Event 11: Brian Hastings Doubles Through Tom Nguyen

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 126

Brian Hastings completed in the small blind, Tom Nguyen raised to 25,000 in the big blind, and Hastings called.

The flop was 9c2d2h. Hastings checked, Nguyen continued for 20,000, and Hastings check-raised to 55,000. Nguyen called. The turn was the 3h, and Nguyen called another 65,000. The river was the Tc, and Hastings moved all in for 174,000. Nguyen called to put him at risk.

Hastings showed 2c3d for treys full, and Nguyen exposed his AdJd as he paid off Hastings’ double.

Brian Hastings – 641,000 (64 bb)
Tom Nguyen – 495,000 (50 bb)

Event 11: Raffaello Locatelli Eliminated in 4th Place ($11,214)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 126

Raffaello Locatelli
Raffaello Locatelli

Brian Hastings opened the button to 25,000, Raffaello Locatelli called in the small blind, and Tom Nguyen defended his big blind to create three-way action.

The flop was AcQdJh. Locatelli checked, Nguyen bet, Hastings folded, and Locatelli called. Heads-up, the turn was the 3d, and Locatelli check-called another 40,000. The river was the 9s, and Locatelli checked again. Nguyen moved all in for about 140,000 effective, and Locatelli eventually called all in to put himself at risk.

Locatelli: Jc5c (pair of jacks)
Nguyen: KdTs (Broadway straight)

Nguyen won the pot with the nuts, eliminating Locatelli in fourth place.

Tom Nguyen – 660,000 (66 bb)
Raffaello Locatelli – Eliminated in 4th place ($11,214)

Event 11: Brian Hastings Doubles Through Raffaello Locatelli

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 126

Raffaello Locatelli limped in under the gun, and Patrick Eskandar completed the small blind before Brian Hastings moved all in for 147,000 in the big blind. Locatelli called, Eskandar folded, and Hastings was heads-up and at risk.

Locatelli: KsJc
Hastings: AcTc

The board ran out 8h4s2s3s6c, and Hastings’ ace-high was good enough to earn him a double-up.

Brian Hastings – 306,000 (38 bb)
Raffaello Locatelli – 360,000 (45 bb)

Event 11: Tom Nguyen Takes His Stand

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 126

Tom Nguyen opened the button to 20,000, Patrick Eskandar called in the small blind, and Brian Hastings defended his big blind to create three-way action.

The flop was JcTcTh, and all three players checked. The turn was the 9s. Eskandar led for 25,000, Hastings raised to 80,000, and Nguyen moved all in for 170,000 total. Eskandar and Hastings folded, and Nguyen won the pot to nearly double-up with no showdown.

Tom Nguyen – 339,000 (42 bb)
Patrick Eskandar – 390,000 (49 bb)
Brian Hastings – 230,000 (29 bb)

Event 11: Stephen Chidwick Eliminated in 5th Place ($8,190)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 126

Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Brian Hastings opened the button to 20,000, and Stephen Chidwick three-bet shoved for just about 100,000 in the small blind. Hastings called to put Chidwick at risk.

Hastings: Kh5d
Chidwick: Ah9c

The board ran out KdJc7h5sTd, and Hastings won the pot with kings up. Chidwick was eliminated in fifth place.

Brian Hastings – 410,000 (51 bb)
Stephen Chidwick – Eliminated in 5th place ($8,190)

Event 11: Derek Bowers Eliminated in 6th Place ($6,300)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 126

Derek Bowers
Derek Bowers

Derek Bowers moved all in for 54,000 in the cutoff, and Brian Hastings called from the big blind to put Bowers at risk.

Bowers: QsJh
Hastings: Kd7d

The AdTdJc flop was fun for everyone, giving Bowers a pair and Hastings a combo draw with two to come. The Jd on the turn filled Hastings’ flush, but Bowers still had a few outs to make a full house or better. He could not; the river was the 8d, and Hastings won the knockout pot with an ace-high flush.

Brian Hastings – 210,000 (35 bb)
Derek Bowers – Eliminated in 6th place ($6,300)

Event 11: Adam Geyer Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,914)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 126

Adam Geyer
Adam Geyer

Adam Geyer moved all in for 43,500 in early position, and Brian Hastings called next to act. From the small blind, Tom Nguyen re-shoved for just over 150,000, and Hastings folded, claiming pocket fours.

Geyer: 3s3d
Nguyen: JhJd

The board ran out KsTd2c5dQs, and Nguyen won the knockout pot with a pair of jacks. Geyer was eliminated in seventh place.

Tom Nguyen – 250,000 (42 bb)
Adam Geyer – Eliminated in 7th place ($4,914)

Event 11: Brian Hastings Doubles Through Raffaello Locatelli

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 126

Brian Hastings moved all in for 109,000 under the gun, and Raffaello Locatelli re-shoved in middle position, isolating himself against Hastings and flipping for his bounty.

Hastings: 4h4d
Locatelli: AsKc

The board ran out Th6h5hQh2s, and Hastings won the race to double up with a flush.

Brian Hastings – 234,000 (39 bb)
Raffaello Locatelli – 340,000 (57 bb)

Event 11: Adam Geyer Doubles Through Tom Nguyen

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 Ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 126

Tom Nguyen opened the cutoff to 12,500, and Adam Geyer three-bet shoved for 44,500 in the big blind. Nguyen called to put him at risk.

Nguyen: 3c3d
Geyer: AsAh

The board ran out Qc7h6dKs6h, and Geyer doubled up with aces up.

Adam Geyer – 95,000 (19 bb)
Tom Nguyen – 130,000 (26 bb)

Event 11: Derek Bowers Doubles Through Brian Hastings

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 Ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 126

Tom Nguyen opened to 13,000 in middle position, and Derek Bowers three-bet shoved for 81,000 in the cutoff. From the big blind, Brian Hastings re-shoved for about 180,000, and Nguyen open-folded pocket fours. Bowers was heads-up and at risk as the cards were shown down, and he’d found himself in a good spot.

Bowers: AdJh
Hastings: AsTd

The board ran out 9d9s7h2sKh, and Bowers’ kicker played to earn him a double-up.

Derek Bowers – 181,000 (36 bb)
Brian Hastings – 95,000 (19 bb)