$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure  | Payouts
Prize Pool: $101,010
Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Average Stack: 1,200,000 (40 bb)
Players Remaining: 6/481

The remaining six players agreed to a deal. Here were their chip counts at the time, followed by their subsequent payouts.

Steven Bennett – 2,370,000 (79 bb)
Matthew Lipchitz – 1,815,000 (61 bb)
Cameron Schur – 1,345,000 (45 bb)
Joel Harwood – 720,000 (24 bb)
Matt Axelrod – 655,000 (22 bb)
Arthur Grigoryants – 305,000 (10 bb)

As chip leader, Steven Bennett is officially the winner of Event 1 of the 2017 Seminole Hard Rock F.I.T.S.

Steven Bennett – $15,133
Matthew Lipchitz – $12,515
Cameron Schur – $10,298
Joel Harwood – $7,349
Matt Axelrod – $7,042
Arthur Grigoryants – $5,391

A tournament recap will be posted later tonight.

$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure  | Payouts
Prize Pool: $101,010
Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Average Stack: 1,200,000 (40 bb)
Players Remaining: 6/481

On the immediate hand following Claudio Kalili’s elimination in eighth place, Jorge Gomez raised all in for about 510,000 from middle position. Steven Bennett called from the hijack with , racing with Gomez’s .

An ace landed on the flop, Gomez couldn’t catch up, and Bennett eliminated Gomez in seventh place.

Steven Bennett – 2,370,000 (79 bb)
Jorge Gomez – Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,298)

$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure  | Payouts
Prize Pool: $101,010
Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Average Stack: 1,030,000 (34 bb)
Players Remaining: 7/481

Claudio Kalili raised to 80,000 from middle position, and Steven Bennett called from the cutoff.

The flop came , Kalili checked, Bennett bet effectively 215,000, and Kalili called all in.

Kalili:
Bennett:

Bennett led with a pair of sevens, and he held up through the turn and river to eliminate Kalili.

Steven Bennett – 1,600,000 (53 bb)
Claudio Kalili – Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,644)

$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure  | Payouts
Prize Pool: $101,010
Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Average Stack: 900,000 (30 bb)
Players Remaining: 8/481

Cameron Schur raised from the button, Ory Hen reraised all in from the big blind for about 140,000, and Schur called.

Schur:
Hen:

The board fell , giving Schur a pair of aces to eliminate Hen in ninth place.

Cameron Schur – 1,570,000 (52 bb)
Ory Hen – Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,993)

$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure  | Payouts
Prize Pool: $101,010
Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Average Stack: 800,000 (27 bb)
Players Remaining: 9/481

Haim Toorgeman raised all in from early position for 130,000, and Joel Harwood called from the big blind with , racing with Toorgeman’s .

The board came down , giving Harwood a pair of jacks to eliminate Toorgeman in 10th place.

Joel Harwood – 905,000 (30 bb)
Haim Toorgeman – Eliminated in 10th Place ($1,646)

$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure  | Payouts
Prize Pool: $101,010
Upcoming Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Average Stack: 720,000 (24 bb)
Players Remaining: 10/481

The players are in the midst of a 30-minute break. Play resumes at about 8:10 p.m.

Seat 1: Jorge Gomez – 540,000 (18 bb)
Seat 2: Steven Bennett – 1,155,000 (39 bb)
Seat 3: Arthur Grigoryants – 310,000 (10 bb)
Seat 4: Matt Axelrod – 695,000 (23 bb)
Seat 5: Matthew Lipchitz – 1,715,000 (57 bb)
Seat 6: Cameron Schur – 1,400,000 (47 bb)
Seat 7: Joel Harwood – 715,000 (24 bb)
Seat 8: Ory Hen – 145,000 (5 bb)
Seat 9: Claudio Kalili – 395,000 (13 bb)
Seat 10: Haim Toorgeman – 135,000 (4 bb)

$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
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Prize Pool: $101,010
Level 23: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Average Stack: 721,500 (31 bb)
Players Remaining: 10/481

David Zaldivar raised all in from the button for 202,000, and Matthew Lipchitz called from the big blind.

Zaldivar:
Lipchitz:

The board came down , giving Lipchitz threes full of aces to eliminate Zaldivar in 11th place.

Matthew Lipchitz – 1,470,000 (61 bb)
David Zaldivar – Eliminated in 11th Place ($1,646)

$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure  | Payouts
Prize Pool: $101,010
Level 23: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Average Stack: 656,000 (27 bb)
Players Remaining: 11/481

$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure  | Payouts
Prize Pool: $101,010
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Average Stack: 601,000 (30 bb)
Players Remaining: 12/481

Matt Axelrod raised all in from the small blind, and Jose Silva called all in for about 175,000 from the big blind.

Axelrod:
Silva:

The board fell , no help to Silva, ending his run in 13th place.

Matt Axelrod – 785,000 (39 bb)
Jose Silva – Eliminated in 13th Place ($1,302)

$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure  | Payouts
Prize Pool: $101,010
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Average Stack: 555,000 (35 bb)
Players Remaining: 13/481

Cory Blum raised all in for 98,000 from early position, and David Zaldivar called from the big blind.

Blum showed , trailing Zaldivar’s .

The board came down , no help to Blum, ending his tournament in 14th place.

David Zaldivar – 455,000 (28 bb)
Cory Blum – Eliminated in 14th Place ($1,302)