$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 490
Dan Colpoys raised from early position and David Shmuel moved all in for about 250,000 from middle position. Action folded back to Colpoys, who called.
It was a race with Colpoys’ up against Shmuel’s .
The board ran out and Shmuel won the race to stay alive.
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 29: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 567
Matt Giametta raised from early position to 100,000 and Scott Baumstein called from the hijack. Katie Wier moved all in on the button for 255,000 and action folded back to Giametta.
Giametta thought for a few moments, made it 300,000 and Baumstein immediately moved all in for 2,190,000 and Giametta called.
All three hands were exposed with a massive chip lead up for grabs between Giametta and Baumstein.
Giametta: Baumstein: Wier: .
The flop was , keeping Giametta in the lead with a pair of queens. The was a safe turn card for Giametta, but the came on the river and sent both the main and the side pot to Baumstein, while eliminating Wier in ninth place for $10,800.
Baumstein dragged the pot and took an overwhelming chip lead.
Scott Baumstein – 4,790,000 Matt Giametta – 300,000 Katie Wier – Eliminated
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 490
On the turn, with the board reading , Ray Qartomy led out for 200,000 from early position before Shannon Shorr raised to 520,000 on the button.
There was a fold in between before action was back on Qartomy, who thought for a few moments before moving all in for about 1,000,000. Shorr snap-called.
Qartomy turned up and needed to hit an ace on the river against Shorr’s .
The river was the and Shorr scooped the pot with a set of sevens. Qartomy was eliminated in ninth place, earning $23,355 for his efforts.
Shannon Shorr – 2,850,000 Ray Qartomy – Eliminated
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 490
Ray Qartomy moved all in from middle position for 555,000 and David Shmuel called on the button. The blinds folded and the cards were tabled.
Qartomy turned over and was in good shape against Shmuel’s .
The board came out clean for Qartomy as it ran out and Qartomy doubled up.
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 490
David Shmuel raised to 100,000 from early position and action folded to James Miller in the big blind, who moved all in. Shmuel quickly called and was at risk for his last 675,000.
Miller tabled and needed to spike a queen against Shmuel’s .
The board ran out and Shmuel doubled up with a bigger full house.
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 490
Aditya Prasetyo raised from under the gun and Steve Karp moved all in on the button for 360,000. The blinds folded and Prasetyo called.
Karp tabled and was in great shape against Prasetyo’s .
The board came and Karp doubled up through the chip leader.
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 490
Dan Colpoys raised to 235,000 from early position and action folded to Aditya Prasetyo on the button, who asked how many chips Colpoys started the hand with.
After he confirmed that Colpoys started with about 400,000, Prasetyo called and the blinds got out of the way. The flop was and Colpoys moved all in for his remaining 235,000. Prasetyo snap-called.
Prasetyo showed but was behind Colpoys’ .
The turn was the and the river was the . Colpoys doubled up with his pair of kings.
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 490
Aditya Prasetyo raised from under the gun and Shannon Shorr called out of the big blind.
The flop was and both players checked to the turn. Shorr bet 115,000 and Prasetyo called.
The river was the and Shorr bet 275,000. Prasetyo mulled it over for quite some time before eventually deciding on just a call. He quickly turned over , good for a rivered full house and Shorr mucked his hand.
Prasetyo dragged the pot and extended his chip lead over the rest of the table.
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 490
A rush of cards towards the end of the day vaulted Aditya Prasetyo into the chip lead as the $2,650 no-limit hold’em heads to its final table.
Prasetyo put 2,765,000 chips in the bag at the end of the night and just edged out veteran pro Shannon Shorr for the chip lead. Shorr bagged up 2,615,000 and will be seated on Prasetyo’s direct right.
The final table will kick off at 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon with everyone guaranteed a cash of at least $23,335, but the eventual winner will walk away with $229,555.
Day 2 of the three-day event started at noon with 103 players in the field with the top 62 spots finishing in the money. Towards the end of the day’s second level, Zhen Cai’s A-J made quads against Dominque Mosley’s A-K to burst the bubble and secure the final 62 players a payday of at least $4,255.
Ray Qartomy started the day as the chip leader and held near the top of the leaderboard for most of the day. With 10 players left, Qartomy played a massive pot against Prasetyo, getting all in with a flush draw against Prasetyo’s pocket queens. Qartomy missed his draw and Prasetyo doubled up, knocking Qartomy from the top of the leaderboard.
Qartomy finished the day with 1,295,000 and will be in the middle of the pack when the final table restarts Tuesday afternoon. Mukul Pahuja, a longtime pro with two WSOP Circuit rings and north of $5.3 million in tournament earnings will start the day third in chips.
Local pro Victor Figueroa and Hard Rock regular David Shmuel are the only other players above the 1 million-chip mark. Dan Colpoys, James Miller and Steve Karp round out the bottom third of the chip counts.
Here is a look at the seat draw and chip counts for the final table:
Seat 1: Shannon Shorr – 2,615,000 Seat 2: Aditya Prasetyo – 2,765,000 Seat 3: Victor Figueroa – 1,000,000 Seat 4: Mukul Pahuja – 1,725,000 Seat 5: Ray Qartomy – 1,295,000 Seat 6: Dan Colpoys – 600,000 Seat 7: James Miller – 585,000 Seat 8: Steve Karp – 560,000 Seat 9: David Shmuel – 1,110,000
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 490
Ankush Mandavia moved all in for 360,000 and Aditya Prasetyo called out of the big blind.
Mandavia showed and needed help against Prasetyo’s .
The board ran out and Prasetyo won the pot with a pair of queens and eliminated Mandavia in 10th place for $23,335.
With the elimination, play concludes for the night and Prasetyo will take the chip lead into the final day of action. A complete recap and seat draw will be posted shortly.