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Event 28: Chris Da-Silva Extends His Lead with Quad Fours

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 95

Chris Da-Silva
Chris Da-Silva

Sebastian Toro Henao limped from the button for 15,000, which was unusual for this final table. Chris Da-Silva seemed suspicious and folded his small blind, and Max Stevens said he wasn’t going to fall for the trick and just checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came out, Stevens checked, Henao bet, and Stevens folded. Henao took the pot.

The next hand, Da-Silva limped from the button for 15,000, Stevens completed the small blind, and Henao checked his option in the big blind.

“It’s a whole new world at this final table,” said Stevens.

All three players checked to the turn on a board of 9h8c4h4c, and Stevens bet 20,000. Henao and Da-Silva both called.

The river card tripped the board with the 4d, and it checked to Da-Silva, who bet 210,000. Stevens thought for a while before he called, and Henao quickly folded.

Da-Silva turned over Kd4s for the nuts — quad fours — and Stevens mucked.

Seat 1.  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  770,000  (51 bb)
Seat 2.  Chris Da-Silva  –  1,775,000  (118 bb)
Seat 3.  Max Stevens  –  305,000  (20 bb)

With three players remaining from a field of 95, the average chip stack is around 950,000 (63 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $12,200 each.

Event 28: Ben Ludlow – 4th Place ($8,300)

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 95

Ben Ludlow
Ben Ludlow

Chris Da-Silva raised from the small blind to 15,000, Ben Ludlow reraised from the big blind to 40,000, and Da-Silva thought for a while before moving all in.

Ludlow quickly called all in for about 320,000 with JsJc, and Da-Silva turned over Kh10c. Ludlow needed his jacks to hold to stay alive.

The board came Kc9c7c4sQd — Da-Silva flopped a pair of kings to Ludlow’s jack-high flush draw, but no more clubs appeared. Da-Silva won the pot with his pair of kings to eliminate Ludlow in fourth place.

Chris Da-Silva  –  1,435,000  (96 bb)
Ben Ludlow  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($8,300)

With three players remaining from a field of 95, the average chip stack is around 950,000 (63 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $12,200 each.

Event 28: Max Stevens Doubles Thru Chris Da-Silva

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 95

Max Stevens
Max Stevens

Max Stevens moved all in from the button for 230,000, and Chris Da-Silva called from the big blind with 6d6c.

Stevens turned over AcQs, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Qd8c7d3h7c, and Stevens paired his queen on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Max Stevens  –  475,000  (48 bb)
Chris Da-Silva  –  1,265,000  (127 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 95, the average chip stack is around 715,000 (72 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,300 each.

Event 28: Donald Manns – 5th Place ($5,855)

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 95

Donald Manns
Donald Manns

Chris Da-Silva raised from the button to 20,000, Donald Manns moved all in from the big blind for 115,000, and Da-Silva called with Kc9d.

Manns turned over Ah10c, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 9c8s8d5h9h, and Da-Silva flopped two pair and rivered a full house to win the pot and eliminate Manns in fifth place.

Chris Da-Silva  –  1,515,000  (152 bb)
Donald Manns  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($5,855)

With four players remaining from a field of 95, the average chip stack is around 715,000 (72 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,300 each.

Event 28: Chris Da-Silva Leads the Final Five at the Break with 1.37 Million

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 95

Chris Da-Silva
Chris Da-Silva

The players return from break to begin Level 19, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a 10,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  840,000  (84 bb)
Seat 2.  Chris Da-Silva  –  1,370,000  (137 bb)
Seat 3.  Ben Ludlow  –  250,000  (25 bb)
Seat 4.  Donald Manns  –  160,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Max Stevens  –  230,000  (23 bb)

Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $27,825 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $18,350
3rd:  $12,200
4th:  $8,300
5th:  $5,855

6th:  Kevin Ordet  –  $4,260
7th:  Jayden Krnyaich  –  $3,200

With five players remaining from a field of 95, the average chip stack is around 570,000 (57 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,855 each.

Event 28: Ben Ludlow Doubles Thru Chris Da-Silva

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 95

Ben Ludlow
Ben Ludlow

Sebastian Toro Henao raised from the cutoff to 16,000, Chris Da-Silva called from the button, and Ben Ludlow moved all in from the small blind for 90,000.

Henao folded, and Da-Silva called with KsJc. Ludlow turned over AcKd, and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came Kc8s2h3hQh, and Ludlow won the pot with a pair of kings and his ace kicker to double up in chips.

Ben Ludlow  –  212,000  (27 bb)
Chris Da-Silva  –  1,270,000  (159 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 95, the average chip stack is around 570,000 (71 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,855 each.

Event 28: Kevin Ordet – 6th Place ($4,260)

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 95

Kevin Ordet
Kevin Ordet

Sebastian Toro Henao raised from the button to 16,000, Kevin Ordet moved all in from the big blind for 98,000, and Henao called with 8s8c.

Ordet turned over QsQc, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came Jc7s6d2h8d, and Henao spikes an eight on the river to win the pot and eliminate Ordet in sixth place.

Sebastian Toro Henao  –  995,000  (124
Kevin Ordet  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($4,260)

With five players remaining from a field of 95, the average chip stack is around 570,000 (71 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,855 each.

Event 28: Max Stevens Four-Bet Shoves Against Chris Da-Silva

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 95

Max Stevens
Max Stevens

Max Stevens raised from the hijack to 17,000, Chris Da-Silva reraised from the button to 46,000, and Steven four-bet all in for 194,000.

Da-Silva tanked for a while before he folded, and Stevens took the pot.

Max Stevens  –  260,000  (33 bb)
Chris Da-Silva  –  1,320,000  (165 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 95, the average chip stack is around 475,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,260 each.

Event 28: Kevin Ordet Doubles Thru Ben Ludlow

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 95

Kevin Ordet
Kevin Ordet

Kevin Ordet moved all in from the small blind for 59,000, and Ben Ludlow called from the big blind with Ks2s.

Ordet turned over KdQd, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 9s9h3hKc6s, and Ordet won the pot with two pair, kings and nines, with a queen kicker to double up in chips.

Kevin Ordet  –  126,000  (16 bb)
Ben Ludlow  –  100,000  (13 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 95, the average chip stack is around 475,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,260 each.

Event 28: Jayden Krnyaich – 7th Place ($3,200)

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 95

Jayden Krnyaich
Jayden Krnyaich

Jayden Krnyaich moved all in from UTG+1 for about 38,000, and Donald Manns moved all in over the top from the hijack for about 132,000 with AdJs.

Krnyaich turned over Ac8c, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Qd6s2cAsKs, and Manns won the pot with a pair of aces and a jack kicker to eliminate Krnyaich in seventh place.

Donald Manns  –  190,000  (24 bb)
Jayden Krnyaich  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($3,200)b

With six players remaining from a field of 95, the average chip stack is around 475,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,260 each.