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Event 9: Arthur Boatman – 4th Place ($29,550)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 826

Arthur Boatman
Arthur Boatman

Late in Level 28, Michael Tureniec moved all in from the small blind, and Arthur Boatman called from the big blind with 8c6d.

Tureniec turned over 10c3c, and Boatman needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came AdJd9h5h2c, and Tureniec won the pot with ten high to eliminate Boatman in fourth place.

Michael Tureniec  –  6,625,000  (83 bb)
Arthur Boatman  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($29,550)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 5,500,000 (69 big blinds), and the next player who busts will receive $35,898.

Event 9: Justin Carey – 5th Place ($24,078)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 826

Justin Carey
Justin Carey

Justin Carey got it all in from the big blind for about 1.3 million with KhKd, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the JsJh of Jennifer Miller in the cutoff.

The board came Jc10s6d2cJd, and Miller flopped a set of jacks and rivered quads to win the pot and eliminate Carey in fifth place.

Jennifer Miller  –  4,850,000  (81 bb)
Justin Carey  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($24,078)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,130,000 (69 big blinds), and the next player who busts will receive $29,550.

Event 9: Tony Utnage – 6th Place ($19,700)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 826

Tony Utnage
Tony Utnage

Michael Tureniec raised from the hijack to 125,000, Jennifer Miller reraised from the small blind to 475,000, and Tureniec thought for a while before he called.

The flop came Qs7d2h, Miller bet 350,000, and Tureniec called.

The turn card paired the board with the 7c, Miller checked, Tureniec bet 500,000, and Miller thought for a while before he folded. Tureniec took the pot.

Michael Tureniec  –  4,650,000  (78 bb)
Jennifer Miller  –  3,215,000  (54 bb)

Tony Utnage moved all in from the small blind for a little more than 900,000, and Michael Tureniec called from the big blind with KcQc.

Utnage turned over Ah7h, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came AdKhJc10h8s — Utnage paired his ace on the flop, but Tureniec turned an ace-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Utnage in sixth place.

Michael Tureniec  –  5,750,000  (96 bb)
Tony Utnage  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($19,700)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3,300,000 (55 big blinds), and the next player who busts will receive $24,078.

Event 9: Arthur Boatman Doubles Thru Michael Tureniec; Updated Chip Counts

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 826

With the blinds at 25,000-50,000, Hiroaki Harada raised from the hijack to 125,000, Justin Carey reraised from the small blind to 500,000, and Harada moved all in for about 3.7 million.

Carey thought for a while before he folded, and Harada took the pot.

Hiroaki Harada  –  2,450,000  (49 bb)
Justin Carey  –  1,950,000  (39 bb)

Jennifer Miller
Jennifer Miller

Arthur Boatman raised from the small blind to 125,000, and Jennifer Miller asked for a better look at his stack before she called from the big blind.

The flop came 9c7s5c, Boatman bet 125,000, and Miller called.

The turn card was the 10c, Boatman bet 250,000, and Miller thought for a while before she moved all in. Boatman snap-folded, and Miller took the pot.

Jennifer Miller  –  4,300,000  (86 bb)
Arthur Boatman  –  660,000  (13 bb)

Arthur Boatman
Arthur Boatman

A short while later, Boatman moved all in under the gun for 660,000, and Michael Tureniec moved all in over the top from the small blind with AhKs.

Boatman turned over QhQc, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came 8h4d2hJd5c, and the pocket queens held up for Boatman to win the pot and double up in chips.

Arthur Boatman  –  1,420,000  (28 bb)
Michael Tureniec  –  3,475,000  (70 bb)

A short while later, Level 26 came to an end, and Level 27 began with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 with a 60,000 ante. Here are their approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Jennifer Miller  –  4,175,000  (70 bb)
Seat 2.  Hiroaki Harada  –  4,175,000  (70 bb)
Seat 3.  Tony Utnage  –  1,350,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Tureniec  –  3,600,000  (60 bb)
Seat 5.  Justin Carey  –  2,250,000  (38 bb)
Seat 6.  Arthur Boatman  –  1,270,000  (21 bb)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,750,000 (46 big blinds), and the next player who busts will receive $19,700.

Event 9: Ryan D’Angelo – 7th Place ($15,760)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 826

Ryan D'Angelo
Ryan D’Angelo

Ryan D’Angelo was all in from the big blind for about 1.4 million with 8h8d, but he needed to improve to stay alive against the KdKc of Michael Tureniec on the button.

