Wednesday, November 16, 2022 9:38 PM Local Time
Jonathan Pastore called from the button with and Omar Eljach raised to 1.4 million with . Pastore called.
The flop came , giving Eljach a flush draw while Pastore nailed his queen. Eljach continued for 800,000 and Pastore called.
The turn brought the , giving both players a flush draw. Eljach kept firing, this time for 1.8 million. Pastore made the call.
The river gave Pastore the runner-runner flush while Eljach made a pair of tens. Pastore shoved all in for 7,050,000 into the pot of 8 million. Eljach would go into the tank for about a minute before making the call, believing he could be hero-calling to win it all.
Instead, Pastore earned an important double-up and his tournament continued.
Jonathan Pastore - 22,500,000
Omar Eljach - 53,800,000
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 9:29 PM Local Time
Omar Eljach called from the small blind with and Jonathan Pastore checked with .
The flop came , giving the chip leader two pair while Pastore flopped middle pair. Eljach put out a bet of 400,000. Pastore made the call.
On the turn, Eljach continued for 2 million and Pastore folded.
Omar Eljach - 66,500,000
Jonathan Pastore - 10,500,000
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 9:26 PM Local Time
Jonathan Pastore raised to 1 million from the button with the . Omar Eljach had the in the big blind and three-bet it to 3.5 million. Pastore then four-bet to 8 million and Eljach called.
The pot had 16 million in it already as the flop came . Pastore bet 2.5 million, Eljach called.
The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the to complete the straight for Eljach. He led for 5 million. Pastore went into the tank for close to five full minutes before folding.
Omar Eljach - 65,000,000
Jonathan Pastore - 12,000,000
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 9:15 PM Local Time
Omar Eljach opened to 600,000 from the button with and Jonathan Pastore defended with .
They would check the flop but Pastore's million-chip bet on the turn was enough to take it down.
Jonathan Pastore - 22,000,000
Omar Eljah - 54,000,000
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 9:12 PM Local Time
Omar Eljach had the from the button and raised to 1 million. Jonathan Pastore had the and three-bet to 3.5 million. Eljach called.
The flop was good to Eljach as it came . Pastore led for 1.5 million and Eljach smooth-called.
The came on the turn. Pastore barreled again for 5 million and Eljach again came with the call to grow the pot to 20 million.
The river was the . Pastore loaded up a third time and put forward a bet of 10 million. Eljach raised to 24 million to immediately make Pastore squirm in his seat as he realized he had been barking up the wrong tree the entire hand, prompting a fold after a few seconds.
Omar Eljach - 56,000,000
Jonathan Pastore - 20,000,000

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 9:00 PM Local Time
Omar Eljach opened to 800,000 from the button with and Pastore called with .
The flop came and Eljach continued for 1.2 million with a pair and a flush draw. Pastore raised to 4 million and Eljach called.
The turn brought the , giving Pastore a pair of sevens. Pastore fired for 3 million and Eljach called.
The river was the , putting a four-liner on the board and with 16 million in the middle. Action went check-check and Pastore took over the chip lead.
Jonathan Pastore - 41,000,000
Omar Eljach - 35,000,000
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 8:30 PM Local Time
The final two players are on a short break to setup for heads-up play.
Omar Eljach holds a slight lead with 43 million to Jonathan Pastore's 33 million.
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 8:28 PM Local Time

Action was on Omar Eljach in the small blind and he moved all in with . Shaun Deeb peeled in the big blind and called off for 5.4 million.
The dealer fanned the flop and Eljach paired his three to take the lead in the hand.
The turn was the and the river completed the board with the , sending Deeb to the rail in third place.
This was Deeb's third 3rd place finish out of 7 cashes here at King's Casino, with the other two deep runs in the 25K Platinum and 50K Diamond High Rollers. Deeb goes home with a combined €1,149,834 in cashes for an impressive run on Europe's biggest stage.
Omar Eljach - 43,000,000
Jonathan Pastore - 33,000,000
Shaun Deeb - Eliminated in 3rd place (€607,531)
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 8:25 PM Local Time
Shaun Deeb called with from the small blind and Jonathan Pastore checked back .
The flop came and it went check-check to the turn, which Pastore fired out 800,000. Deeb would call with king-high.
Deeb made a pair of sevens on the river and Pastore shelled out 2.2 million and Deeb immediately grabbed chips to call before putting them in about ten seconds later.
Jonathan Pastore - 33,000,000
Shaun Deeb - 4,800,000
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 8:21 PM Local Time
Jonathan Pastore called from the small blind with and Omar Eljach checked back .
The flop came and Pastore checked his pair of deuces over to Eljach, who bet 500,000. Pastore called.
On the turn, Eljach kept firing for 1.6 million. Pastore called once again.
On the river, Eljach gave up and Pastore's deuces held to win.
Jonathan Pastore - 30,000,000
Omar Eljach - 37,000,000

