Hand-For-Hand Play Begins
The tournament is now on the final table bubble and play is hand-for-hand.
Jonathan Kozel Eliminated in 11th Place ($100,000)
Oskar Prehm raised to 33.3 million from the hijack and Jonathan Kozel used four time extensions before he called from the button.
The flop was [Qh8h4s], Prehm bet his remaining 5 million and Kozel called all in for 4.2 million.
Prehm: [AcJh]
Kozel: [TsTc]
Kozel led with pocket tens and improved to a set with the [Td] turn.
However, the [9d] landed on the river to five Prehm a winning queen-high straight, ending Kozel’s tournament in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Oskar Prehm | 81,800,000 |
59,100,000  |
| Jonathan Kozel | Busted |
-43,300,000  |
Alex Foxen Eliminated in 12th Place ($80,000)
Alex Foxen completed his small blind and Aaron Van Blacrum checked his option in the big.
Foxen led for 4 million on the [Td8d7d] flop and Van Blacrum quickly raised to 11.2 million.
Foxen called and after the [5h] came on the turn, he checked again.
Van Blacrum then moved all-in and Foxen called for his remaining 46 million.
It was a blind versus blind cooler – as Foxen held [8h7s] for two pair and Van Blacrum held [9h6c] for a flopped straight.
The river failed to fill up Foxen and he was eliminated in 12th place, while Aaron Van Blacrum’s stack is now over 200 million.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Van Blarcum | 204,900,000 |
11,400,000 |
| Alex Foxen | Busted |
-68,600,000 |
partypoker pro Philipp Gruissem Doubles Through Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen opened to 4.2 million from under the gun and after Aaron Van Balcrum called in the hijack, partypoker pro Philipp Gruissem three-bet shoved from the button.
Foxen then re-shoved and Van Balcrum folded.
Gruissem tabled [AcKs] and he had Foxen dominated with [KdQc].
Both players paired up on the [KcJd2c] flop, but Foxen couldn’t find anything else as the board ran out with the [8s] and the [6h].
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 68,600,000 |
-14,000,000 |
| Philipp Gruissem | 39,800,000 |
23,900,000 |
Oleg Mandzjuk Doubles Through Gregory Baird
Oleg Mandzjuk shoved all in for 27.6 million from the cutoff and Gregory Baird shoved over the top for 38.7 million.
Mandzjuk: [Ad6h]
Baird: [Ac5c]
The board ran out [5s7sQh6c4c] and Mandzjuk secured the double.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Oleg Mandzjuk | 59,200,000 |
28,200,000 |
| Gregory Baird | 9,900,000 |
-42,600,000 |
Ryan Riess Eliminated in 13th Place ($80,000)
Ryan Riess shoved the hijack for 24.1 million and after a fold, Peter Jetten called on the button.
The blinds folded and Riess was looking at two immediate outs – holding [6h6s] to [QdQc].
The board ran out [Kd4c3d8h2h] and Jetten scored his second straight feature table elimination.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Jetten | 129,300,000 |
99,800,000 |
| Ryan Riess | Busted |
-35,100,000 |
Chris Hunichen Keeps Chipping Up
Chris Hunichen raised to 4 million from middle position and Scott Wellenbach called from the cutoff.
The flop was [Jd4dQs], Hunichen continued for 6.5 million and Wellenbach called.
The turn was the [5s], Hunichen bet 10.5 million and Wellenbach folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Hunichen | 121,000,000 |
13,000,000 |
| Scott Wellenbach | 70,000,000 |
-21,000,000 |
Ludovic Geilich Eliminated in 14th Place ($65,000)
William Blais opened to 4 million from the cutoff and after Ludovic Geilich called on the button, Alex Foxen moved all-in for 37.8 million from the small blind. Blais folded and Geilich quickly called before tabling [AdAs].
Foxen was in trouble with [KdJh], but he picked up a flush draw on the [Th3h2h] flop.
The [4h] came on the turn, completing Foxen’s flush and an unlikely double.
After the [Ah] completed the board, Geilich sent a majority of his stack to Foxen and he was left with just 4 big blinds.
Geilich was eliminated a few hands later by Peter Jetten – in a pot that shot the Canadian over 100 million.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 82,600,000 |
40,800,000 |
| Ludovic Geilich | Busted |
-47,600,000 |
William Blais Gets A Shove Through Ludovic Geilich
William Blais raised to 7 million from the small blind and Ludovic Geilich three-bet to 19.5 million from the big blind.
Blais called and then checked the [9d8c2s] flop.
Geilich continue for 17 million and after a few moments, Blais raised all-in for 65.8 million.
Geilich used two extensions before he eventually folded and the start-of-day chip leader is now near the bottom of the MILLIONS World Main Event leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| William Blais | 103,400,000 |
9,500,000 |
| Ludovic Geilich | 47,600,000 |
-47,500,000 |
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