Hands #48-52: MacDonnell Firmly Pulls Into Second Place
Hand #48: Alexander Farahi raised to 800,000 from under the gun. Marc MacDonnell called from the button and Dejuante Alexander called from the big blind. The flop came 
and Farahi bet 1,000,000. MacDonnell called and Alexander folded.
The turn was the 
and both players checked. The 
fell on the river and both players checked again. MacDonnell tabled 
to take down the pot.
Hand #49: Pablo Mariz raised to 875,000 from the button and both blinds folded.
Hand #50: Alexander Farahi moved all in from the small blind and Bryce Yockey folded his big blind.
Hand #51: Pablo Mariz raised to 875,000 from under-the-gun and everyone folded.
Hand #52: Bryce Yockey pushed all in from the button for 2,750,000 and Marc MacDonnell called from the small blind. Yockey showed 
and MacDonnell had the same hand with 
. The flop came 
and both players had a sweat. The turn was the and the hand was officially a chopped pot.