Championship: Gabe Fuller – 3rd Place ($62,230)

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $637,500 | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 425

Gabe Fuller

Scott Heiligman folded his button, Ryan Hogan moved all in from the small blind and Gabe Fuller called for about 1,000,000.

Hogan: AhQc
Fuller: KsJs

Fuller had two live cards, had a glimpse of a jack in the window, but both made a pair on the AsJd6s flop. The Ac turn and Qd river finished board, Hogan made a boat, and Fuller’s great run came to an end.

Ryan Hogan – 9,350,000 (37 bb)
Gabe Fuller – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($62,230)

Championship: Sandro Vianna De Sa – 4th Place ($46,280)

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $637,500 | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 425

Sandro Vianna De Sa

Scott Heiligman moved all in for 2,650,000 from the small blind and Sandro Vianna De Sa called in the big blind.

Heiligman: QdTd
Vianna De Sa: 9h9d

Yet another flip at the final table and Heiligman slammed the door pretty hard when he flopped a diamond flush on the 8d5d3d board. It finished Kh turn and 2c river to send the pot to Heiligman.

Vianna De Sa was down to four bigs and eliminated by Gabe Fuller two hands later.

Scott Heiligman – 5,500,000 (28 bb)
Sandro Vianna De Sa – Eliminated in 4th Place ($46,280)

Championship: Scott Heiligman Doubles Through Gabe Fuller

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $637,500 | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 425

Gabe Fuller opened to 400,000 and Scott Heiligman moved all in for 1,575,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Fuller called with the bigger stack.

Heiligman: Ad8c
Fuller: 6c6h

Heiligman needed to improve to double up but missed the KhQh5d flop. The Ts turn was no help but he hit the As river to double.

Scott Heiligman – 3,650,000 (18 bb)
Gabe Fuller – 2,100,000 (11 bb)

Championship: Updated Counts

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $637,500 | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 425

Not much happened over the previous level, but stacks fluctuate a lot when four-handed, and each orbit is getting expensive. Everyone held the chip lead at some point now; here’s a look at the counts on the break.

Seat 2: Gabe Fuller – 4,050,000 (20 bb)
Seat 3: Scott Heiligman – 2,075,000 (10 bb)
Seat 5: Sandro Vianna De Sa – 6,750,000 (34 bb)
Seat 8: Ryan Hogan – 4,025,000 (20 bb)

1st: $127,020 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $84,520
3rd: $62,230
4th: $46,280

Championship: Updated Counts; Blinds Up

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $637,500 | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 425

Seat 2: Gabe Fuller – 1,750,000 (12 bb)
Seat 3: Scott Heiligman – 5,700,000 (38 bb)
Seat 5: Sandro Vianna De Sa – 5,825,000 (39 bb)
Seat 8: Ryan Hogan – 3,500,000 (23 bb)

1st: $127,020 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $84,520
3rd: $62,230
4th: $46,280

Championship: Gabe Fuller Doubles Through Scott Heiligman Part 2

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $637,500 | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 425

Gabe Fuller

Gabe Fuller open-shipped for 1,175,000 from the button and Scott Heiligman quickly called from the small blind.

Fuller: AdKc
Heiligman: 8d8h

They were racing again and Fuller needed to improve to double once again. The QdTh7c flop changed little, the 6c turn left Fuller drawing thin but he paired his ace on the As river.

“I love you,” Fuller joked with the dealer after his third double.

Gabe Fuller – 2,600,000 (21 bb)
Scott Heiligman – 5,750,000 (46 bb)

Championship: Gabe Fuller Doubles Through Scott Heiligman

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $637,500 | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 425

It folded to Gabe Fuller, he moved all in for 875,000 from the small blind and Scott Heiligman quickly called in the big blind.

Fuller: 9c8c
Heiligman: AcQc

Fuller had two live cards and paired his eight on the Jh8h2h flop to take the lead. Neither the 5s turn nor the 9s river changed anything and Fuller doubled again to stay alive in the Championship.

Gabe Fuller – 1,875,000 (15 bb)
Scott Heiligman – 7,600,000 (61 bb)

Championship: Gabe Fuller Doubles Through Ryan Hogan

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $637,500 | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 425

Gabe Fuller

Action folded to Ryan Hogan in the small blind, he dropped in a bunch of 100K chips and Gabe Fuller called at risk in the big blind for 825,000.

Fuller: 8h8s
Hogan: QdJh

Another big race at the final table and Fuller needed his eights to hold to stay in the game. He took a big step in that direction when he made a set on the 8c4h2c flop. Fuller had a tiny gutshot sweat after the Ts turn but faded the 2d river to double.

Gabe Fuller – 1,750,000 (18 bb)
Ryan Hogan – 4,900,000 (49 bb)

Championship: Sandro Vianna De Sa Versus Ryan Hogan

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $637,500 | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 425

Sandro Vianna De Sa opened to 250,000 from small blind and Ryan Hogan called in the big. The flop was 9s6c4s and Vianna De Sa checked. Hogan bet 200,000 and Vianna De Sa thought for a minute before he called.

The turn was 8s and both players checked. The river was Th and Vianna De Sa bet 300,000. Hogan thought for several minutes, tossed in a call, and Vianna De Sa showed Ac7h for a ten-high straight. Hogan mucked his cards and Vianna De Sa picked up a nice pot.

Sandro Vianna De Sa – 3,525,000 (35 bb)
Ryan Hogan – 5,100,000 (51 bb)