The remaining seven players have struck a deal. The seventh through third-place finishers will receive $20,000. The runner-up will earn $30,000 and the winner will receive $35,000, the title and the trophy.
The additional $1,621 in the prize pool is going to the dealers as a tip. The Payouts Tab above has been adjusted.
Julie Billiteri open-shoved 700,000 and Chris Harker made the call with the .
Billiteri had the and missed the board, saying goodbye in seventh. After an entertaining an impressive performance, Billiteri leaves leading the event in ROI after getting in through a $90 satellite.
Jason Nablo had just bluffed off a few hundred thousand to Kurtis Boutelle with king-high versus ace-high, when he shoved the button for 465,000 with the .
Julie Billiteri called with the and was miles ahead until the flop made Nablo a flush. Billiteri was drawing dead after the turn and Nablo doubled up.
Jason Kanel open-shipped for around 500,000 and Russ Campanella looked him up with the .
Kanlel was in big trouble with the , and although Campanella improved to a set on the flop, Kanel picked up outs to a flush. Neither the turn or river helped and Kanel took ninth.
Matt Fergenbaum extended his lead and moved over the four-million mark outkicking a Russ Campanella ace when they both made top pair.
Then Julie Billiteri had an ace exposed in the big blind. Once she was given a replacement card, and Chris Harker raised, Billiteri shoved. He called with the and she would have had aces, putting her tournament life on the line with the .
Bilitteri doubled through anyway on a board.
A few Hands Later, Harker got his last 500,000 in with the versus Campanella's and doubled through on a board.
Matt Fergenbaum raised the button to 100,000 and Julie Billiteri defended her big blind.
Billiteri bet 200,000 on the flop and Fergenbaum called. Billiteri checked the turn, and called when Fergenbaum bet 250,000.
Billiteri checked the river, but called again when Fergenbaum bet 350,000. He showed the and after Billiteri mucked, Fergenbaum took the pot and the chip lead. Billiteri is the short stack now.