A series of preflop raises led to a three-way all-in action between Marek Lafata from the hijack, Matt Porter from the small blind and three-time MSPT champ Carl Carodenuto from the big blind with Porter holding 2,075,000 effective.

Matt Porter:
Mark Lafata:
Carl Carodenuto:

Porter woke-up with aces at the perfect time as the runout secured “The Wizard” formally known as the “Short Stack Wizard” a massive triple-up to take the final table chip lead with five players remaining.

Matt Porter - 6,225,000
Carl Carodenuto - 5,200,000
Mark Lafata - 500,000