23:24 – Level 29 (200,000/100,000/200,000)

The six-player Multi-Room Mayhem IV livestream final table is officially set. Michael Johnson II leads the finalists with 15.65 million units, followed by Nikita Bakarjiev with 9.3 million.

Play will resume with 5:35 remaining in Level 29. Each finalist is guaranteed at least $10,022, with $50,000 awaiting the champion.

Seat	Last Name	First Name	Chip Count
1	Farnan	William	2,575,000
2	Johnson II	Michael	15,650,000
3	Kaplan	Steve	2,100,000
4	Bakarjiev	Nikita	9,300,000
5	Dubois	Roy	6,500,000
6	Osorio	Claudemir	7,275,000

The finalists return Monday, August 31, for the livestream conclusion of Multi-Room Mayhem IV.

23:23 – Level 29 (200,000/100,000/200,000)

With the board showing A♠ 9♣–J♥ 9♥ 2♣, Matt Vitale moved all in holding J♦ 6♥.

Michael Johnson II made the call with A♦4♠. Johnson’s aces and nines remained ahead through the river, eliminating Vitale in seventh place for $7,805.

With Vitale’s elimination, the six-player Multi-Room Mayhem IV livestream final table is officially set. The finalists will return Monday to compete for the championship and the $50,000 first-place prize.

 

23:10 – Level 29 (200,000/100,000/200,000)

Jose Hernandez Almea’s run in Multi-Room Mayhem IV has come to an end in eighth place.

Hernandez Almea showed plenty of resilience during the closing stages of Day 2. After losing a major pot to Roy Dubois and being reduced to approximately 900,000, he continued battling and secured his place among the final nine players.

Hernandez Almea earns $6,134 for his eighth-place finish. Seven players remain, leaving the tournament just one elimination away from setting Monday’s six-player livestream final table. Everyone remaining is guaranteed at least $7,805.

 

22:58 – Level 29 (200,000/100,000/200,000)

With the field consolidated to one table, Michael Joseph moved all in from Seat 5 for 975,000. The action folded to Claudemir Osorio in Seat 9, who made the call from the big blind.

Osorio showed A♠ J♠, while Joseph held A♥ K♦.

The board ran out 4♣–8♠–4♦–7♠ J♣. The jack on the river gave Osorio the winning two pair and eliminated Joseph in ninth place for $4,811.

Eight players remain, with everyone now guaranteed at least $6,134. Two more eliminations will set Monday’s six-player livestream final table.

22:48 – Level 29 (200,000/100,000/200,000)

Seat	Last Name	First Name	Chip Count
1	Farnan	William	3,700,000
2	Johnson II	Michael	11,800,000
3	Kaplan	Steve	3,400,000
4	Bakarjiev	Nikita	9,800,000
5	Joseph	Michael	1,000,000
6	Dubois	Roy	5,500,000
7	Hernandez Almea	Jose	900,000
8	Vitale	Matt	1,200,000
9	Osorio	Claudemir	4,500,000

22:47 – Level 29 (200,000/100,000/200,000)

Before the field combined to one table, Roy Dubois and Jose Hernandez Almea clashed in a massive all-in confrontation at Table 40.

Hernandez Almea held 10♣10♥, while Dubois showed A♠K♦.

The 4♥ 6♥ 9♥ flop kept Hernandez Almea’s pocket tens ahead while also giving him a flush draw. The J♣ turn changed nothing, but the A♦ landed on the river to give Dubois the winning pair of aces.

Dubois doubled to approximately 5.5 million units, while Hernandez Almea was left with approximately 900,000.

 

22:46 – Level 28 (150,000/75,000/150,000)

Brett Stottlemyer moved all in from Table 36, Seat 3, and Steve Kaplan made the call from Seat 7.

Stottlemyer showed Q♠9♠, while Kaplan revealed K♣K♦.

The flop came nine-king-nine, giving Stottlemyer three nines but improving Kaplan to kings full of nines. The turn and river brought no help for Stottlemyer.

Kaplan collected the pot, eliminating Stottlemyer in 10th place for $3,800. Multi-Room Mayhem IV is now down to nine players, with everyone remaining guaranteed at least $4,811.

 

22:37 – Level 28 (150,000/75,000/150,000)

Nikita Bakarjiev raised to 450,000 from the button at Table 36. Maroun Akiki moved all in from the small blind for 3.4 million, and Michael Johnson II folded the big blind. With the action back on him, Bakarjiev made the call.

Akiki showed Q♥Q♠, while Bakarjiev revealed 10♦10♠.

