Level 33
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Thomas Schultz opened from the button for 500,000. Leo Soma made the call from the small blind before the big blind got out of the way.
The players checked the 
flop, leading to the 
turn. Soma fired 2,000,000 into the middle. Schultz took a moment, but eventually found the call.
The 
river was checked through, leading to showdown. Schultz turned over 
, but his ace was no good, thanks to Soma's bigger 
.
With the bigger ace, Soma scooped the pot to add to his growing chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,500,000 | |
|
||
|
7,750,000
-3,450,000
|
-3,450,000 |
flop. He again earned a call from Gallardo.
turn, Leo sized up and fired his biggest bullet yet, firing to the tune of 1,250,000. Gallardo moved all in behind him, with the effective stack of 3,950,000. Soma made the laydown relatively quickly, much to the disappointment of his fans on the rail, who have been cheering him on all day long, recently draping a French flag over the rail in support. 
to give Soma top pair with aces, busting Cada out of the tournament in seventh place.
flop. Gallardo raised him to 1,300,000. After a moment or two of thought, Soma made the laydown, giving the pot to Gallardo.
turn, Zhechev moved all in. Soma snap folded.
and Zhechev's pocket nines gave him a higher two pair than what showed on the board to win the pot and get the double up.
