$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 4,017

Zachary Fischer moved all in from the small blind for 6,800,000, and Sebastian Toro Henao called from the big blind with a slightly larger stack and showed [Ks.

Fischer turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket fours held up for Fischer to win the pot and double up in chips.

Zachary Fischer  –  14,100,000  (28 bb)
Sebastian Toro Henao  –  500,000  (1 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 14,350,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $42,500 each.

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 4,017

Level 35 comes to an end, and the players take a 15- minute break. Here are the official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Zachary Fischer  –  7,800,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2.  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  10,300,000  (21 bb)
Seat 3.  Atanas Pavlov  –  18,800,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.  Abraham Ramos  –  21,200,000  (42 bb)
Seat 5.  Femi Fashakin  –  26,000,000  (52 bb)
Seat 6.  David Frenkel  –  9,000,000  (18 bb)
Seat 7.  Joel Gossett  –  7,200,000  (14 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $252,680 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $175,000
3rd:  $130,000
4th:  $100,000
5th:  $73,000
6th:  $56,000
7th:  $42,500

8th:  Marcelo Aagesen  –  $33,000
9th:  Albert Son  –  $26,000

With seven players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 14,350,000 (29 big blinds).

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 4,017

Abraham Ramos raised UTG+1 to 800,000, and David Frenkel moved all in from the cutoff for 4,200,000. Sebastian Toro Henao tanked for a while before he called from the big blind, and Ramos thought for a while before he folded.

Frenkel turned over , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Heano’s .

The board came , and Frenkel flopped a set of eights to win the pot and double up in chips.

David Frenkel  –  9,800,000  (25 bb)
Sebastian Toro Henao  –  10,000,000  (25 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 14,350,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $42,500 each.

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 4,017

The first half hour of Level 35 has been pretty uneventful.

Sebastian Toro Henao raised from the cutoff to 800,000, Abraham Ramos reraised from the small blind to 2,500,000, and Henao four-bet all in for 12,800,000.

Ramos tanked for a long time before he folded, and Henao took the pot.

Sebastian Toro Henao  –  16,100,000  (40 bb)
Abraham Ramos  –  22,000,000  (55 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 14,350,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $42,500 each.

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 4,017

Level 34 comes to an end, and there is a brief break to color up the blue 25K chips. The final seven players asked to look at the ICM numbers for a possible deal, so we had time to get exact chip counts:

Seat 1.  Zachary Fischer  –  16,900,000  (42 bb)
Seat 2.  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  10,500,000  (26 bb)
Seat 3.  Atanas Pavlov  –  17,600,000  (44 bb)
Seat 4.  Abraham Ramos  –  21,700,000  (54 bb)
Seat 5.  Femi Fashakin  –  11,900,000  (30 bb)
Seat 6.  David Frenkel  –  9,400,000  (24 bb)
Seat 7.  Joel Gossett  –  12,400,000  (31 bb)

They weren’t able to agree to a deal, so the original payouts are still at stake:

1st:  $252,680 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $175,000
3rd:  $130,000
4th:  $100,000
5th:  $73,000
6th:  $56,000
7th:  $42,500

Level 35 begins with increased blinds of 200,000-400,000 and a 400,000 ante. With seven players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 14,350,000 (36 big blinds).

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 4,017

With the board showing on the turn and a little more than 2.5 million already in the pot, Femi Fashakin checked from the small blind, Atanas Pavlov bet 1,600,000 from the cutoff, and Fashakin thought for a while before he check-raised to 4,300,000.

Pavlov tanked for a while before he grabbed his bet of 1,600,000 and brought it back to combine with his own chips and count his own stack. The action was ambiguous, and the dealer called for a floor. After explaining the situation in detail, it was ruled that Pavlov was committed to at least a call, but still had the option to raise.

It took some time to explain the situation and resolve it, and when action resumed, Pavlov moved all in. Fashakin folded fairly quickly, and Pavlov took the pot.

Atanas Pavlov  –  18,300,000  (61 bb)
Femi Fashakin  –  10,100,000  (34 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 14,350,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $42,500 each.

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 4,017

With the final board showing and a little more than 4.3 million in the pot, Abraham Ramos checked from the big blind, David Frenkel bet 2,000,000 from UTG+1, and Ramos tanked for a while before he called.

Frenkel turned over to win the pot with two pair, kings and queens, and Ramos mucked.

David Frenkel  –  11,000,000  (37 bb)
Abraham Ramos  –  22,000,000  (73 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 14,350,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $42,500 each.

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 4,017

Marcelo Aagesen lost a good-sized pot on the river when Femi Fashakin bet and Aagesen folded. That left Aagesen with just 1,250,000.

Shortly after that, Aagesen moved all in from middle position for 1,250,000, and Fashakin called from the cutoff with .

Aagesen turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Fashakin clinched the pot on the turn with a pair of jacks to eliminate Aagesen in eighth place.

Femi Fashakin  –  16,500,000  (55 bb)
Marcelo Aagesen  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($33,000)

With seven players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 14,350,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $42,500 each.

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 4,017

The players return from break to begin Level 34, with increased blinds of 150,000-300,000 with a 300,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Zachary Fischer  –  13,625,000  (45 bb)
Seat 2.  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  13,225,000  (44 bb)
Seat 3.  Atanas Pavlov  –  11,175,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4.  Marcelo Aagesen  –  4,650,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Abraham Ramos  –  27,900,000  (93 bb)
Seat 6.  Femi Fashakin  –  10,275,000  (34 bb)
Seat 7.  David Frenkel  –  7,000,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8.  Joel Gossett  –  12,575,000  (42 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $252,680 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $175,000
3rd:  $130,000
4th:  $100,000
5th:  $73,000
6th:  $56,000
7th:  $42,500
8th:  $33,000

9th:  Albert Son  –  $26,000

With eight players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 12,550,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $33,000 each.

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 4,017

Zachary Fischer raised from the hijack to 550,000, Albert Son moved all in from the cutoff for 4,575,000, and Fischer quickly called with .

Son turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Son paired his queen on the turn, but improved no further. Fischer won the pot with his pocket kings to eliminate Son in ninth place.

Zachary Fischer  –  8,400,000  (34 bb)
Albert Son  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($26,000)

With eight players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 12,550,000 (50 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $33,000 each.