The 10♣ appeared in the window, followed by the 3♣ 3♠ to complete the flop and give Bakarjiev tens full of threes. The 2♠ turn and K♣ river completed the board.

Bakarjiev’s full house eliminated Flight B leader Akiki in 11th place for $3,800. The tournament is now down to 10 players. (Bakarjiev 10M)

 

22:34 – Level 28 (150,000/75,000/150,000)

William Farnan moved all in from the button at Table 36 for 2.225 million, and Nikita Bakarjiev called from the big blind.

Farnan showed K♥ J♦, while Bakarjiev held A♠10♥.

The board ran out 7♠ Q♣ J♣–6♦–2♠. Farnan paired his jack on the flop, and his hand held through the river to secure the double through Bakarjiev. (Farnan 4.5M / Bakarjiev 7M)

 

22:24 – Level 28 (150,000/75,000/150,000)

Matija Markovic raised from middle position at Table 36 before Michael Johnson II called from the small blind.

The flop came 7♠–6♦ 10♥. Markovic moved all in, and Johnson snap-called.

Markovic revealed A♠A♥, but Johnson had flopped a ten-high straight with 8♣ 9♣.

The K♠ turn and 7♦ river did not improve Markovic, eliminating the Flight C leader in 12th place for $3,800.

The tournament is now down to 11 players, with everyone remaining guaranteed at least $3,800. (Johnson 11M)

 

22:20 – Level 28 (150,000/75,000/150,000)

Claudemir Osorio raised to 300,000 from the button at Table 40. In the big blind, Flight J leader Diego Alcala reraised all in for 775,000, and Osorio called.

Osorio showed A♣ 4♠, while Alcala held A♥ Q♥.

The board ran out 6♣–10♦–4♣–10♠–2♥. Osorio paired his four to make two pair, eliminating Alcala in 13th place for $3,100.

The field is now down to 12 players, with everyone remaining guaranteed at least $3,800.

 

22:12 – Level 28 (150,000/75,000/150,000)

Mohamad Alhalwani moved all in from Table 36, Seat 6, for 450,000. Michael Johnson II called before William Farnan moved all in from Seat 2. Johnson ultimately folded, leaving Alhalwani and Farnan heads-up.

Farnan showed Q♥ Q♦, while Alhalwani held A♠8♦.

The board ran out 5♥–3♣–2♦–3♠–J♦. Farnan’s queens held to eliminate Alhalwani in 14th place for $3,100.

Farnan climbed to approximately 3.8 million units, and the field is now down to 13 players.

22:00 – Level 28 (150,000/75,000/150,000)

Nikita Bakarjiev opened the action from under the gun to 300,000. Michael Johnson II called from the button, and Brett Stottlemyer defended the big blind.

The flop came J♦–3♠–5♥. Stottlemyer checked, Bakarjiev continued for 350,000, and Johnson called before Stottlemyer folded.

The 8♣ arrived on the turn. Bakarjiev checked, Johnson bet 575,000, and Bakarjiev released his hand, sending the pot to Johnson without a showdown. (Johnson 7.2M/Bakarjiev 6.3M)

 

21:55 – Level 28 (150,000/75,000/150,000)

Players are returning from break with 14 competitors remaining in Multi-Room Mayhem IV. The average stack is now 3.1 million units, and every remaining player is guaranteed at least $3,100.

The field is eight eliminations away from setting Monday’s six-player livestream final table.

Flight Leader	Table	Seat	Last Name	First Name	Chip Count
Flight I	36	1	Johnson II	Michael	6,300,000
	36	2	Farnan	William	2,775,000
	36	3	Stottlemyer	Brett	3,575,000
	36	4	Bakarjiev	Nikita	7,225,000
Flight C	36	5	Markovic	Matija	3,400,000
	36	6	Alhalwani	Mohamad	825,000
Flight B	36	7	Akiki	Maroun	3,150,000
	40	2	Kaplan	Steve	975,000
	40	3	Joseph	Michael	2,100,000
	40	4	Osorio	Claudemir	2,875,000
	40	6	Vitale	Matt	3,475,000
Flight J	40	7	Alcala	Diego	1,600,000
	40	8	Hernandez Almea	Jose	2,100,000
	40	9	Dubois	Roy	3,025,000
Total Chips					43,400,000

 

21:29 – Level 27 (120,000/60,000/120,000)

William Farnan moved all in from Table 36, Seat 2, with king-ten offsuit and was called by Zhe Ming Ni in Seat 9, who held pocket kings.

The flop came queen-jack-jack, giving Farnan additional outs to a straight. An ace on the turn completed his Broadway straight, and a blank on the river secured the double.

