Mike Watson shoved from the small blind for 1,350,000 and Erik Seidel made the call from the big blind with the chip lead.
Mike Watson: A♥A♦
Erik Seidel: Q♠J♠
The flop came 6♠J♥9♠ for Watson to be ahead with the pocket rockets but Seidel picked up the flush draw.
The turn was the 6♥ which didn't change things much but the 2♠ on the river gave Seidel the flush to get the tournament down to the unofficial final table of nine. Watson finished in tenth place for $130,900.
Adrian Mateos opened to 450,000 from under the gun and Erik Seidel three-bet to 1,300,000 in middle position. Mateos three-bet jammed for a total of around 3,800,000 and Seidel called with a bigger stack.
Adrian Mateos: A♠K♥
Erik Seidel: Q♥Q♦
Mateo took a big lead with a king in the window on the flop of 6♣10♣K♣. The 5♣ turn created some chop possibilities before the 4♥ bricked off to earn the Spaniard a double through the chip leader.
Seth Gottlieb raised to 400,000 from the cutoff and Timothy Adams three-bet to 600,000 from the button. Adrian Mateos folded his small blind but Koichi Chiba four-bet jammed for around 3,100,000. Gottlieb folded, and Adams called for the remainder of his stack and his tournament life.
Timothy Adams: A♣7♥
Koichi Chiba: A♥Q♦
"Hold on, I want my cards back, 5♥4♥," Gottlieb remarked with a smile.
The dealer ran the J♣5♠8♥2♣J♦ out on the board for Chiba to hold with the higher kicker to eliminate Adams from the unofficial final table in ninth place for $162,800.
Seth Gottlieb raised to 400,000 from the hijack and both Adrian Mateos from the hijack, and Erik Seidel in the big blind called.
The flop came 9♣6♣5♠, Seidel checked, Gottlieb continued with a bet of 450,000 which was called by both opponents.
The turn was the 3♦ and it was checked through to the 3♠ on the river. Seidel checked for the final time and Gottlieb shoved. Mateos asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Gottlieb had 3,875,000 in front of him. Mateos took some time and then made the call while Seidel quickly pushed his cards to the muck.
Gottlieb tabled the 9♠9♥ for the full house for Mateos to nod his head and then reveal the 7♣7♦ for two pair.
Jason Koon raised to 500,000 from the early position and Seth Gottlieb made the call from the small blind. Adrian Mateos three-bet jammed for Koon to fold immediately and Gottlieb to call for about 3 million.
Adrian Mateos: 6♠6♦
Seth Gottlieb: K♥Q♠
"King-ten of spades is what I had," is what Koon said when he saw the 4♠10♥K♦ spread on the flop.
The turn was the 5♦ and the river completed the board with the 4♦ for Gottlieb to hold with the flopped pair of kings which he improved to two pair to eliminate Mateos in eighth place.
This is Mateos' second final table of this series and combined with the third-place finish in the $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em this summer he has earned an extra bonus of $25,000 in the WSOP Paradis Parlay promotion.
Erik Seidel opened to 500,000 on the button and Jonathan Jaffe three-bet jammed a stack of around 2,800,000 in the small blind. Seidel called with a bigger stack.
Jonathan Jaffe: K♠Q♦
Erik Seidel: A♠5♠
Jaffe had no shot as the flop landed 10♠6♠J♠ to give Seidel the nut flush before a runout of Q♣A♥ confirmed Jaffe's elimination in seventh place.
"Spades are good for you today, Erik," commented Seth Gottlieb.
Orpen Kisacikoglu opened to 700,000 on the button and Koichi Chiba three-bet jammed a stack of around 3,000,000 in the big blind. Kisacikoglu called with a bigger stack.
Koichi Chiba: K♦Q♠
Orpen Kisacikoglu: K♠K♣
Chiba was in rough shape but got help from the flop of 9♥J♦J♥ as he picked up a straight draw. The Q♦ turn had him drawing to trips or a chop before the 3♣ river confirmed his elimination in fifth place.
Orpen Kisacikoglu opened to 600,000 in the cutoff and Jason Koon three-bet jammed a stack of 5,200,000 in the small blind. Kisacikoglu called with a bigger stack.
Jason Koon: Q♣10♣
Orpen Kisacikoglu: 8♦8♠
A ten in the window was little help to Koon as the flop fanned 10♦8♣A♥ to give Kisacikoglu a set before the 8♥ turn improved Kisacikoglu to quads. The 6♥ river was a formality that confirmed the Game of Gold star's elimination in fourth place.