$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 got it all in from the big blind for about 1.3 million with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Jennifer Miller in the cutoff.
The board came , 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.
$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
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 , Miller bet 350,000, and Tureniec called.
The turn card paired the board with the , 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 .
Utnage turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board came — 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.
$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.
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 , Boatman bet 125,000, and Miller called.
The turn card was the , 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)
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 .
Boatman turned over , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board came , 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.
$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 was all in from the big blind for about 1.4 million with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Michael Tureniec on the button.
The board came , 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.
$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 got it all in from the hijack for about 1.2 million with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Hiroaki Harada on the button.
The board came , 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.
$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
In the last hand before the break, Jennifer Miller (small blind) and Luis Calvo (button) played a big pot on a board of , and both players checked the river.
Miller showed 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.
$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
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 , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against D’Angelo’s .
The board came , 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.