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 8:13 PM Local Time
Shaun Deeb raised to 800,000 from the button with the . Jonathan Pastore was in the small blind with the and three-bet to 2,500,000 and Deeb called.
The flop came . Pastore led out for 1,600,000 and Deeb got away.
Jonathan Pastore - 28,000,000
Shaun Deeb - 9,200,000
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 7:59 PM Local Time
The final 3 players are on another 10-minute break.
Omar Eljach currently leads with half of the chips in play.
Omar Eljach - 40,175,000 (100 bbs)
Jonathan Pastore - 24,450,000 (61 bbs)
Shaun Deeb - 11,675,000 (29 bbs)
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 7:59 PM Local Time
Omar Eljach opened to 600,000 from the button with and Jonathan Pastore defended from the big blind.
The players would check down the flop and the turn. Eljach would go for a million-chip bet on the river and Pastore put it in the muck.
Omar Eljach - 38,525,000
Jonathan Pastore - 24,450,000
Shaun Deeb - 11,675,000
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 7:57 PM Local Time
Jonathan Pastore limped the small blind with the [qc[ . Omar Eljach had the and raised to 1.1 million which Pastore called.
The flop came . Eljach bet 900,000 and Pastore called.
The turn was the . Eljach bet again, this time for 3.7 million and Pastore folded after a tank.
Jonathan Pastore - 25,000,000
Omar Eljach - 39,000,000
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 7:48 PM Local Time
Shaun Deeb called from the small blind with and Jonathan Pastore checked .
The flop came and Deeb put out a bet of 300,000 with bottom pair and Pastore raised to 1.1 million with a straight draw. Deeb made the call.
The turn brought the and Pastore kept barreling for 1.5 million. Deeb continued with third pair.
The river brought the , giving Pastore the best hand. They would go check-check and Deeb was left shaking his head, slamming his cards on the table after his misfortune on the river.
Jonathan Pastore - 28,400,000
Shaun Deeb - 13,175,000
Omar Eljach - 34,725,000

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 7:43 PM Local Time
Omar Eljach limped the small blind with the . Shaun Deeb raised from the big blind to 1 million with the . Eljach then three-bet with the to 3.5 million. Deeb called.
The flop came . Eljach bet 1.7 million and Deeb called.
The turn was the . Eljach led again, this time for 3.4 million into a pot of 14 million and Deeb called.
The river came the . Eljach thought for a bit and put out a bet of 8 million, leaving himself with just 1,2 million behind to send Deeb deep into the tank.
After about three minutes Deeb stuck in the call. Eljach tabled the goods and Deeb gave a frustrated nod as a large part of his stack was cut away and Eljach moved into the chip lead.
Omar Eljach - 35,000,000
Shaun Deeb - 16,000,000
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 7:34 PM Local Time
Shaun Deeb called from the small blind with and Jonathan Pastore checked back his .
The flop came and Deeb continued for 300,000 with a pair of fours. Pastore called with ace-high and a gutshot.
The turn gave Deeb trip fours and Deeb came out with a bet of 800,000. Pastore came along.
The gave Pastore his straight and Deeb fired for 2.2 million into the 3.1 million-chip pot. Pastore raised to 6.3 million and Deeb immediately exhaled and went into the tank for five minutes.
At one point, Deeb apologized if it was a slowroll but would eventually find a miraculous fold.
Jonathan Pastore 25,650,000
Shaun Deeb - 34,075,000
Omar Eljach - 16,575,000
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 7:20 PM Local Time
Omar Eljach limped the small blind with the . Shaun Deeb checked the big blind with the .
The flop came . Eljach bet 300,000 and Deeb called. The turn was the . Both players checked.
The river came the to give Deeb runner-runner straight. He bet 800,000 and Eljach swiftly folded.
Shaun Deeb - 38,000,000
Omar Eljach - 17,000,000
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 7:17 PM Local Time
Shaun Deeb opened to 600,000 from the button with and Jonathan Pastore called from the small blind with .
They would go check-check on the flop and on the turn.
The river gave both players a pair of tens on the river and Pastore would see his 800,000-chip bet get snap-called by Deeb's worse ten.
Jonathan Pastore - 21,000,000
Shaun Deeb - 37,000,000
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 7:14 PM Local Time
Jonathan Pastore opened to 600,000 from the button with and Omar Eljach flatted from the small blind with .
The flop came , giving Eljach trip queens. They would both check.
Pn the turn, Eljach bet 1.5 million but Pastore let it go.
Omar Eljach - 19,000,000
Jonathan Pastore - 19,000,000