Event 13: Almog Biton – 10th Place ($1,620)

$570 No-Limit Hold’em
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 162

Patrick Quinn raises to 16,000 from middle position and Almog Biton calls from the big blind.

They are heads-up to a flop of Td5d3s and Biton moves all in for 24,000. Quinn calls. Quinn shows Ah6h and is in the lead against Biton’s Jc7c.

The turn is the 5h and the river is the Kc to send Biton’s jack-high to the rail in 10th place. He takes home $1,620 for his efforts.

Patrick Quinn – 245,000 (40 bb)
Almog Biton – Eliminated 

Event 13: Andros Ioakimides Leads Unofficial Final Table

$570 No-Limit Hold’em
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 162

After two more eliminations since the field has returned from break, they have re-drawn for seats at the unofficial final table of 10.

They are all guaranteed a cash of at least $1,620, but the winner will take home $23,488. With one more elimination, the final nine players will be credited with a final table.

Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts for the final 10 players:

Seat 1: Gil Haim – 191,000
Seat 2: Allan Bieler – 114,000
Seat 3: Sharorv Bachar – 350,000
Seat 4: Almog Biton – 42,000
Seat 5: Jeffrey Silverstein – 25,000
Seat 6: Brent Sherota – 179,000
Seat 7: Patrick Quinn – 197,000
Seat 8: Andros Ioakimides – 442,000
Seat 9: Peter Vitantonio – 180,000
Seat 10: Stephen Ma – 114,000

Event 13: Results Thus Far

$570 No-Limit Hold’em
End of Level 16: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 162

The players are taking a 10-minute break and cards will be back in the air around 7:40.

There are 12 players remaining, but here is a look at the results from the players who have busted in the money thus far.

13th: Dolphus Powers – $1,418
14th: Mohamad Zalika – $1,418
15th: John Magnetta – $1,418
16th: Victor Merkel – $1,215
17th: Drew Johnson – $1,215
18th: Yousef Nassr – $1,215

Event 13: Stephen Ma Doubles Through Jeffrey Silverstein

$570 No-Limit Hold’em 
Level 16: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 162

A player in middle position raises and Stephen Ma moves all in from late position for 82,000. Jeffrey Silverstein moves all in for about 130,000 from the big blind and everybody else gets out of the way.

Ma shows AhTh, but is dominated by Silverstein’s AsKc.

The flop is TsTd9s and Silverstein is in bad shape after Ma flops trip tens. The turn is the 9d, giving Ma a full house and Silverstein is drawing dead.

The river is an irrelevant 3h and Ma doubles up at the expense of Silverstein, with the final table redraw nearing.

Stepehn Ma – 170,000
Jeffrey Silverstein – 55,000

Event 13: James Salmon Eliminated On The Bubble By Mohamad Zalika

$570 No-Limit Hold’em
Level 16: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 162

James Salmon moves all in from middle position for about 42,000 and gets action from Mohamad Zalika in the big blind.

Salmon shows AhKh and is flipping with Zalika’s QhQc. The board runs out 6d6h4c5d3c and Zalika wins the flip to eliminate Salmon on the bubble.

Zalika is one of the bigger stacks remaining and the final 18 players are all guaranteed a cash of at least $1,215.

Mohamad Zalika – 195,000
James Salmon – Eliminated 

Event 13: Gil Haim Cracks Aces, Doubles Up As Bubble Nears

$570 No-Limit Hold’em
Level 16: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 162

A player in middle position raises and action folds around to Gil Haim in the big blind, who moves all in for 81,000. His opponent snap-calls and the cards are tabled.

Haim is in bad shape with his 9d9s against his opponent’s AdAh.

The flop is Kh5d3h, keeping middle position in the lead, but the 9h comes on the turn to give Haim a set and the best hand. The river is the 8c and Haim drags the pot to double up.

The player in middle position is left with about a big blind and after one more elimination, the field will start hand-for-hand play on the bubble with 19 players remaining.

Gil Haim – 167,500

Event 13: Michael Aron Eliminated By Gil Haim

$570 No-Limit Hold’em
Level 15: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 162

Gil Haim

Michael Aron is in the small bind and gets into a preflop confrontation with Gil Haim in middle position. They get all the chips into middle and the cards are tabled.

