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$2,650: Michael Scoma Eliminated by Rick Alvarado

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 422

Michael Scoma

Rick Alvarado raised from the button, Michael Scoma reraised all in for about 250,000 from the small blind and Alvarado called with KhQs. Scoma tabled AcJc.

The board ran out Js10c6s5hQc, giving Alvarado a pair of queens on the river to eliminate Scoma.

Rick Alvarado – 790,000 (53 bb)
Michael Scoma – Eliminated in 14th Place ($14,634)

$2,650: Jesse Chinni Eliminated by Michael Esposito

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 422

Jesse Chinni

Jesse Chinni raised to 35,000 from under the gun, Michael Esposito three-bet to 115,000 from the big blind and Chinni called.

The flop came down Kd6d5d, Esposito shoved for 270,000 and Chinni mulled it over for a bit before he called all in for 260,000.

Chinni: AhKs
Esposito: AdQs

The Jd turn and 8s river completed the board, giving Esposito a flush to eliminate Chinni.

Michael Esposito – 785,000 (52 bb)
Jesse Chinni – Eliminated in 15th Place ($14,634)

$2,650: Chip Counts at Dinner Break

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Returning to Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 422

The players are in the midst of a one-hour dinner break. Play resumes at about 7:55 pm.

Table 27
Seat 1: Brandon Hall – 360,000 (24 bb)
Seat 2: Jake Schwartz – 720,000 (48 bb)
Seat 3: Rick Alvarado – 640,000 (43 bb)
Seat 4: Michael Scoma – 285,000 (19 bb)
Seat 5: Blair Hinkle – 1,175,000 (78 bb)
Seat 6: –empty–
Seat 7: Felipe Ramos – 405,000 (27 bb)
Seat 8: Tom Nguyen – 2,590,000 (173 bb)
Seat 9: –empty–

Table 28
Seat 1: Michael Esposito – 395,000 (26 bb)
Seat 2: Jesse Chinni – 415,000 (28 bb)
Seat 3: Stephen Sullo – 310,000 (21 bb)
Seat 4: Matthew Kuba – 825,000 (55 bb)
Seat 5: –-empty–
Seat 6: Paul Volpe – 315,000 (21 bb)
Seat 7: Brian Cowman – 225,000 (15 bb)
Seat 8: Alex Foxen – 1,355,000 (90 bb)
Seat 9: Matt O’Donnell – 565,000 (38 bb)

 

$2,650: Michael Esposito Doubles Through Jesse Chinni

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 422

Michael Esposito raised to 30,000 from early position, Jesse Chinni reraised to 85,000 from middle position, Esposito four-bet shoved for 196,000 and Chinni called.

Esposito: KhKd
Chinni: 10s10c

The board came down 9s6s5cKcAh, giving Esposito a set of kings to double through Chinni.

Michael Esposito – 422,000 (35 bb)
Jesse Chinni – 405,000 (34 bb)

$2,650: Felipe Ramos Doubles Through Matt Affleck

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 422

Following a flop of Jh4d3s, Felipe Ramos checked from the small blind and Tom Nguyen bet 25,000 from the big blind. Matt Affleck raised to 62,000 from the button, Ramos check-reraised all in for 216,000 and Nguyen folded. Affleck tanked for a bit before he called with KsJd for a pair of jacks, trailing Ramos’ 4h4c.

The 8c turn and 7c river completed the board, safe for Ramos to double up.

Felipe Ramos – 480,000 (40 bb)
Matt Affleck – 95,000 (8 bb)

$2,650: Benjamin Zamani Eliminated by Tom Nguyen

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 422

Blair Hinkle raised to 25,000 from the hijack, Felipe Ramos called from the button and Tom Nguyen three-bet to 112,000 from the small blind. Benjamin Zamani tanked for a bit before he four-bet shoved from the big blind for abut 275,000, getting folds from Hinkle and Ramos.

Nguyen called with Ad9h, trailing Zamani’s 10c10s.

The board came down Jh9d4hAs6c, giving Nguyen aces and nines to eliminate Zamani.

Tom Nguyen – 2,625,000 (219 bb)
Benjamin Zamani – Eliminated in 18th Place ($12,024)

$2,650: Michael Scoma Doubles Through Felipe Ramos

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 422

Felipe Ramos raised to 25,000 from middle position, Michael Scoma reraised all in for 95,000 from the big blind and Ramos called with AdKc. Scoma was ahead with AhAs.

The board came down 10c3d3c3s4h, safe for Scoma to double up.

Michael Scoma – 208,000 (17 bb)
Felipe Ramos – 290,000 (24 bb)

$2,650: Matt Affleck Doubles Through Blair Hinkle

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 422

Blair Hinkle limped from early position, Matt Affleck raised all in for 117,000 from middle position and Hinkle called after a few moments with QcJc. Affleck showed 6c6s.

The board ran out Kc8d2d4s8h, safe for Affleck to double up.

Matt Affleck – 259,000 (22 bb)
Blair Hinkle – 670,000 (56 bb)

$2,650: Sam Ganzfried Eliminated by Tom Nguyen

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 422

Sam Ganzfried raised all in for 168,000 from the button and Tom Nguyen called from the big blind with Ad10d, leading Ganzfried’s As8s.

The board came down 10c9h7hQdQs, no help to Ganzfried, ending his run in 19th place.

Tom Nguyen – 2,320,000 (232 bb)
Sam Ganzfried – Eliminated in 19th Place ($10,029)

Sanjay Dulabh was also recently eliminated in 20th place for $10,029.

$2,650: Philip Wojtuniecki Eliminated by Blair Hinkle

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 422

Matt Affleck raised to 24,000 from the hijack, Philip Wojtuniecki three-bet to 75,000 from the cutoff and Blair Hinkle four-bet shoved for about 450,000 from the button. Affleck folded and Wojtuniecki called all in for about 300,000 with KsKd. Hinkle was in the lead with AhAc.

The board came down 9s5s5d6dAs, no help to Wojtuniecki, locking up the pot for Hinkle.

Blair Hinkle – 790,000 (79 bb)
Philip Wojtuniecki – Eliminated in 21st Place ($10,029)