Moncek.
McKeehen called a three-bet and saw a flop of . Moncek bet, McKeehen raised, and Moncek called. They got the rest of McKeehen's chips in the middle on the turn.
McKeehen had flopped a straight with , but Moncek had a higher straight with . The on the river was inconsequential, and the 2015 Main Event champ made his exit in fifth place.
| Michael Moncek | 4,900,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Ben Ross | 1,500,000 | -1,000,000 |
| Joe McKeehen | 0 | -1,770,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 8:21 PM Local Time
Zhu Coolers McKeehen
Joe McKeehen raised the small blind and Yueqi Zhu came along in the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of and McKeehen bet before Zhu made the call.
The hit the turn and McKeehen kept the pressure on putting a bet across the line and Zhu called.
The landed on the river and McKeehen put in another bet before Zhu raised.
"Really?", McKeehen said annoyed.
Mckeehen made the call and Zhu tabled for a full house and McKeehen showed the before tossing his hand into the muck.
| Joe McKeehen | 400,000 | -1,370,000 |
| Yueqi Zhu | 350,000 | -2,650,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 8:16 PM Local Time
Moncek Gets Involved
Michael Moncek had been relatively quiet recently before opening the latest pot from the button.
"I thought you had fallen asleep over there, Michael," Ben Ross said before giving up his small blind.
Christoph Kwon called in the big blind and they saw a flop of . Kwon check-raised after Moncek bet, and Moncek stuck around to the turn.
Kwon bet again and Moncek called. The river came the and Kwon checked. Moncek put out a bet and Kwon quickly folded.
| Michael Moncek | 3,900,000 | 900,000 |
| Christoph Kwon | 1,900,000 | -600,000 |