Ivan Luca Eliminated in 4th Place ($100,000)
Ivan Luca pushed all in from the small blind with [as6c] for 5,200,000 and big blind James Romero had a decision to make with [kd9h]. He had to use a time extension before he called and put Luca at risk.
The [kc7d2c] flop immediately brought a king for Romero and Luca needed to hit an ace on the turn or river but the board completed with the [5s] and [3d] to eliminate Luca from the tournament.
Luca finished in fourth place and takes home $100,000.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| James Romero | 10,875,000 |
5,800,000  |
| Ivan Luca | Busted |
-6,300,000  |
Mathis Doubles Through Daniels
Jacob Daniels pushed all in from the button and Marty Mathis called from the small blind. Ivan Luca folded from the big blind.
Marty Mathis: [jsjc]
Jacob Daniels: [3s3h]
Daniels needed a three to eliminate Mathis but the board landed [ah8c4s9hjh] and Mathis won the pot to double through Daniels.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Daniels | 12,025,000 |
-5,600,000 |
| Marty Mathis | 11,800,000 |
5,800,000 |
Luca Wins With Kings
Ivan Luca limped from the small blind with [kdkc] and James Romero sprung the trap when he raised from the big blind with [4d3h]. The raise was to 950,000 and Luca called.
The flop was [9h8s5c] and both players checked. The turn was the [3d] and Luca fired a bet of 1,000,000 which was too much for Romero who got out of the way.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Daniels | 17,625,000 |
1,500,000 |
| Ivan Luca | 6,300,000 |
750,000 |
| Marty Mathis | 6,000,000 |
-100,000 |
| James Romero | 5,075,000 |
-2,150,000 |
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Daniels | 16,125,000 |
1,550,000 |
| James Romero | 7,225,000 |
1,500,000 |
| Marty Mathis | 6,100,000 |
-750,000 |
| Ivan Luca | 5,550,000 |
-2,500,000 |
Mathis Doubles Through Daniels
Jacob Daniels raised all in from the button, covering both Marty Mathis in the small blind and Ivan Luca in the big blind. Daniels jammed with [jhjd] but Mathis found [ahac] in the small blind. He pushed all in as well for what was 3,050,000 and Luca got out of the way.
The board ran out [ad9d2h5h7c] and Daniels had to ship 3 million chips to his neighbor.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Daniels | 14,575,000 |
-3,425,000 |
| Marty Mathis | 6,850,000 |
3,050,000 |
Francisco Benitez Eliminated in 5th Place ($60,000)
The action folded to Jacob Daniels in the small blind and he put Francisco Benitez all in for effectively 1,175,000. Benitez called and they opened up and Benitez saw the bad news that he was dominated with [td8c] against the [ahth] of Daniels.
The board ran out [9h3h2s4c3s] and Daniels eliminated Benitez from the tournament.
Benitez had to settle for fifth place worth $60,000 as the other players are now all guaranteed $100,000.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Daniels | 18,000,000 |
550,000 |
| Francisco Benitez | Busted |
-1,475,000 |
Mathis Doubles Through Romero
Marty Mathis raised from the cutoff to 1,500,000 with only 175,000 behind while he was holding [ad9s] and Ivan Luca sat on the button with [as3s]. He decided to fold while James Romero opted to call with [ac5h] from the small blind.
The flop came down [8s4s2s] and Romero put the last 175,000 of it in the middle and a quick call followed by Mathis.
The board completed with the [jh] turn and [qc] river and Mathis secured a double up.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| James Romero | 5,725,000 |
-475,000 |
| Marty Mathis | 3,800,000 |
1,525,000 |
Luca Doubles Through Daniels
Ivan Luca was all in for 3,650,000 and Jacob Daniels called. Luca had the best hand with [adjc] against the [kcjh] of Daniels.
The board ran out [ksqstd8d4c] and the pot was pushed to Luca.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Daniels | 17,450,000 |
-3,950,000 |
| Ivan Luca | 8,050,000 |
4,400,000 |
Niall Farrell Eliminated on the Bubble
Niall Farrell raised to 1,925,000 with only 25,000 behind from the cutoff with [8s8c]. Jacob Daniels called with [qdtd] from the small blind and big blind Francisco Benitez thought about it for a minute before he called as well with [jsjc], thinking it was an all in. He was about to open his hand but was reminded by the dealer just in time that he only called. Farrell had 25,000 behind and Benitez 1,475,000.
The flop was [ah6d4h] and it checked around. The turn was the [qc] and Daniels suddenly had the best hand.
Daniels jammed all in and Benitez got out of the way. Farrell called.
The river was the [5d] and Farrell was eliminated from the tournament and all other players guaranteed themselves of $60,000.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Daniels | 21,400,000 |
4,185,000 |
| James Romero | 6,200,000 |
-295,000 |
| Ivan Luca | 3,650,000 |
-15,000 |
| Marty Mathis | 2,275,000 |
-880,000 |
| Francisco Benitez | 1,475,000 |
-2,290,000 |
| Niall Farrell | Busted |
-2,880,000 |
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