Level 30
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Michael Gathy raised to 500,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Girish Apte in the big blind. Apte quickly stuck in the last of his 470,000 chips from the big blind and the cards were tabled.
Girish Apte: 
Michael Gathy: 
The flop came 
and Gathy took a commanding lead with a pair of aces. The 
on the turn spelled the end for Apte who was drawing dead to the 
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,700,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
, Apte bet 325,000 which Mathews called.
and Apte continued with a bet of 450,000. Mathews called again.
for the flush to leave Apte short.
and Caputo led out for 160,000. Mathews called and the 
for a pair and a flush draw while Caputo held 
and Mathews made his flush to eliminate Caputo in fifth place.
completed the board. Gathy led out with a bet of 500,000 which put Andrade in the tank for a minute before electing to fold.
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
on the turn. It was checked to Gathy who bet 400,000 which only Mathews called.
on the turn.
on the river. Mathews fired out another bet of 1,200,000 and Apte shoved all in, putting Mathews at risk for his remaining stack of 2,080,000.
for just ace-high while Mathews flopped a straight with 
.
for Mathews to flop two pair immediately to double up.
runout.