The board came KsJc7d6s7h, and Tureniec flopped a set of kings and rivered a full house to win the pot and eliminate D’Angelo in seventh place.

Michael Tureniec  –  3,675,000  (74 bb)
Ryan D’Angelo  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($15,760)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,750,000 (55 big blinds), and the next player who busts will receive $19,700.

Event 9: Luis Calvo – 8th Place ($11,820)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 826

Luis Calvo
Luis Calvo

Luis Calvo got it all in from the hijack for about 1.2 million with JhJc, but he needed to improve to stay alive against the AsAc of Hiroaki Harada on the button.

The board came 10s10d7d6c5d, and the pocket aces held up for Harada to win the pot and eliminate Calvo in eighth place.

Hiroaki Harada  –  3,590,000  (72 bb)
Luis Calvo  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($11,820)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,360,000 (47 big blinds), and the next player who busts will receive $15,760.

Event 9: Jennifer Miller Wins a Big Pot at the Break to Increase Her Chip Lead

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 826

Jennifer Miller
Jennifer Miller

In the last hand before the break, Jennifer Miller (small blind) and Luis Calvo (button) played a big pot on a board of KsKhJcQcKd, and both players checked the river.

Miller showed Ad10d for an ace-high straight, and Calvo said she was good, holding onto his cards for a good 30 seconds before folding, saying he had ten-nine for a lower straight.

Miller won the pot to increase her chipleading stack to 3.73 million.

Here are the official chip counts from the break, with the blinds increasing to 25,000-50,000 with a 50,000 ante:

Seat 1.  Jennifer Miller  –  3,730,000  (75 bb)
Seat 2.  Hiroaki Harada  –  2,265,000  (45 bb)
Seat 3.  Tony Utnage  –  1,765,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Tureniec  –  2,360,000  (47 bb)
Seat 5.  Justin Carey  –  2,235,000  (45 bb)
Seat 6.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  1,440,000  (29 bb)
Seat 7.  Arthur Boatman  –  1,485,000  (30 bb)
Seat 8.  Luis Calvo  –  1,225,000  (25 bb)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,075,000 (42 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $11,820.

Event 9: Richard Alati – 9th Place ($8,318)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 826

Richard Alati
Richard Alati

Richard Alati moved all in under the gun for 615,000, and Justin Carey called from the cutoff with AsQd.

Alati turned over 10s10h, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

Alati asked, “Is anybody rooting for me?” Nobody responded.

The board came QcJhJdKh3s, and Carey paired his queen on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Alati in ninth place.

Justin Carey  –  2,250,000  (56 bb)
Richard Alati  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($8,318)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,075,000 (52 big blinds). The next player to bust will earn $11,820.

Event 9: Final Table Begins with Jennifer Miller in the Lead

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 826

Jennifer Miller
Jennifer Miller

Here are the updated seating assignments and chip counts for the nine players at the final table, followed by the remaining prizepool:

Seat 1.  Richard Alati  –  615,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2.  Jennifer Miller  –  2,500,000  (63 bb)
Seat 3.  Hiroaki Harada  –  2,345,000  (59 bb)
Seat 4.  Tony Utnage  –  1,600,000  (40 bb)
Seat 5.  Michael Tureniec  –  2,360,000  (59 bb)
Seat 6.  Justin Carey  –  1,520,000  (38 bb)
Seat 7.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  1,450,000  (36 bb)
Seat 8.  Arthur Boatman  –  1,585,000  (40 bb)
Seat 9.  Luis Calvo  –  2,450,000  (61 bb)

1st:  $100,700 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $58,663
3rd:  $35,898
4th:  $29,550
5th:  $24,078
6th:  $19,700
7th:  $15,760
8th:  $11,820
9th:  $8,318

Event 9: Mark Manesh Eliminated in 10th Place by Ryan D’Angelo

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 826

Mark Manesh
Mark Manesh

Tony Utnage raised from the cutoff to 90,000, Mark Manesh moved all in from the button for 245,000, and Ryan D’Angelo moved all in over the top for about 1.1 million. Utnage folded.

Manesh turned over Ac10h, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against D’Angelo’s KcQc.

The board came Qd10s3c3h5s, and D’Angelo won the pot with a higher two pair, queens and threes, to eliminate Manesh in 10th place.

Ryan D’Angelo  –  1,450,000  (36 bb)
Mark Manesh  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($5,472)

The final nine players are now redrawing for random seats at the final table. Stay tuned for a seat map and chip counts, as they will playing down to a winner tonight.