Farnan climbed to approximately 2.6 million units, while Ni was left with just 395,000.

On the very next hand, Ni put his remaining stack in the middle with jack-nine and found himself against Farnan’s pocket aces. The aces held, eliminating Ni in 15th place for $3,100 and reducing the field to 14 players.

21:00 – Level 27 (120,000/60,000/120,000)

Multi-Room Mayhem IV is down to its final 16 players following the eliminations of Ritesh “Ricky” Patel in 18th place and Joshua Christensen in 17th place.

Every remaining player is now guaranteed at least $2,500. The field is competing for six seats at Monday’s livestream final table and the $50,000 first-place prize.

Flight Leader	Table	Seat	Last Name	First Name	Chip Count
Flight I	36	1	Johnson II	Michael	3,700,000
	36	2	Farnan	William	2,500,000
	36	3	Stottlemyer	Brett	2,000,000
Flight C	36	5	Markovic	Matija	3,800,000
	36	6	Alhalwani	Mohamad	1,800,000
Flight B	36	7	Akiki	Maroun	3,900,000
	36	8	Sarache	Javier	900,000
	36	9	Ni	Zhe Ming	1,600,000
	40	2	Kaplan	Steve	1,600,000
	40	3	Joseph	Michael	1,100,000
	40	4	Osorio	Claudemir	2,000,000
	40	5	Bakarjiev	Nikita	6,700,000
	40	6	Vitale	Matt	2,400,000
Flight J	40	7	Alcala	Diego	650,000
	40	8	Hernandez Almea	Jose	2,300,000
	40	9	Dubois	Roy	2,200,000

 

20:51 – Level 26 (100,000/50,000/100,000)

Ritesh “Ricky” Patel was eliminated in 18th place after getting approximately 3 million units all in preflop with pocket aces against the Ace-King of Nikita Bakarjiev.

The flop came queen-ten-deuce, followed by another ten on the turn. A jack on the river completed Bakarjiev’s Broadway straight and brought Patel’s tournament run to an end for $2,500.

Bakarjiev climbed to approximately 6.7 million units following the hand, while the tournament moved down to 17 players.

20:22 – Level 26 (100,000/50,000/100,000)

Multi-Room Mayhem IV has reached its final 20 players. The average stack is approximately 2.1 million units, and everyone remaining is guaranteed at least $2,100.

Flight Leader	Table	Seat	Last Name	First Name	Chip Count
Flight I	36	1	Johnson II	Michael	3,700,000
	36	2	Farnan	William	2,500,000
	36	3	Stottlemyer	Brett	2,000,000
	36	4	Christensen	Joshua	300,000
	36	6	Alhalwani	Mohamad	1,800,000
Flight B	36	7	Akiki	Maroun	3,900,000
	37	2	Ni	Zhe Ming	1,600,000
Flight C	37	3	Markovic	Matija	3,800,000
	37	4	Jackson	Natalie	2,200,000
	37	5	Vitale	Matt	2,400,000
Flight J	37	6	Alcala	Diego	650,000
	37	8	Sarache	Javier	900,000
	37	9	Hernandez Almea	Jose	2,300,000
	40	1	Patel	Ricky	4,600,000
	40	2	Kaplan	Steve	1,600,000
	40	3	Joseph	Michael	1,100,000
	40	4	Osorio	Claudemir	2,000,000
	40	5	Bakarjiev	Nikita	2,700,000
	40	6	Basque	Austin	1,300,000
	40	9	Dubois	Roy	2,200,000

 

20:14 – Level 25 (80,000/40,000/80,000)

Steve Kaplan moved all in from Table 40, Seat 2, holding A♥A♣. Austin Basque made the call with A♠K♣.

The board ran out 10♣, 7♣, J♠, A♦, 5♠. Kaplan improved to three aces and secured the double, climbing to approximately 1.7 million units. Basque was left with approximately 900,000.

19:40 – Level 25 (80,000/40,000/80,000)

With only 550,000 remaining in the first hand from break Lester Yannick is eliminated in 24th place taking home $1,700.

19:37 – Level 25 (80,000/40,000/80,000)

Players are returning from break with 24 competitors remaining in Multi-Room Mayhem IV. The average stack has climbed to approximately 1.7 million, and every remaining player is now guaranteed at least $1,700.

The field is 18 eliminations away from setting Monday’s six-player livestream final table.

