Event 14: Kenneth Bruno Eliminated in 12th Place by Sean Shah

$570 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 274

Kenneth Bruno moved all in from the cutoff and Sean Shah called out of the big blind. Shah tabled AhKd and had Bruno’s As9c dominated.

The board ran out KhJsTs4h5s and Shah dragged the pot with a pair of kings. Bruno was eliminated in 12th place and the field moves one elimination closer to the final table. He earns $2,569 for his deep run and Shah chips up.

Sean Shah – 250,000 (25 bb)
Kenneth Bruno – Eliminated

Event 14: Georges Boyadjean Eliminated in 18th Place by Brandon Shields

$570 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 274

Brandon Shields moved all in for about 40,000 from under the gun and Georges Boyadjean moved all in from middle position for about 35,000. Everybody else got out of the way and the cards were tabled.

Shields showed Td9d and needed to improve against Boyadjean’s QcJc.

The board ran out Kh9h8c2d3h and Shields paired his nine on the flop to take the lead. He faded overs and a gutshot on the turn and river to eliminate Boyadjean in 18th place. He earns $1,854 for his finish.

Brandon Shields – 90,000 (11 bb)
Georges Boyadjean – Eliminated

Event 14: Sandy Sanchez Doubles Back

$570 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 274

By the time the last hand was published, Sandy Sanchez was already back down under 150,000, having lost close to half his stack in unknown action. He got them back quickly, though.

The player on the button opened to 23,000, and Sanchez three-bet shoved for 135,000 in the big blind. The button asked for the count, then called to put Sanchez at risk.

Button: AhJd
Sanchez: KdKc

The board ran out Qd8d4sTc5d, and Sanchez’s kings held to earn him a double-up.

Sandy Sanchez – 279,000 (35 bb)

Event 14: Jordan Meltzer Eliminated by Sandy Sanchez

$570 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 274

Sandy Sanchez

Jordan Meltzer opened the button to 12,000, and Sandy Sanchez defended his big blind.

The flop was Th9s4s. Sanchez checked, Meltzer continued for 7,000, and Sanchez called. The turn was the 2s, and Sanchez check-called another bet from Meltzer — 27,000 this time. The river was the 9h. When Sanchez checked for a third time, Meltzer moved all in for 55,000. Sanchez shrugged and called to put his opponent at risk.

Meltzer: KsKc (kings up)
Sanchez: Jc9c (trip nines)

Meltzer was less than pleased with the river result, spinning his cards into the muck and heading to the payout desk in 19th place.

Sandy Sanchez – 255,000 (43 bb)
Jordan Meltzer – Eliminated

Event 14: Not a Repeat Post… Stewart Newman Doubles Again

$570 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 274

Evan Teitelbaum moved all in on the button for about 56,000 and Team SHRP member Stewart Newman snap-called from the big blind.

Teitelbaum showed Ac6c and needed an ace against Newman’s 9d9h. The board ran out Qs5s5d4c3h and Newman doubled up again.

After being down to just a couple big blinds on the bubble, Newman has ran his stack up to about 15 big blinds. Teitelbaum was left very short and was eliminated by Hyon Kim just a couple hands later.

Stewart Newman – 89,000 (15 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum – Eliminated

Event 14: James Salmon Eliminated by Hyon Kim

$570 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 Ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 274

James Salmon has been in push/fold mode since the bubble burst, and he took another “push” opportunity in this hand, moving all in for 56,000 from the cutoff. Hyon Kim called in the small blind, putting Salmon at risk.

Salmon: 3s3h
Kim: 7s7h

The board ran out Ah6d2cKc2d, and Kim’s sevens held to earn him the knockout pot. Salmon was eliminated.

Hyon Kim – 215,000 (43 bb)
James Salmon – Eliminated

Event 14: Nissim Gozlan Doubles Through Pasquale Caiazza

$570 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 31 of 274

Pasquale Caiazza raises from the cutoff and Nissim Gozlan moves all in on the button for 74,000. The blinds fold and Caiazza calls.

Caiazza shows AsQs and is dominated by Gozlan’s AcKd. The board runs out clean for Gozlan as it comes Jc5c2h7hKh. Gozlan doubles up with a pair of kings and leaves Caiazza with just a couple big blinds.

Nissim Gozlan – 158,000 (31 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza – 15,000 (3 bb)

Event 14: Hector Caldero Sends One Home to Burst the Bubble

$570 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 35 of 274

The player on the button moves alli n for 23,000 and Hector Caldero calls out of the big blind.

It’s a flip with Caldero showing 5h5d and the button tabling Qc9c. The board runs out 7h3s3d4hJc and the button is eliminated. Caldero drags the pot and bursts the bubble.

The final 35 players are all in the money, while the player on the button took home nothing.

Hector Caldero – 151,000

Event 14: Stewart Newman Finds Another Double on the Bubble

$570 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 274

Team SHRP member Stewart Newman moves all in for 15,000 from under the gun and Evan Teitelbaum calls from the big blind.

Teitelbaum shows Th8s and needs a lot of help against Newman’s KcKd.

The flop is 9d6c5s, giving Teitelbaum some hope with a straight draw, but the Kh comes on the turn and the 5h comes on the river. Newman doubles up with kings full and the bubble continues.

Stewart Newman – 34,500
Evan Teitelbaum – 39,000

Event 14: Stewart Newman Doubles on the Bubble

$570 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 Ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 274

Stewart Newman

The bubble has been no fun at all for SHRP Team member Stewart Newman. He had somewhere around 40,000 chips when hand-for-hand play began more than an hour ago, but he slowly watched his stack whittled down to crumbs as several other short stacks doubled up around him.

Newman was down to his last 8,000 chips just a moment ago, with half of those committed to the big blind. Hyon Kim set him all in from the small blind, and fortunately for Newman, he woke up with a big hand with his tournament life on the line. He put the other half of his chips into the middle to put himself at risk.

Kim: Kc4d
Newman: QsQc

Kim managed to flop a wheel draw, but that’s as close as he’d come to bursting the bubble. The board ultimately ran out clean for Newman, and he doubled up at a most opportune time.

“All right, I’m going to the bathroom,” Newman said as he walked out of the room. “I’m not putting another chip in.”

Stewart Newman – 19,000 (5 bb)
Hyon Kim – 120,000 (30 bb)