Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 50,000 ante
Steve Wilkie defended his big blind to an open from Nate Zoller to 300,000. The flop came 
and Wilkie checked to Zoller, who fired a continuation-bet of 225,000 forward. Wilkie slid forward a stack of green T25,000 chips, check-raising to 500,000.
Zoller thought for about 20 seconds before looking back at his cards, pushing his initial bet forward slightly, and then sending his cards forward to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,850,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
4,050,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
and Zoller checked. Wilkie made a continuation-bet of 250,000, getting a call from Zoller.
. The river fell 
and Zoller checked to Wilkie, who fired a bet of 500,000 into the middle. Zoller went into the tank for two minutes before picking up chips to call and dropping them into the pot to complete the action.
for trips on the river and Zoller mucked his hand, resulting in the pot being sent Wilkie's way as he regained the chip lead.
and both players checked. Wilkie threw out a bet of 200,000 on the turn 
. Zoller called and the river fell 
. Wilkie checked. Zoller bet 100,000 and Wilkie couldn't help but look him up.
, saying he had a "really long straight." 
and Zoller checked.
.
at showdown on a board of 
. He tabled it as the winning hand after seeing Wilkie show 
for a missed draw, resulting in stacks becoming nearly even in the chip counts.
and Zoller check-called a continuation-bet of 225,000 from Wilkie. 
and Zoller fired out 200,000. Wilkie looked back at his cards and then folded 
face-up. 
. Both players checked, bringing the turn 
, bringing the river 
for a flopped two pair, tens up. Wilkie turned over 
, having hit aces up on the river to take down the pot and hit 8 million in chips along the way.
and he was eliminated from the tournament in third place. 