$1,700 Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1M Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 35: 150,000/300,000 with a 50,000 Ante
Players remaining: 2 of 735

After a short break to prepare for heads-up play, Sheddy Siddiqui and Dmitrii Perfilev sat down to play it out for the WSOP Circuit Main Event title with Perfilev holding a nearly two-to-one lead.

Seat 3: Dmitrii Perfilev – 14,525,000 (48 bb)
Seat 5: Sheddy Siddiqui – 7,525,000 (25 bb)

$1,700 Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1M Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 35: 150,000/300,000 with a 50,000 Ante
Players remaining: 2 of 735

Sheddy Siddiqui folded his button and Harry O’Brien moved all in for 2,600,000. Dmitrii Perfilev quickly called, once again trying to knock the determined O’Brien out.

Perfilev:
O’Brien:

O’Brien was dominated again but he’s come back before. The flop was no help, the turn left him drawing thin, and O’Brien’s great run came to an end after the turn.

Dmitrii Perfilev – 14,525,000 (48 bb)
Harry O’Brien – Eliminated in 3rd place ($101,219)

$1,700 Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
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Level 34: 120,000/240,000 with a 40,000 Ante
Players remaining: 3 of 735

Sheddy Siddiqui folded his button and Harry O’Brien moved all in from the small blind for 2,025,000. Dmitrii Perfilev called with a chance to get the tournament heads-up.

O’Brien:
Perfilev:

O’Brien was dominant but the meant he needed to dodge clubs the rest of the way. The turn was safe and he doubled after the river.

Harry O’Brien – 4,100,000 (17 bb)
Dmitrii Perfilev – 9,650,000 (40 bb)

$1,700 Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1M Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 34: 120,000/240,000 with a 40,000 Ante
Players remaining: 3 of 735

Sheddy Siddiqui opened to 480,000 from the button and Dmitrii Perfilev defended in the big blind to a flop. Perfilev checked, Siddiqui bet 400,000 and Perfilev called.

The turn came , Perfilev checked again, Siddiqui bet another 900,000 and Perfilev called. One last check from Perfilev after the river and Siddiqui slid out a healthy 2,400,000 bet. After a couple minutes, Perfilev called the big bet and his was good enough to take the pot against Siddiqui’s for the lead.

Dmitrii Perfilev – 10,500,000 (43 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui – 7,400,000 (30 bb)

$1,700 Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1M Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 34: 120,000/240,000 with a 40,000 Ante
Players remaining: 3 of 735

The dinner break is complete and the three remaining players are back in their seats. Next stop, heads-up for the WSOP Circuit Main Event ring after the next elimination.

Seat 3: Dmitrii Perfilev – 5,050,000 (21 bb)
Seat 5: Sheddy Siddiqui – 10,025,000 (42 bb)
Seat 9: Harry O’Brien – 6,975,000 (29 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $222,691 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $137,298
3rd: $101,219

$1,700 Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1M Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 34: 120,000/240,000 with a 40,000 Ante
Players remaining: 3 of 735

Level 33 came to an end shortly after Cesar Solares was eliminated and the three remaining players are taking a one-hour dinner break.

Sheddy Siddiqui holds a big lead and will be the favorite to earn his first WSOP Circuit ring.

Seat 3: Dmitrii Perfilev – 5,050,000 (21 bb)
Seat 5: Sheddy Siddiqui – 10,025,000 (42 bb)
Seat 9: Harry O’Brien – 6,975,000 (29 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $222,691 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $137,298
3rd: $101,219

$1,700 Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1M Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 30,000 Ante
Players remaining: 3 of 735

Sheddy Siddiqui opened to 450,000 from under the gun and picked up calls from Cesar Solares on the button and Dmitrii Perfilev in the big blind. Perfilev and Solares checked the flop and Solares announced: “all in”. Perfilev quickly folded and Siddiqui called just as quickly.

Siddiqui:
Solares:

Siddiqui was ahead with aces up but needed to fade the hearts to send Solares out. The turn gave Solares gutshot outs but the river blanked to give Siddiqui the pot while Solares was eliminated in fourth place.

Sheddy Siddiqui – 9,300,000 (47 bb)
Cesar Solares – Eliminated in 4th Place ($75,441)

$1,700 Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1M Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 30,000 Ante
Players remaining: 4 of 735

Cesar Solares folded his hand under the gun, Harry O’Brien moved all in from the button for 2,660,000 and Dmitrii called from the small blind.

Perfilev:
O’Brien:

O’Brien was in rough shape this time, no race with this hand, but he found one of his two outs on the river when the board ran for another double up.

Harry O’Brien – 5,500,000 (27 bb)
Dmitrii Perfilev – 6,125,000 (30 bb)

$1,700 Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1M Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 30,000 Ante
Players remaining: 4 of 735

Short stacked Harry O’Brien open-shoved for 1,750,000 from under the gun, Dmitrii Perfilev called on the button, and the blinds folded.

O’Brien:
Perfilev:

O’Brien needed to win the race to double up but missed the flop. The turn left O’Brien with six out on the river and he got there when it came for the double.

Harry O’Brien – 3,920,000 (19 bb)
Dmitrii Perfilev – 6,700,000 (33 bb)

$1,700 Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
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Level 32: 80,000/160,000 with a 20,000 Ante
Players remaining: 4 of 735

The two biggest stacks at the table went to battle in a couple hands the ultimately saw no significant change in position. Perfilev temporarily gave up the lead when he sent 1,400,000 across to Sheddy Siddiqui.

A few hands later, Cesar Solares limped from under the gun and Perfilev three-bet to 700,000 from the small blind. Solares called, the flop came , and Perfilev bet 560,000.

Solares called, the turn was , and Perfilev cut out a big stack for a 1,475,000 bet. Solares took several minutes to think it through, told Perfilev “you’re too good”, and released the big pot.

Seat 3: Dmitrii Perfilev – 9,400,000 (59 bb)
Seat 5: Sheddy Siddiqui – 5,000,000 (31 bb)
Seat 8: Cesar Solares – 6,300,000 (39 bb)
Seat 9: Harry O’Brien – 1,350,000 (8 bb)