$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 529

Diego Uez opened to 300,000 from the button and Jake Ferro called from the big blind. The flop was , Ferro checked, Uez bet 250,000 and Ferro called.

The turn was and both players checked. The river was and Ferro bet 1,300,000. Uez thought for two minutes, called, and mucked when Ferro showed for a full house fives full of queens.

Jake Ferro – 9,075,000 (61 bb)
Diego Uez – 7,200,000 (48 bb)

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 529

Action folded to Jake Ferro, he limped his small blind, Mo Alhalwani moved all in for 1,500,000 and Ferro snapped a call.

“I knew it,” Ross Corless laughed.

Ferro:
Alhalwani:

Alhalwani was in a lot of trouble and never found a sweat on the board to exit in fifth place.

Jake Ferro – 6,600,000 (53 bb)
Mo Alhalwani – Eliminated in 5th Place ($41,920)

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 529

Soon after sending a double to Ross Corless, Chad Kitchen was all in for 1,350,000 and Jake Ferro had him at risk from the button.

Ferro:
Kitchen:

Kitchen ran into a big ace and it got worse when Ferro made aces up on the flop. The turn had Kitchen asking for a ten but the river sent him out in sixth place.

Jake Ferro – 5,150,000 (41 bb)
Chad Kitchen – Eliminated in 6th Place ($31,840)

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 529

Chad Kitchen opened to 300,000 and Ross Corless three-bet to 1,100,000 from the big blind with another 1,100,000 behind. Kitchen said, “All in,” and Corless quickly called at risk.

Corless:
Kitchen:

A cooler for Kitchen but Corless was okay with it, especially when the board ran for his double.

Ross Corless – 4,525,000 (36 bb)
Chad Kitchen – 1,450,000 (12 bb)

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 529

Jake Ferro opened to 225,000 from under the gun, Diego Uez three-bet to 700,000 from the small blind and Ferro called. The flop was , Uez bet 500,000 and Ferro called.

The turn was and both players checked. The river was and Uez bet 1,300,000. Ferro took several minutes to think it through until Mo Alhalwani called clock on the other end of the table.

Before time ran out, Ferro called and Uez showed for a queen-high straight. Ferro quickly showed for a turned set of jacks, not good enough for the huge pot.

Diego Uez – 8,100,000 (81 bb)
Jake Ferro – 5,100,000 (51 bb)

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 529

Jake Ferro opened to 225,000 from the hijack and Mo Alhalwani called on the button. Gal Yifrach moved all in for 1,050,000 from the small blind, Ferro announced all in, and Alhalwani abandoned.

Yifrach:
Ferro:

Yifrach was in a lot of trouble with the smaller pair but turned it around when he made a set of sevens on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Yifrach doubled back into the game.

Gal Yifrach – 2,525,000 (25 bb)
Jake Ferro – 7,400,000 (74 bb)

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 529

Here’s a look at the chip counts in the 30-minute dinner break with Jake Ferro leading the final six.

Seat 1: Chad Kitchen – 2,275,000 (23 bb)
Seat 2: Mo Alhalwani – 2,175,000 (22 bb)
Seat 3: Gal Yifrach – 1,250,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5: Diego Uez – 5,450,000 (55 bb)
Seat 7: Ross Corless – 1,425,000 (14 bb)
Seat 8: Jake Ferro – 8,500,000 (85 bb)

1st: $152,630 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $101,600
3rd: $74,890
4th: $55,750
5th: $41,920
6th: $31,840
7th: Mark Milburn – $24,420
8th: Ryan Hogan – $18,910
9th: Jared Ingles – $14,790

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 529

On the last hand before the 30-minute dinner break, Mo Alhalwani opened to 180,000 and Jake Ferro called from the big blind.

The flop was , Ferro checked, Alhalwani continued for 200,000 and Ferro called. The turn was and Ferro check-called another 450,000 from Alhalwani.

The river was and Ferro bet 1,100,000. Alhalwani thought for a minute, tossed in a call, and mucked when Ferro showed for the kigh-high spade flush.

Jake Ferro – 8,500,000 (106 bb)
Mo Alhalwani – 2,175,000 (27 bb)

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 529

Mark Milburn open-shoved for 795,000 and it folded to Jake Ferro on the button. He called, the blinds folded, and the hands were tabled.

Ferro:
Milburn:

Milburn was in trouble with his smaller ace, found no love on the flop. The turn paired the board and it looked like a chopped pot until Ferro hit the river to send Milburn out in seventh place.

Jake Ferro – 6,625,000 (83 bb)
Mark Milburn – Eliminated in 7th Place ($24,420)

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 529

Action folded to Ryan Hogan on the button, he opened to 150,000 and Jake Ferro three-bet to 505,000 from the small blind. Chad Kitchen folded his big, Hogan moved all in for about 2,200,000 and Ferro called.

Ferro:
Hogan:

Hogan was the player at risk, needed his fours to hold, but there was an ace in the window of the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Hogan was eliminated in eighth place.

Jake Ferro – 5,825,000 (73 bb)
Ryan Hogan – Eliminated in 8th Place ($18,910)