On the last hand of Level 29 (18,000/36,000/4,500), "pay4medsch00l" had already chipped up to 1.7 million and defended their big blind to a raise from Dan "mj23style" Sewnig, who was on the button. Both players checked the flop and "pay4medsch00l" bet the turn , which Sewnig called.

The river fell and "pay4medsch00l" bet another 90,000. Sewnig went into the tank, activating their time bank before putting in a raise to 392,000. Moments later, "pay4medsch00l" three-bet shoved for over 1 million.

Faced with a decision that could potentially end the tournament in his favor, Sewnig opted not to call and "pay4medsch00l" found themselves with a stack of 2.3 million moving into the next level of play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan "mj23style" Sewnig	4,774,884 -1,407,448	-1,407,448
pay4medsch00l	2,375,116 1,407,448	1,407,448