Thursday, June 9, 2022 5:46 PM Local Time
Level 33 started
Level: 33
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Thursday, June 9, 2022 5:38 PM Local Time
Gallardo's Turn Raise Takes it Down
Leo Soma opened from the hijack for 500,000. Maximiliano Gallardo, in the big blind, was the sole caller.
Soma fired for 300,000 on the flop. He again earned a call from Gallardo.
On the turn, Leo sized up and fired his biggest bullet yet, firing to the tune of 1,250,000. Gallardo moved all in behind him, with the effective stack of 3,950,000. Soma made the laydown relatively quickly, much to the disappointment of his fans on the rail, who have been cheering him on all day long, recently draping a French flag over the rail in support.
Gallardo scooped the pot.
Leo Soma | 27,500,000 | 3,200,000 |
Maximiliano Gallardo | 7,650,000 | 1,650,000 |
Thursday, June 9, 2022 5:15 PM Local Time
Joe Cada Eliminated in 7th Place ($61,098)
Joe Cada raised preflop to 500,000 and Leo Soma reraised to 2,350,000. Cada then moved all in for around 4,000,000 and Soma snap called.
Joe Cada:
Leo Soma:
With one of his outs in his opponents hand and an ace in the window of the flop, it wasn't looking too promising for Cada's kings. The board ran out to give Soma top pair with aces, busting Cada out of the tournament in seventh place.
Leo Soma | 24,300,000 | 6,050,000 |
Joe Cada | 0 | -4,400,000 |
Thursday, June 9, 2022 5:01 PM Local Time
Gallardo, Zhechev, Cada Take Down Pots Without a Showdown
Leo Soma opened action to 500,000 from under the gun. Action folded to Maximiliano Gallardo in the small blind, who made the call.
Soma fired another 500,000 on the flop. Gallardo raised him to 1,300,000. After a moment or two of thought, Soma made the laydown, giving the pot to Gallardo.
On the next hand, Ivan Zhechev opened the action to 500,000 from the cutoff. Soma, now the big blind, was the lone caller.
Zhechev fired for another 700,000 on the flop. After confirming the bet size, Soma made the call.
On the turn, Zhechev moved all in. Soma snap folded.
Next, Joe Cada moved all in preflop from middle position. Action folded to Thomas Schultz on the button. He thought for a moment, before making the laydown as well. As he did so, he made a reference to a conversation he and Cada had last night, which elicited a smile and chuckle from Cada. The players behind Schultz got out of the way as well, giving the pot, consisting of the blinds and ante only, to Cada.
Leo Soma | 18,250,000 | -2,750,000 |
Thomas Schultz | 11,200,000 | -2,600,000 |
Daniel Wellborn | 8,600,000 | -800,000 |
Maximiliano Gallardo | 6,000,000 | 1,500,000 |
Ivan Zhechev | 5,575,000 | 1,375,000 |
Joe Cada | 4,400,000 | -25,000 |
Derek Sudell | 2,700,000 | -550,000 |
Thursday, June 9, 2022 4:43 PM Local Time
Level 32 started
Level: 32
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Thursday, June 9, 2022 4:42 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Leo Soma | 21,000,000 | 4,350,000 |
Thomas Schultz | 13,800,000 | 0 |
Daniel Wellborn | 9,400,000 | -100,000 |
Maximiliano Gallardo | 4,500,000 | 0 |
Joe Cada | 4,425,000 | -2,025,000 |
Ivan Zhechev | 4,200,000 | 1,800,000 |
Derek Sudell | 3,250,000 | -500,000 |
Thursday, June 9, 2022 4:29 PM Local Time
Break Time!
The players are now on their second 15 minute break of the day. They are currently down to a 7-handed final table and when they return blinds will be 125,000-250,000.
Thursday, June 9, 2022 4:25 PM Local Time
Zhechev Doubles Up Before the Break
Ivan Zhechev shoved all in on his big blind for 2,200,000 and the only caller was Thomas Schultz in middle position.
