$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 444

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 444

Seat 1: John Valevich – 5,290,000 (132 bb)
Seat 2: Jaime Wiegrefe – 2,005,000 (50 bb)
Seat 4: Tom Gottlieb – 3,955,000 (99 bb)
Seat 6: Willie Wiggins – 1,980,000 (50 bb)

1st: $26,400 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $17,500
3rd: $13,000
4th: $9,700

5th: Paul Balzano – $7,400
6th: Adi Ben Ami – $5,600
7th: Uri Tenenboim – $4,320
8th: Zyad Qasem – $3,360
9th: Bruce Snell – $2,640

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 444

With the flop reading , Paul Balzano moved all in for 725,000 and Tom Gottlieb called to put him at risk.

Gottlieb:
Balzano:

Balzano was ahead preflop, paired his king on the flop, but Gottlieb made two pair kings and eights. The turn was and the river was to send Balzano out in fifth place.

Tom Gottlieb – 3,955,000 (132 bb)
Paul Balzano  –  Eliminated in 5th Place ($7,400)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 444

With six very deep players, they settled in for a long grind. But as that was happening, Adi Ben Ami saw his stack continue to drop.

After Willie Wiggins limped from the small blind, he moved all in for 300,000 and Wiggins called.

Wiggins:
Ben Ami:

Ben Ami was ahead but needed to dodge the two live cards of Wiggins. That didn’t happen because Wiggins paired his ten on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Ben Ami was eliminated in sixth place.

This was a great run for him, coming in as a max late reg player this morning and starting his day with 7.5 big blinds.

Willie Wiggins – 2,530,000 (84 bb)
Adi Ben Ami  –  Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,600)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 444

Action folded to Uri Tenenboim on the button and he moved all in for 300,000. John Valevich called from the small blind and Jaime Wiegrefe folded his big.

Valevich:
Tenenboim:

Tenenboim was in a lot of trouble against the bigger ace and it got worse when Valevich paired his jack on the flop. The turn and river gave Valevich the overkill quads and Tenenboim was eliminated in seventh place.

John Valevich – 4,200,000 (168 bb)
Uri Tenenboim  –  Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,320)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 444

Seat 1: John Valevich – 4,495,000 (180 bb)
Seat 2: Jaime Wiegrefe – 1,765,000 (71 bb)
Seat 3: Paul Balzano – 1,900,000 (76 bb)
Seat 4: Tom Gottlieb – 2,130,000 (85 bb)
Seat 6: Willie Wiggins – 1,875,000 (75 bb)
Seat 7: Adi Ben Ami – 800,000 (32 bb)
Seat 9: Uri Tenenboim – 340,000 (14 bb)

1st: $26,400 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $17,500
3rd: $13,000
4th: $9,700
5th: $7,400
6th: $5,600
7th: $4,320

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 444

It was three-ways to a flop of and Zyad Qasem moved all in for 595,000 from the big blind. John Valevich called in the hijack and Jaime Wiegrefe called from the cutoff after a few minutes to think it through.

Both live players checked down the turn and river.

Valevich tabled for flopped top two pair, Qasem showed for a smaller two pair, and Wiegrefe had for a pair of sixes and busted club draw.

Valevich took the pot and Qasem was eliminated in eighth place.

John Valevich – 4,495,000 (180 bb)
Jaime Wiegrefe – 1,765,000 (88 bb)
Zyad Qasem – Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,360)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 444

Willie Wiggins limped from under the gun and Bruce Snell raised to 60,000 from early position. It folded back around to Wiggins; he raised to 160,000, and Snell called.

The flop was , Wiggins announced all in, and Snell quickly called at risk for 685,000.

Wiggins:
Snell:

A wicked cooler for Snell and Wiggins was crushing with his set of aces versus set of jacks and no diamonds in either hand. The turn and river finished the board and Snell was sent out in ninth place.

Willie Wiggins – 1,870,000 (125 bb)
Bruce Snell  –  Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,640)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 444

Seat 1: John Valevich – 2,560,000 (171 bb)
Seat 2: Jaime Wiegrefe – 2,215,000 (148 bb)
Seat 3: Paul Balzano – 1,650,000 (110 bb)
Seat 4: Tom Gottlieb – 1,800,000 (120 bb)
Seat 5: Zyad Qasem – 1,430,000 (95 bb)
Seat 6: Willie Wiggins – 1,050,000 (70 bb)
Seat 7: Adi Ben Ami – 1,000,000 (67 bb)
Seat 8: Bruce Snell – 850,000 (57 bb)
Seat 9: Uri Tenenboim – 570,000 (38 bb)

1st: $26,400 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $17,500
3rd: $13,000
4th: $9,700
5th: $7,400
6th: $5,600
7th: $4,320
8th: $3,360
9th: $2,640

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 444

Action folded to Jaime Wiegrefe on the button and he opened to 40,000. Mike DePlancke three-bet to 110,000 from the small blind and Bruce Snell folded his big.

Wiegrefe checked DePlancke’s stack, moved all in, and DePlancke quickly called for about 550,000.

Wiegrefe:
DePlancke:

DePlancke was dominant for a double and faded the flop and turn. The two-out hit the river and DePlanckle was a shocking exit in tenth place.

Jaime Wiegrefe – 2,215,000 (148 bb)
Mike DePlancke  –  Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,640)

Tournament staff paused the clock and they are redrawing seats at the final table.