Event 26: Coughlin Comes Out on Top in Three-Way Pot; Baptiste Eliminated 17th

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 506

According to the rail, there was three-way action on an AxAx9x8x board. David Coughlin, Marcela Newmark and Nesly Jean Baptiste got all in with Newmark having the opportunity to bust both her opponents.

Coughlin: 9x9x for nines-full
Newmark: AdQd for trip aces with a queen
Baptiste: AxTx for trip aces with a ten

The river completed the board with the 5x and Coughlin officially earned the pot. He raked a monster while Newmark was left crippled and Baptiste busted 17th earning $546.

David Coughlin rakes the pot
David Coughlin rakes in a pile

David Coughlin – 615,000 (51 bb)
Marcela Newmark – 122,000 (10 bb)
Nesly Jean Baptiste – Eliminated in 17th place ($546)

Event 26: Results 19th through 28th Place

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 506

19th: Daniel Mariani Sung – $455
20th: Eli Levy – $455
21st: Andrew Reid – $455
22nd: Roy Paulena – $455
23rd: Rubens Apovian – $455
24th: Gil Morgensztern – $455
25th: Elliott Zaydman – $455
26th: Rafael Ramos – $455
27th: Joan Schank – $455
28th: Trent Smith – $395

Additional results are available in the posts below.

Event 26: Marcela Newmark Picks Up Tens to Double

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 506

Marcella Newmark
Marcella Newmark

Marcela Newmark got the last of her 181,000-chip stack in preflop holding TsTc versus the 8c8h of an unknown opponent.

The turnout fell JcJh4h9s4s improving neither player and earning Newmark the pot. She now sits with a stack of 385,000.

SHRPO-Event-25-07963

Marcela Newmark – 385,000 (38 bb)

Event 26: Luis Miranda Taking Control

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 506

Luis Miranda
Luis Miranda

Chip leader Luis Miranda opened the button for 16,000 and the big blind and defended.

Flop: KdJc2h

The big blind checked. Miranda bet 20,000. It was back on the blind and he check-raised to 49,000. Miranda verified the amount of the bet, then called with little hesitation.

Turn: KdJc2hJs

The big blind lead for 55,000. Miranda took a few seconds, but ultimately called

River: KdJc2hJsJh

The third jack on the board elicited a bet of 85,000 from the big blind. Miranda insta-shoved and the big blind went into the tank. It wasn’t until a couple minutes later that Miranda called the clock. The big blind ran it down all the way to within the 10-second threshold before folding. Miranda drag the pot without showdown and now sits at 750,000 chips.

Luis Miranda – 750,000 (93 bb)

Event 26: Gil Morgensztern Blinds into the Money, Busts 24th

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 506

The seat of Gil Morgensztern sat unattended during the restart. Starting the day with just over 95,000 chips, it wasn’t until moments ago that his abandoned stack found the felt. Despite being a no-show, Morgensztern earned a 24th-place finish along with $455 for blinding into the money.

Gil Morgensztern’s Stack – Eliminated in 24th place ($455)

Event 26: Three Tables Remain

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 506

Barely two hours in the restart, the 54-player field has trimmed itself to just half that number. The remaining 27 are freshly redrawn to the final three tables. It appears Luis Miranda has the chip lead owning a stack of 470,000 good for 78 big blinds.

Here’s the final three tables at a glance:

SHRPO-Event-25-07945
Table 1
SHRPO-Event-25-07949
Table 2
SHRPO-Event-25-07953
Table 3

Remaining payouts:

1st – $16,396
2nd – $9,715
3rd – $6,376
4th – $4,402
5th – $3,249
6th – $2,581
7th – $1,973
8th – $1,427
9th – $1,032
10th-12th – $789
13th-15th – $638
16th-18th – $546
19th-27th – $455

Event 26: Levy Spikes a King to Bust Cajuste

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 34 of 506

According to the table, Carl Cajuste opened with a raise only to see Eli Levy jam. Cajuste, who had less chips than Levy, called and the hands were tabled.

Levy: KsKd
Cajuste: AcQd

The flop improved neither player — 8c6d2d. The turn, though, gave Cajuste lead when it came the Ah. His moment in the sun was short lived as the dealer promptly burned and turned the Kc marking one of Levy’s just two outs. The hand gave Levy a set and left Cajuste bust. He hit the rail 35th earning $395.

The remaining 34 players are now on their first 15-minute break of the night.

Eli Levy – 254,000 (50 bb)
Carl Cajuste – Eliminated in 35th place ($395)

Event 26: Fuentes Eliminates Shteyn to Burst Bubble

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 506

SHRPO-Event-25-07938
Leonid Shteyn (left) Cesar Fuentes

On the third round of hand-for-hand, Leonid Shteyn’s As3d was sent to the rail via Cesar Fuentes’ 7h6h. It appeared Shteyn was all-in preflop while Fuentes and two other opponents battled it out for a side pot. The flop was 6s5h4c and Fuentes bet with a pair of sixes. His opponents folded and it wasn’t until then than Shteyn saw the bad news. The turn and river were the 8h and Qs and Shteyn was officially the tournament’s bubble boy.

Fuentes now leads the way with the final 36 players in the money and guaranteed at least $395.

SHRPO-Event-25-07934
Cesar Fuentes

Cesar Fuentes – 500,000 (100 bb)
Leonid Shteyn – Eliminated