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Event 11: David Poces – 8th Place ($2,805)

$350 No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 317

David Poces
David Poces

David Poces moved all in for 137,000 in middle position, and Rod Rodriguez called to put him at risk.

Poces: JdTc
Rodriguez: AsKc

The board ran out 9h7c6hQd2c, and Rodriguez’s ace-high was good enough to win the pot. Poces was eliminated in eighth place.

Rod Rodriguez – 570,000 (24 bb)
David Poces – Eliminated

Event 11: John Depersio – 9th Place ($1,902)

$350 No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 317

John Defersio
John Depersio

Justin Custer moved all in from the button, and John Depersio called all in for about 150,000 in the big blind, putting himself at risk.

Custer: 6c6h
Depersio: KcQc

The board ran out Jc6d3h2h8d, and Custer won the pot with a set of sixes. Depersio was eliminated in ninth place.

Justin Custer – 665,000 (28 bb)
John Depersio – Eliminated

Event 9: Darren Rabinowitz Doubles Through Brian Wachs

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 22/2,923
Average Stack: 2,660,000 (27 big blinds)

Darren Rabinowitz (Las Vegas, NV)
Darren Rabinowitz (Las Vegas, NV)

Brian Wachs opened to 200,000 under the gun, and he was called in four spots, including Darren Rabinowitz, who defended his big blind after some consideration.

The flop came 9d8h6c, and Gordon continued for 315,000. That folded the two callers in the middle, but Rabinowitz check-raised all in for 1,160,000. Wachs slipped into the tank, cutting out the calling chips and talking through the predicament. “Five-seven?” he said at one point, drawing no response from Rabinowitz. After maybe two minutes, he called for about 40% of his own stack, putting his opponent at risk. “You win,” he said as he slid the chips into the pot.

Rabinowitz: 6d7c (pair of sixes, open-ended straight draw)
Wachs: TsTd (pair of tens)

The turn was the blank 3c, but the river was the 5d. Rabinowitz filled his straight, doubling up and then some.

Darren Rabinowitz – 3,275,000 (33 bb)
Brian Wachs – 1,620,000 (16 bb)

Event 9: Asher Conniff Takes a Commanding Lead

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 32/2,923
Average Stack: 1,825,000 (30 big blinds)

Asher Conniff (Brooklyn, NY)
Asher Conniff (Brooklyn, NY)

Asher Conniff opened to 130,000 under the gun, and Bundhit Intachai three-bet to 330,000. Conniff called.

The flop came AcTc7c. Intachai continued for 450,000, and Conniff check-raised to 975,000. Intachai moved all in for about 2,200,000 total, and Conniff called to put the largest pot of the tournament up for grabs.

Conniff: 7d7h (set of sevens)
Intachai: AhQs (pair of aces)

Intachai was drawing dead to runner-runner, and the turn and river bricked off to eliminate him in 32nd place. Stacking that pot, Conniff moved into a huge chip lead with well over 100 big blinds.

Asher Conniff – 7,400,000 (123 bb)

Event 9: Ryan Van Sanford Doubles Through Casey Kaplan

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 32 of 2,923
Average Stack: 1,825,000 (30 big blinds)

Ryan Van Sanford moved all in for 580,000, and Casey Kaplan called to put him at risk. “Good luck,” Kaplan said.

Van Sanford: QdJd
Kaplan: AsKs

The board ran out 8d7h5hTc9s, and Van Sanford rivered a queen-high straight to double up.

Ryan Van Sanford – 1,330,000 (19 bb)
Casey Kaplan – 3,435,000 (57 bb)

Event 9: Casey Kaplan Doubles Through Ryan Van Sanford

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 33 of 2,923
Average Stack: 1,770,000 (30 big blinds)

Casey Kaplan (Coconut Creek, FL)
Casey Kaplan (Coconut Creek, FL)

The board showed Jc3h2dAs on the turn of a heads-up hand between Ryan Van Sanford and Casey Kaplan. Van Sanford bet 300,000 into a pot of about a million, and Kaplan called. The river was the 9c, and Van Sanford moved all in for 1,170,000 effective. Kaplan snap-called, flicking a single chip into the pot to put himself at risk.

Van Sanford tabled 5d6d for a miss. Kaplan showed TdTh, winning the big pot and doubling up with a pair of tens.

Casey Kaplan – 3,875,000 (65 bb)
Ryan Van Sanford – 450,000 (8 bb)

Event 9: Jorie Damiani Eliminated by Bundhit Intachai

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 41 of 2,923
Average Stack: 1,425,000 (29 big blinds)

Bundhit Intachai (Clarksville, TN)
Bundhit Intachai (Clarksville, TN)

First in from the cutoff, Jorie Damiani moved all in for just about 800,000. Bundhit Intachai called in the small blind, putting her at risk.

Damiani: JsTd
Intachai: AhKh

The board ran out 9d5h4c8s2h, and Damiani could not catch up. She was eliminated, while Intachai climbed over the 2,000,000-chip mark with that knockout pot

Bundhit Intachai – 2,125,000 (43 bb)
Jorie Damiani – Eliminated

Event 9: Ory Hen Doubles Up Too

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 49 of 2,923
Average Stack: 1,195,000 (30 big blinds)

There has been a flurry of recent action with very few eliminations, as many of the short stacks are finding good spots to double up. Ory Hen was in a bad spot when he three-bet shoved, but it worked out well for him in the end.

John Miller was the preflop raiser, opening to 80,000 in middle position. Hen moved all in for 210,000, and Miller called with the covering stack and a dominating hand.

Miller: KdJc
Hen: KsTs

The 6d6c3c flop was a miss for Hen, but the Th on the turn gave him a big lead with one to come. The river was the safe 8c, and Hen doubled up.

“Damn, bro,” Miller was a bit frustrated with the result. “Can not get rid of you.”

Ory Hen – 520,000 (13 bb)
John Miller – 1,160,000 (29 bb)

Event 9: Stuart Paterson Doubles Up

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 52 of 2,923
Average Stack: 1,125,000 (28 big blinds)

The button opened to 80,000, and Stuart Paterson three-bet shoved for 485,000 total. The button called, and Paterson was at risk.

Button: AhJd
Paterson: JsJc

The board ran out 9c4h2sTc7s, and Paterson faded the ace to double up.

Stuart Paterson – 1,050,000 (26 bb)

Event 9: Darren Rabinowitz Doubles Up

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 54 of 2,923
Average Stack: 1,085,000 (36 big blinds)

A player in early position opened to 75,000, and three players called, including Darren Rabinowitz.

The flop came Js8h4h. Rabinowitz was the first to bet, sliding out 200,000. The button raised all in with the covering stack, and Rabinowitz called all in for 735,000, putting himself at risk.

Rabinowitz: KhKc (pair of kings)
Button: Ah9h (ace-high flush draw)

The turn 6s and river 2d were safe for Rabinowitz, and he doubled up.

Darren Rabinowitz – 1,850,000 (62 bb)