$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 440

Justin Zaki open-shoved for 950,000 from the hijack and Dante Cianfarra reshipped for 1,350,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and the cards were tabled.

Zaki:
Cianfarra:

It was a race and Zaki took the lead on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Zaki doubled with aces up.

Cianfarra was down to only 400,000 and put those in the middle on the next hand. Paul Snead called from the small blind to put Cianfarra at risk.

Cianfarra:
Snead:

Cianfarra was in shape for a needed double and his hand held after the run out.

Justin Zaki – 2,150,000 (22 bb)
Dante Cianfarra – 1,000,000 (10 bb)
Paul Snead – 5,450,000 (55 bb)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 440

Seat 1: Dante Cianfarra – 1,425,000 (14 bb)
Seat 2: Tom McDonald – 1,500,000 (15 bb)
Seat 3: Bryce McVay – 6,400,000 (64 bb)
Seat 4: Paul Snead – 5,850,000 (59 bb)
Seat 6: Alexander Orlov – 1,450,000 (15 bb)
Seat 8: Justin Zaki – 950,000 (10 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $198,150
2nd: $132,095
3rd: $97,475
4th: $72,710
5th: $54,830
6th: $41,800

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 440

Siddharth Siddharth open-shoved for 1,160,000 and it folded to Bryce McVay in the small blind. He asked for the count, took a moment, and called.

“One time,” Paul Snead said as he checked his cards in the big blind.

“There are only two left,” McVay told Snead after he folded.

McVay:
Siddharth:

The board ran out to give Siddharth a small sweat but the Poker Room regular was eliminated in seventh place.

Bryce McVay – 5,910,000 (74 bb)
Siddharth Siddharth – Eliminated in 7th Place ($32,225)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 440

With right around 1,000,000 in the pot and the board reading , Bryce McVay bet 550,000 from the big blind. Dante Cianfarra thought for a few minutes and called to finish the massive pot.

McVay tabled for a turned ten-high straight, Ciafarra mucked his hand, and the former leader dropped under 15 big blinds.

Bryce McVay – 4,750,000 (59 bb)
Dante Cianfarra – 1,150,000 (14 bb)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 440

Paul Snead opened to 180,000 from the cutoff, Sean Conklin moved all in for 1,035,000 from the small blind and Snead called after double checking the count.

Snead:
Conklin:

Conklin was ahead for another double but Snead paired his king on the flop to take the lead. The turn and river could not save Conklin’s Championship and he was eliminated in eighth place.

Paul Snead – 5,400,000 (68 bb)
Sean Conklin – Eliminated in 8th Place ($25,125)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 440

Blinds are up at the Championship final table with eight players still in the hunt and Bryce McVay sitting at the top. Here are the approximate counts:

Seat 1: Dante Cianfarra – 2,550,000 (32 bb)
Seat 2: Tom McDonald – 2,460,000 (31 bb)
Seat 3: Bryce McVay – 3,280,000 (41 bb)
Seat 4: Paul Snead – 2,975,000 (37 bb)
Seat 6: Alexander Orlov – 1,480,000 (19 bb)
Seat 7: Sean Conklin – 1,590,000 (20 bb)
Seat 8: Justin Zaki – 1,400,000 (18 bb)
Seat 9: Siddharth Siddharth – 1,820,000 (23 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $198,150
2nd: $132,095
3rd: $97,475
4th: $72,710
5th: $54,830
6th: $41,800
7th: $32,225
8th: $25,125

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 440

After a long stretch with few showdowns and no seven-digit pots, Alexander Orlov decided to make a stand. Paul Snead opened to 125,000 from the button and Orlov moved all in for 580,000. Snead asked for a count and called.

Orlov:
Snead:

Orlov was ahead for a double but needed to fade the two suited live cards. The flop changed nothing and Orlov had his double after the turn and river.

Alexander Orlov – 1,280,000 (21 bb)
Paul Snead – 2,975,000 (50 bb)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 440

Action folded to Brian Altman on the button and he moved all in having both stacks covered in the blinds. Alexander Orlov folded his small blind and Sean Conklin quickly called in the big.

Conklin:
Altman:

Conklin was in great shape for a double up and improved on the flop. The turn and river finished the board to give Conklin the double and Altman was left with only 85,000.

Those went in the middle on the next hand and his ran into the of Siddharth Siddharth to send the three-time WPT champ out in ninth place.

Sean Conklin – 2,000,000 (33 bb)
Siddharth Siddharth – 2,100,000 (35 bb)
Brian Altman – Eliminated in 9th Place ($19,815)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 440

After Level 24 came to an end, players were sent on a 15-minute break and return to blinds at 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante.

Seat 1: Dante Cianfarra – 3,125,000 (52 bb)
Seat 2: Tom McDonald – 1,830,000 (31 bb)
Seat 3: Bryce McVay – 2,200,000 (37 bb)
Seat 4: Paul Snead – 2,940,000 (49 bb)
Seat 5: Brian Altman – 1,190,000 (20 bb)
Seat 6: Alexander Orlov – 975,000 (16 bb)
Seat 7: Sean Conklin – 865,000 (14 bb)
Seat 8: Justin Zaki – 2,500,000 (42 bb)
Seat 9: Siddharth Siddharth – 1,940,000 (32 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $198,150
2nd: $132,095
3rd: $97,475
4th: $72,710
5th: $54,830
6th: $41,800
7th: $32,225
8th: $25,125
9th: $19,815

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 440

Paul Snead opened to 120,000 from early position and Brian Altman three-bet to 340,000 next to act. The rest of the table folded and Snead called.

Both players checked down until the board was out . Snead checked the river, Altman bet 200,000 and Snead quickly called. He showed for bottom set and Altman mucked.

Paul Snead – 3,285,000 (66 bb)
Brian Altman – 1,200,000 (24 bb)