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Event 35: David Shmuel Doubles Through Dan Colpoys

$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

David Shmuel

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’ AhJs up against Shmuel’s 8c8d.

The board ran out 6d3s2h3h4c and Shmuel won the race to stay alive.

David Shmuel – 635,000
Dan Colpoys – 900,000

 

Event 38: Katie Wier – 9th Place ($10,800)

$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

Katie Wier

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: QsQh
Baumstein: AcKc
Wier: 10d10s.

The flop was 8s6s4h, keeping Giametta in the lead with a pair of queens. The 4c was a safe turn card for Giametta, but the As 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

Event 35: Ray Qartomy – 9th Place ($23,335)

$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

Ray Qartomy

On the turn, with the board reading Kh9s2c7c, 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 AdAc and needed to hit an ace on the river against Shorr’s 7h7d.

The river was the Qs 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

Event 35: Ray Qartomy Doubles Through David Shmuel

$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

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 KdKc and was in good shape against Shmuel’s QcQs.

The board came out clean for Qartomy as it ran out 8d8c3s6sAs and Qartomy doubled up.

Ray Qartomy – 1,210,000
David Shmuel – 630,000

Event 35: David Shmuel Doubles Through James Miller

$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
David Shmuel

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 QdQh and needed to spike a queen against Shmuel’s KsKc.

The board ran out 10d10c6c5h10s and Shmuel doubled up with a bigger full house.

David Shmuel – 1,410,000
James Miller – 285,000

Event 35: Steve Karp Doubles Through Aditya Prasetyo

$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

Steve Karp

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 QcQh and was in great shape against Prasetyo’s 10h10d.

The board came Ac7c4h9d2d and Karp doubled up through the chip leader.

Steve Karp – 820,000
Aditya Prasetyo – 2,900,000

Event 35: Dan Colpoys Doubles Through Aditya Prasetyo

$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

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 7s6d3c and Colpoys moved all in for his remaining 235,000. Prasetyo snap-called.

Prasetyo showed QsQh but was behind Colpoys’ KsKh.

The turn was the 10c and the river was the Jh. Colpoys doubled up with his pair of kings.

Dan Colpoys – 970,000
Aditya Prasetyo – 3,100,000

Event 35: Chip Leaders Collide Early

$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 9s5h3h and both players checked to the 5s turn. Shorr bet 115,000 and Prasetyo called.

The river was the 8c and Shorr bet 275,000. Prasetyo mulled it over for quite some time before eventually deciding on just a call. He quickly turned over 8d8s, 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.

Aditya Prasetyo – 3,300,000
Shannon Shorr – 1,700,000

Event 35: Aditya Prasetyo Leads Final 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

Aditya Prasetyo

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

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1$229,555
2$163,670
3$105,245
4$72,650
5$55,765
6$46,485
7$38,740
8$31,015
9$23,335
10AnkushMandavia$23,335
11ShahinYazdani$19,300
12FrancisAnderson$19,300
13LukeBrereton$15,315
14JohnHaas$15,315
15KennethFrey$15,315
16JosephVasquez Parada$12,895
17LandenLucas$12,895
18DavidToscano$12,895
19JonBorenstein$10,875
20KevinMerola$10,875
21FanilkumarPatel$10,875
22StevenCho$9,100
23IlyasMuradi$9,100
24JasonMarshman$9,100
25RobertScholz$7,845
26DavidMasana Trivino$7,845
27RomanFomin$7,845
28AnthonyZinno$6,775
29GabrielAbusada$6,775
30SebastianHoyos$6,775
31LukeBlindert$6,775
32GalYifrach$6,775
33StevenForman$6,775
34KennethHarding$6,775
35DarrenElias$6,775
36AlexFoxen$6,775
37BenjaminBoston$5,820
38DavidLaufer$5,820
39DongJi$5,820
40JeremyAusmus$5,820
41LouisChandler$5,820
42KyryloKobzyev$5,820
43GeorgeParublev$5,820
44JacobToole$5,820
45PedroPalacio$5,820
46AlexKeating$4,930
47JosephJean$4,930
48TomasSoderstrom$4,930
49ReidWalker$4,930
50AlcidesGomez$4,930
51VietVo$4,930
52KobiRibak$4,930
53CheangYoo$4,930
54GregoryNerenberg$4,930
55ZhenCai$4,255
56BrendanDaly$4,255
57JoeSerock$4,255
58ClaytonMaguire$4,255
59KharlinSued$4,255
60PeterVitantonio$4,255
61JawuzAkcay$4,255
62PhilipePizzari Ointo$4,255

Event 35: Ankush Mandavia Eliminated By Aditya Prasetyo

$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

Ankush Mandavia moved all in for 360,000 and Aditya Prasetyo called out of the big blind.

Mandavia showed KhQh and needed help against Prasetyo’s QdQs.

The board ran out 6h5c4sAc4c 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.

Aditya Prasetyo – 2,765,000
Ankush Mandavia – Eliminated