Championship: Thien Nguyen ($100,900) Defeats Cheri Ivan ($62,360) for the Title

$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante

Thien Nguyen

After catching a big double early in the heads-up match, Cheri Ivan won with Ah6h versus JsJh and then gave it another shot.

She limped her button, Nguyen raised to 350K, Ivan moved all in for 1,725,000 and Nguyen called.

Nguyen: JcJh
Ivan: Ah3d

Jacks versus an ace again and it looked like another double when she paired the As7d4c flop. The joy was short-lived because Nguyen made a set of jacks on the Jd turn and the tournament was over after the 2s river.

Ivan played a great game all day and took home $62,360 for her runner-up finish while Nguyen banked a huge $100,900 payday.

Great job to both!

1st: Thien Nguyen – $100,900 + TPC Trophy
2nd: Cheri Ivan – $62,360

Cheri Ivan

Championship: Heads-Up Counts

$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 300

Action is underway in the heads up match between Thien Nguyen and Cheri Ivan. Nguyen holds a big lead but Ivan has been hanging tough the entire final table.

Seat 3: Thien Nguyen – 10,200,000 (102 bb)
Seat 7: Cheri Ivan – 1,800,000 (18 bb)

1st: $100,900 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $62,360

Championship: Hassan El Hakim – 3rd Place ($44,700)

$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 300

Hassan Hakim

After sending a few good-sized pots to Thien Nguyen, Hassan El Hakim was down to 2,850,000 and moved all in from his button. Cheri Ivan folded her small blind but Nguyen quickly called from the big.

Nguyen: AdQh
El Hakim: QsJd

El Hakim was dominated by the big ace-queen and could not find a miracle on the 5d5s3s7h3d board to exit in third place.

Thien Nguyen – 10,200,000 (102 bb)
Hassan El Hakim  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place ($44,700)

Championship: Counts on Color Up Break

$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 300

Seat 3: Thien Nguyen – 5,800,000 (58 bb)
Seat 5: Hassan El Hakim – 4,850,000 (49 bb)
Seat 7: Cheri Ivan – 1,350,000 (14 bb)

1st: $100,900 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $62,360
3rd: $44,700

4th: Fred Paradis – $32,620
5th: Wayne Leonard – $24,250
6th: Nathaniel Palombo – $18,360
7th: William Criego – $14,170
8th: Mike Ahmad – $11,150
9th: Daniel Zucker – $8,950

Championship: Fred Paradis – 4th Place ($32,620)

$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 300

Fred Paradis

Action folded to Fred Paradis in the small blind, he moved all in for 870,000 and Thien Nguyen called after a quick check of his cards.

Nguyen: AdQc
Paradis: Qs3s

Paradis was dominated by the big ace and could not find a save on the TdTc9c9sJh board to exit in fourth place.

Thien Nguyen – 5,800,000 (73 bb)
Fred Paradis  –  Eliminated in 4th Place ($32,620)

Championship: Cheri Ivan Doubles Through Hassan El Hakim

$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 300

Cheri Ivan

Cheri Ivan was down to two blinds, found two quick doubles to get a workable stack, then open-shipped again for 860,000 from under the gun. Hassan El Hakim called from the big blind to put her at risk again.

Ivan: Ah8d
El Hakim: KcJh

Ivan was ahead for the double and needed to fade the two live cards on El Hakim to double up. The board ran out Td5c4d8cQc and she doubled once again.

Cheri Ivan – 1,800,000 (23 bb)
Hassan El Hakim – 4,300,000 (54 bb)

Championship: Fred Paradis Doubles Through Cheri Ivan

$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 300

Fred Paradis

Thien Nguyen opened to 160,000 from under the gun and Cheri Ivan moved all in from the small blind. Fred Paradis called at risk for 785,000 in the big blind and Nguyen folded.

Ivan: 7d7h
Paradis: AsAd

Ivan ran into a monster and nothing on the 7c5s5dKsQh help. Paradis doubled and Ivan was left with two big blinds.

She stayed alive after, though, finding two quick doubles to stay in the game.

Fred Paradis – 1,810,000 (23 bb)
Cheri Ivan – 725,000 (9 bb)

Championship: Cheri Ivan Doubles Through Thien Nguyen

$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 300

Cheri Ivan

Thien Nguyen opened to 125,000 from under the gun and Cheri Ivan moved all in for 560,000 from the small blind. Fred Paradis folded his big and Nguyen called top put her at risk.

Ivan: Kd[]qh]
Nguyen: Ah6h

Ivan was behind but had two live cards to double, then paired her queen on the QsJh3d flop. The 4h turn and 8c river were safe and she doubled up.

Cheri Ivan – 1,280,000 (21 bb)
Thien Nguyen – 4,100,000 (68 bb)

Championship: Wayne Leonard – 5th Place ($24,250)

$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 300

Wayne Leonard

Hassan El Hakim opened to 125,00 and Wayne Leonard called on the button. The flop was 8d6c4c, El Hakim checked, Leonard bet 130,000 and El Hakim called.

The turn was Kd, El Hakim checked, Leonard bet 240,000 and El Hakim called.

The board finished with the 2c river, El Hakim moved all in, and Leonard called for his last 650,000.

El Hakim: Qc8c
Leonard: 4s4d

Leonard flopped a set of fours but El Hakim made a club flush on the river to send him out in fifth place.

Hassan El Hakim – 5,200,000 (87 bb)
Wayne Leonard  –  Eliminated in 5th Place ($24,250)

Championship: Counts on Break

$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 300

Seat 1: Wayne Leonard – 1,915,000 (32 bb)
Seat 2: Fred Paradis – 865,000 (14 bb)
Seat 3: Thien Nguyen – 4,530,000 (76 bb)
Seat 5: Hassan El Hakim – 3,725,000 (62 bb)
Seat 7: Cheri Ivan – 930,000 (16 bb)

1st: $100,900 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $62,360
3rd: $44,700
4th: $32,620
5th: $24,250

6th: Nathaniel Palombo – $18,360
7th: William Criego – $14,170
8th: Mike Ahmad – $11,150
9th: Daniel Zucker – $8,950