 

Flight Leader	Table	Seat	Last Name	First Name	Chip Count
Flight I	36	1	Johnson II	Michael	1,400,000
	36	2	Farnan	William	2,925,000
	36	3	Stottlemyer	Brett	2,750,000
	36	4	Christensen	Joshua	1,000,000
	36	5
	36	6	Alhalwani	Mohamad	1,100,000
Flight B	36	7	Akiki	Maroun	1,500,000
	36	8	Kinser	Jeff	1,530,000
	36	9	Moraes	Renato	2,300,000
	37	1	Yannick	Lester	550,000
	37	2	Ni	Zhe Ming	1,800,000
Flight C	37	3	Markovic	Matija	2,900,000
	37	4	Jackson	Natalie	2,800,000
	37	5	Vitale	Matt	2,200,000
Flight J	37	6	Alcala	Diego	2,100,000
	37	7
	37	8	Sarache	Javier	1,500,000
	37	9	Hernandez Almea	Jose	1,500,000
	40	1	Patel	Ricky	3,500,000
	40	2	Kaplan	Steve	400,000
	40	3	Joseph	Michael	1,550,000
	40	4	Osorio	Claudemir	2,100,000
	40	5	Bakarjiev	Nikita	2,200,000
	40	6	Basque	Austin	1,500,000
	40	7
Flight A	40	8	Zamiri	Saied	1,200,000
	40	9	Dubois	Roy	2,350,000

 

18:37 – Level 24 (60,000/30,000/60,000)

Level 24 began with 30 players remaining and an average stack of 1,534,000 units. Shortly after the level began, Flight 1H leader Wasim Assaf was eliminated in 30th place for $1,359, reducing the field to 29.

Several starting-flight leaders have recently seen their runs come to an end:

• Flight 1P: Peter Van Deusen — 60th place, $726
• Flight 1M: Jeffrey Uligian — 39th place, $904
• Flight 1O: Aja Owens — 34th place, $1,359
• Flight 1H: Wasim Assaf — 30th place, $1,359

Six of the tournament’s 16 flight leaders remain:

• Flight 1A: Saied Zamiri
• Flight 1B: Maroun Akiki
• Flight 1C: Matija Markovic
• Flight 1I: Michael Johnson II
• Flight 1J: Diego Alcala

The tournament is now 23 eliminations away from setting Monday’s six-player livestream final table.

 

17:36 – Level 22 (40,000/20,000/40,000)

Players are now on Level 22 with 42 competitors remaining. Blinds are now 20,000/40,000, and the current average stack is 1,022,667 units.

Top Chip Counts:

Last Name	First Name	Chip Count
Markovic	Matija	2.2 million
Alhalwani	Mohamad	1.9 million
Osorio	Claudemir	1.8 million
Hernandez	Jose	1.6 million

 

16:30 – Level 21 (30,000/15,000/30,000)

With 51 players remaining, 10 of the tournament’s 16 flight leaders are still in contention.

Flight Leaders Remaining

• Flight 1A: Saied Zamiri
• Flight 1B: Maroun Akiki
• Flight 1C: Matija Markovic
• Flight 1F: Paul Ghyabi
• Flight 1H: Wasim Assaf
• Flight 1I: Michael Johnson II
• Flight 1J: Diego Alcala
• Flight 1M: Jeffrey Uligian
• Flight 1O: Aja Owens
• Flight 1P: Peter Van Deusen

Flight Leaders Eliminated

• Flight 1D: Sean Corley — 118th place, $450
• Flight 1E: Quan Tran — 96th place, $513
• Flight 1G: Victoria Berry — 116th place, $450
• Flight 1K: Michael Hunsucker — 112th place, $450
• Flight 1L: Christopher Heeney — 79th place, $605
• Flight 1N: Christopher Grim — 84th place, $556

16:04 – Level 20 (20,000/10,000/20,000)

The field continues to shrink as Day 2 pushes deeper into the day. Players have reached Level 20, with blinds now at 10,000/20,000, and just 59 competitors remain.

With the average stack climbing to 728,000, the remaining players are beginning to separate themselves from the pack.

Top chip counts:

Last Name	First Name	Chip Count
Markovic	Matija	1.8 million
Akiki	Maroun	1.6 million
Alcala	Diego	1.4 million
Assaf	Wasim	1.4 million
Johnson II	Michael	1.2 million

 

15:09 – Level 19 (15,000/10,000/15,000)

Players are back in their seats, and the action is heating up as Day 2 continues into Level 19, with blinds now at 10,000/15,000.

The field has been significantly trimmed down, with 75 players remaining. The average stack currently sits at 613,600 units.

One of the biggest stories since the last break is the shakeup at the top. Five of our flight chip leaders have been eliminated, proving once again that no stack is safe as the action continues and payouts draw closer. With fewer than 80 players left in contention, the next few levels are expected to be pivotal.

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