The action folded around to Martin Zamani in the small blind, and he called. Paul Volpe in the big blind raised to 210,000 before Zamani raised all in for 2.2 million. Volpe made the call and was ahead.
Martin Zamani:
Paul Volpe:
Board:
Volpe's nine played and he took the pot to move over 4.5 million, while Zamani was left with just 220,000.
Martin Zamani was very short and Shaun Deeb raised from middle position to 140,000. Zamani pushed all in for 220,000 and all the other players folded. Deeb called for an extra 80,000 and they opened up.
Martin Zamani:
Shaun Deeb:
The board gave Zamani a little sweat with the flop, but the turn and river he still won the hand.
Martin Zamani moved all in for 600,000 from under the gun and saw Shaun Deeb on the button and Bin Duan in the small blind both call.
The flop came down , and both Deeb and Duan checked to play for any side pot. When the turn card came the , Duan bet 290,000 and Deeb called before they checked to a showdown on the river.
Martin Zamani:
Shaun Deeb:
Bin Duan:
All three had a pair of aces, but Duan took both the main and side pot with his king kicker, and Zamani was the official final table bubble as he took away $74,162 in seventh place.
Hand #1: Shaun Deeb raised to 140,000 from the cutoff and Bin Duan called from the small blind. Paul Volpe called as well from the big blind.
The flop came down and it checked to Deeb. The current number two on the Player of the Year Leaderboard bet 210,000 and Duan folded. Volpe called to see the turn.
The turn was the and Volpe checked to Deeb again. Deeb checked behind this time.
The river was the and Volpe led out this time with 460,000 and Deeb took another peek at his cards. Deeb counted out the bet and toyed a bit with the chips in his hand before making the call.
Volpe opened up for the absolute nuts and he took down the pot after Deeb mucked.
Hand #2: Volpe put John Andress all in from the small blind and Andress folded.
Hand #3: Duan called from the cutoff and big blind Scott Margerson checked. was the flop and Margerson checked. Duan bet 125,000 and that won him the pot.
Hand #4: Romain Lewis raised to 135,000 from the under the gun position and Shaun Deeb defended his big blind as the rest folded.
The flop was and Deeb checked to Lewis. Lewis fired a bet of 255,000 and that was enough to make Deeb fold as the Frenchman took down the pot.
Hand #5: It folded to Margerson on the button and he pushed all in. Both blinds folded and Margerson took down the pot.
Hand #6: Scott Margereson moved all in for 895,000 from the cutoff, Shaun Deeb thought on the button for a minute before he let his hand go, and the rest of the table also folded.
Hand #7: Margereson raised to 120,000 from the hijack and he won the pot.
Hand #8: Shaun Deeb raised to 140,000 from the hijack and Romain Lewis three-bet to 500,000 in the cutoff. The rest of the players folded before Deeb moved all in for 2.9 million and Lewis folded.
Hand #9: The action folded around to John Andress in the small blind and he called. Margereson raised to 1 million, enough to put Andress all in, and the latter folded.
Hand #10: Paul Volpe raised to 135,000 and he took the pot.
Hand #11: Scott Margereson moved all in when it folded around to him on the button and he took down the blinds and ante as both Shaun Deeb and Romain Lewis folded their blinds.
Hand #12: Shaun Deeb raised to 140,000 from the button and Romain Lewis called from the small blind. Bin Duan folded his hand so they went heads-up to the flop.
The flop came down and Lewis checked. Deeb checked behind.
The turn was the and Lewis and Deeb checked again.
The river completed the board and both players checked for the last time. Lewis took down the pot showing .
Hand #13: For the third time it folded to the button and this time Romain Lewis raised to 140,000. Big blind Paul Volpe called and before the flop came down he asked how much Romain started the hand with.
The flop was and both checked to see the turn. Both checked again and the river came down.
Volpe decided to bet on the river as he put in 200,000. Lewis folded his hand and chip leader Volpe added some chips to his stack.
Hand #14: Deeb raised to 140,000 from middle position and everybody folded.
Hand #15: Paul Volpe raised from the button after he looked at both Scott Margereson and John Andress their stacks. The raise was 130,000 and Andress moved all in for 830,000. Margereson folded and Volpe called.
Paul Volpe:
John Andress:
The board ran out and Andress got eliminated from the tournament in sixth place being the first one to collect a six-figure payday at the cashier.
Hand #16: Romain Lewis raised to 140,000 from under the gun, Bin Duan called in the next seat, and Shaun Deeb defended his big blind. The flop came down , Deeb and Lewis checked, and Duan bet 265,000. Deeb folded, and Lewis called.
Heads-up on the turn both players checked before Duan called a 350,000 bet from Lewis.
Lewis tabled for a pair of queens and won the pot.