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Event 13: John Richards Doubles Through Michael Pearson

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 232

John Richards raised all in for 295,000 from the small blind, and Michael Pearson called from the big blind.

Richards: 9s7h
Pearson: Ac3c

The board came down 9h6d4dJh4s, giving Richards nines and fours to double through Pearson.

John Richards – 610,000 (25 bb)
Michael Pearson – 7,000 (< 1 bb)

Event 13: Ari Engel Doubles Through John Richards

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 232

Ari Engel raised all in from the small blind for 279,000, and John Richards called from the big blind.

Engel: 7h7c
Richards: Ah3h

The board ran out Jh10c5hJc5c, and Engel surived the scary runout to double up.

Ari Engel – 578,000 (24 bb)
John Richards – 299,000 (12 bb)

Event 13: John Richards Doubles Through Michael Pearson

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 232

John Richards raised all in for 381,000 from the small blind, and Michael Pearson called from the big blind.

Richards: Ad10c
Pearson: Ks10d

The board came As6h6c7h2s, giving Richards aces and sixes to double through Pearson.

John Richards – 782,000 (33 bb)
Michael Pearson – 205,000 (9 bb)

Event 13: Loni Harwood Doubles Through Ari Engel

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 232

Loni Harwood raised all in from the button for 351,000, and Ari Engel isolated with a shove of his own from the small blind.

Harwood: 10d9h
Engel: AcKc

The board came down Qd8h5s6cJs, giving Harwood a queen-high straight to double through Engel.

Loni Harwood – 746,000 (31 bb)
Ari Engel – 290,000 (12 bb)

Event 13: Kelly Minkin – 6th Place ($8,979)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 232

                                                            Kelly Minkin – 6th Place

Haim Toorgeman raised to 40,000 from the cutoff, Kelly Minkin reraised all in for 227,000 from the button, and Toorgeman tanked for nearly two minutes before he called.

Toorgeman: JhJd
Minkin: 7s7c

The board came down 8s5c3h3c4h, no help to Minkin, ending her tournament in sixth place for $8,979.

Haim Toorgeman – 545,000 (34 bb)
Kelly Minkin – Eliminated

Event 13: Paul Balzano – 7th Place ($7,651)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 232

                                                       Paul Balzano – 6th Place

Ari Engel raised to 37,000 from middle position, Michael Pearson called from the cutoff, and Paul Balzano called from the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a 10s8h5h2s board where Balzano shoved for 125,000. Engel folded, and Pearson thought about it for about 45 seconds before he called.

Balzano: Kh6h
Pearson: AdKd

Pearson was ahead against Balzano’s flush draw.

The river was the 3c, no help to Balzano, ending his tournament in seventh place for $7,651.

Michael Pearson – 705,000 (44 bb)
Paul Balzano – Eliminated

Event 13: Chip Counts

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 232

Seat 1: Michael Pearson – 501,000 (31 bb)
Seat 3: Haim Toorgeman – 345,000 (22 bb)
Seat 5: Kelly Minkin – 276,000 (17 bb)
Seat 6: Paul Balzano – 171,000 (11 bb)
Seat 7: Loni Harwood – 334,000 (21 bb)
Seat 8: Ari Engel – 785,000 (49 bb)
Seat 9: John Richards – 376,000 (24 bb)

Event 13: Maria Ho – 8th Place ($6,526)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 232

                                                                     Maria Ho – 8th Place

John Richards raised from the hijack, Maria Ho reraised all in from the cutoff for roughly 70,000, and Richards called with 10h10s, leading Ho’s Ax3x.

The board came down Ks9s2h5c6c, no help to Ho, ending her tournament in eighth place for $6,526.

John Richards – 340,000 (28 bb)
Maria Ho – Eliminated

Event 13: Haim Toorgeman Doubles Through Ari Engel

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 232

Ari Engel raised to 25,000 from middle position, Haim Toorgeman reraised all in for 115,000 from the button, and Engel mulled it over briefly before he called.

Engel: As4s
Toorgeman: QhQd

The board ran out Qs10s10h6s6h, giving Toorgeman queens full of tens to double through Engel.

Haim Toorgeman – 254,000 (25 bb)
Ari Engel – 830,000 (83 bb)