Aron shows AsKh] and Haim tables KcJc. Aron has Haim dominated with his big slick, but the flop is JsTh6s and Haim takes the lead, leaving Aron drawing to a queen or an ace.

The turn is the 9c and the river is the 8c. The dealer counts down the stack and Haim had 57,000. Aron is just barely covered and he hits the rail just before a 15-minute break. Haim basically doubles up and now has a six-figure chip count.

Gil Haim – 110,000
Michael Aron – Eliminated 

Event 13: Pedro Aldave Wins A Flip To Send One Home

$570 No-Limit Hold’em
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 162

A player in the hijack moves all in for about 13,000 and Pedro Aldave moves all in on the button for about 30,000. Everybody else gets out of the way and the cards are tabled.

Aldave shows TcTd and is flipping with his opponent’s KsQh. The board runs out Ah6d5h9d6c and Aldave’s pair wins the race to send an opponent to the rail.

There are now 28 players remaining and with one more elimination, they will redraw for seats at the final three tables. The final two tables will earn a cash.

Pedro Aldave – 52,000

Event 13: James Salmon Empties The Clip

$570 No-Limit Hold’em
Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 35 of 162

The player in the cutoff raises and James Salmon three-bets to 11,100 on the button. The cutoff calls and they are heads-up to a flop of Jc9s4c.

The cutoff checks and Salmon bets 8,500. The cutoff calls and the turn is the 6s. Action checks to Salmon again and he bets 14,000. The cutoff takes a couple minutes of thought and then calls.

The river is the Kh and the cutoff checks for a third time. Salmon takes inventory of his stack and then moves all in for about 19,000. His opponent quickly folds and Salmon takes the pot.

He mucks his hand and quickly ascends to one of the bigger stacks in the tournament.

James Salmon – 94,000

Event 13: Dinner Break Chip Counts

$570 No-Limit Hold’em
End of Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 162

Players are nearing the end of their dinner break and cards will be back in the air around 7:10 p.m. Here is a look at the chip counts from the remaining 36 players:

Table 17

Seat 1: Daniel Mijack – 17,200
Seat 2: empty
Seat 3: Bundhit Intachai – 67,500
Seat 4: Anonymous – 52,300
Seat 5: empty
Seat 6: Mohammad Zalika – 60,400
Seat 7: Joshua Cranfill – 25,600
Seat 8: Sharon Bachar – 38,000
Seat 9: Peter Vitantonio – 89,800

Table 18

Seat 1: Den Kim – 60,000
Seat 2: Marcus Stein – 41,000
Seat 3: Jason Vanstrom – 69,000
Seat 4: empty
Seat 5: Michael Aron – 74,000
Seat 6: Patrick Quinn – 90,000
Seat 7: Stephen Ma – 32,000
Seat 8: empty
Seat 9: Drew Johnson – 26,400

Table 11

Seat 1: Pedro Aldare – 39,500
Seat 2: emtpy
Seat 3: Almog Biton – 107,000
Seat 4: Brent Sherota – 30,700
Seat 5: Dolphus Powers – 69,000
Seat 6: Yakima Palmepo – 45,800
Seat 7: Haim Nagar – 53,800
Seat 8: Hyndi Khamursky – 27,3000
Seat 9: empty

Table 10

Seat 1: Anonymous – 95,000
Seat 2: empty
Seat 3: John Magnetta – 55,000
Seat 4: Andreas Ioakimides – 129,000
Seat 5: Daren Stabinski – 41,500
Seat 6: Yousef Nassr – 36,700
Seat 7: Robert Oxenberg – 58,500
Seat 8: empty
Seat 9: Allan Bieler – 32,100

Table 9

Seat 1: Andrew Lanoue – 20,200
Seat 2: Victor Merkel – 41,000
Seat 3: Sean Munjal – 115,700
Seat 4: Jeffrey Silverstein – 57,300
Seat 5: empty
Seat 6: Anonymous – 18,000
Seat 7: Matthew Edge – 66,600
Seat 8: Anonymous – 31,900
Seat 9: empty

When play resumes, a table will be broken and the final 36 players will be spread over four tables