Thomas Schultz:
Ivan Zhechev:
The board ran out and Zhechev's pocket nines gave him a higher two pair than what showed on the board to win the pot and get the double up.
Thomas Schultz | 13,800,000 | -1,200,000 |
Ivan Zhechev | 2,400,000 | 50,000 |
Thursday, June 9, 2022 4:15 PM Local Time
Gallardo Doubles Up Through Wellborn
Maximiliano Gallardo, from middle position, opened the preflop action by moving all in with the effective stack of 2,050,000. Action then folded around to Daniel Wellborn in the small blind. Wellborn moved all in as well, ensuring the fold of the big blind behind him.
Maximiliano Gallardo:
Daniel Wellborn:
Wellborn failed to connect on either overcard with the board, ensuring that Gallardo's pocket nines held, giving him the double up.
Daniel Wellborn | 9,500,000 | -4,200,000 |
Maximiliano Gallardo | 4,500,000 | 1,850,000 |
Thursday, June 9, 2022 4:07 PM Local Time
Schultz's Bet Takes Pot on the River
Heads-up action between Thomas Schultz in the small blind and Leo Soma in the big blind had Schultz min-raising to 400,000 which Soma called.
The flop came down and both players checked.
A showed up on the turn. Schultz checked and Soma bet 1,000,000 and Schultz tanked for a minute before calling.
On the river was a and Schultz bet 2,500,000 which Soma folded to immediately.
Leo Soma | 16,650,000 | -2,000,000 |
Thomas Schultz | 15,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Thursday, June 9, 2022 4:03 PM Local Time
Zhechev Gets Shorter
Leo Soma raised to 400,000 from the hijack and Ivan Zhechev defended his big blind.
The flop came , they both checked to the on the turn. Zhechev bet 450,000 for Soma to call.
The river completed the board with the and they both checked. Zhechev tabled the for Soma to show the for the pot with the higher kicker.
Leo Soma | 19,000,000 | 350,000 |
Ivan Zhechev | 1,300,000 | -1,050,000 |
Thursday, June 9, 2022 4:00 PM Local Time
Schultz Keeps on Betting
Thomas Schultz raised to 450,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Wellborn defended his big blind.
The flop came , Wellborn quickly checked and Schultz continued with a bet of 775,000. Wellborn called.
The turn was the , Wellborn checked again. This time, Schultz fired a bet of 1,200,000 out. Wellborn contemplated it for a bit and then made the call.
The river completed the board with the . Wellborn checked again. Schultz fired a bet of 2,700,000 for Wellborn to snap-fold.
Thomas Schultz | 14,000,000 | 3,700,000 |
Daniel Wellborn | 11,700,000 | -2,000,000 |
Thursday, June 9, 2022 3:51 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Leo Soma | 18,650,000 | 175,000 |
Daniel Wellborn | 13,700,000 | 1,200,000 |
Thomas Schultz | 10,300,000 | -50,000 |
Joe Cada | 6,450,000 | 950,000 |
Derek Sudell | 3,750,000 | -1,050,000 |
Maximiliano Gallardo | 2,650,000 | -1,975,000 |
Ivan Zhechev | 2,350,000 | -1,200,000 |
Thursday, June 9, 2022 3:30 PM Local Time
Level 31 started
Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Thursday, June 9, 2022 3:25 PM Local Time
Final Table Seat Draw
With just over four minutes left in the level, the players have been moved to another feature table to continue play.
Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
1 | Thomas Schultz | United States | 10,350,000 | 69 |
2 | Leo Soma | France | 18,475,000 | 123 |
3 | Derek Sudell | United States | 4,800,000 | 32 |
4 | Daniel Wellborn | United States | 12,500,000 | 83 |
5 | Joe Cada | United States | 5,500,000 | 37 |
6 | Ivan Zhechev | Bulgaria | 3,550,000 | 24 |
7 | Maximiliano Gallardo | Argentina | 4,625,000 | 31 |
Leo Soma | 18,475,000 | 975,000 |
Daniel Wellborn | 12,500,000 | 50,000 |
Thomas Schultz | 10,350,000 | 0 |
Joe Cada | 5,500,000 | -150,000 |
Derek Sudell | 4,800,000 | -450,000 |
Maximiliano Gallardo | 4,625,000 | 125,000 |
Ivan Zhechev | 3,550,000 | -300,000 |
Thursday, June 9, 2022 3:23 PM Local Time
Ryan Jones Eliminated in 8th Place ($46,496)
Joe Cada opened to 325,000 from under the gun. Ryan Jones wasted little time moving all in. Cada, with Jones covered by just 50,000, made the snap call.
Ryan Jones:
Joe Cada:
Jones failed to pair either of his overcards on the runout. Cada's queens held, sending Jones to the rail in 8th place for a cash of $46,496.
Joe Cada | 5,650,000 | 2,000,000 |
Ryan Jones (NC) | 0 | -3,900,000 |
Thursday, June 9, 2022 3:14 PM Local Time
Zhechev Hits River for Double Up
Daniel Wellborn was on the button preflop and raised to 300,000, he got re-raised to 11,000 by Thomas Schultz in the small blind. Ivan Zhechev shoved all in for 1,700,000 causing Wellborn to fold and getting a call from Schultz.
Ivan Zhechev:
Thomas Schultz:
The board came down and the river gave Zhechev a pair or kings, beating Schultz's sevens and allowing him to remain in the tournament.
Thomas Schultz | 10,350,000 | -2,050,000 |
Ivan Zhechev | 3,850,000 | 2,075,000 |
Thursday, June 9, 2022 3:12 PM Local Time
Sudell Scores a Double-Up Through Cada
Joe Cada raised to 325,000 from under the gun and the action folded to Derek Sudell in the big blind. He contemplated for a bit and then three-bet to 1,800,000. Cada responded with a four-bet shove with the bigger stack. Sudell looked over to the other table and then put in his remaining chips to call the all-in for 2,500,000 in total.
Derek Sudell:
Joe Cada:
The flop came for Sudell to hit the flush immediately.
The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river for Sudell to seal the deal.
Derek Sudell | 5,250,000 | 2,900,000 |
Joe Cada | 3,650,000 | -1,050,000 |
Thursday, June 9, 2022 3:06 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Leo Soma | 17,500,000 | 2,375,000 |
Daniel Wellborn | 12,450,000 | 700,000 |
Thomas Schultz | 12,400,000 | 1,500,000 |
Joe Cada | 4,700,000 | -1,300,000 |
Maximiliano Gallardo | 4,500,000 | -2,800,000 |
Ryan Jones (NC) | 3,900,000 | -875,000 |
Derek Sudell | 2,350,000 | -1,750,000 |
Ivan Zhechev | 1,775,000 | -1,275,000 |
Thursday, June 9, 2022 2:54 PM Local Time
Cada Loses Chunk to Soma After Tanking
Joe Cada raised to 325,000 from the button for Leo Soma to defend his big blind.
The flop came , Soma checked, Cada continued with a bet of 275,000. Soma responded with a raise to 850,000. Cada considered it for a bit and then made the call.
The turn was the and Soma barreled a bet of 2,250,000 over the line. Cada thought about it for a while and then made another call.
The river completed the board with the and Soma fired a stack of chips into the pot, worth, 2,500,000.
"Sickest river!" Cada commented.
Cada tanked for almost two minutes, he looked at his cards once more, cut out calling chips, looked at the remainder of the stack.
"Sorry," he muttered but Ryan Jones said it was okay.
In the end, Cada folded.
"Show the bluff!" Soma's rail chanted and he showed the for the pair of sevens.
"I had a nine," Cada shrugged.
Leo Soma | 15,125,000 | 3,475,000 |
Joe Cada | 6,000,000 | -3,000,000 |