$250 Big Stack (re-entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Prize Pool: $101,010
Upcoming Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 66/481

Day 2 begins at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Payout information will be released shortly before Day 2 begins.

$250 Big Stack (re-entry) Flight B
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Upcoming Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 32/250

The remaining 32 players from Flight B have bagged and tagged for the night. On top of the chip counts for both Flight B, and the overall field, is Cory Blum with 567,000

We’ll have full chip counts of the remaining players, as well as the Day 2 table and seat draw, within the hour.

$250 Big Stack (re-entry) Flight B
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 37/250

Tony Ruberto raised to 6,100 from the button, and the player in the big blind called.

The flop came down , and the blind check-called a bet from Ruberto. The turn was the , the big blind shoved for about 27,000, and Ruberto called instantly with for a set of aces, leading the big blind’s for a pair of kings with a straight draw.

The river was the , safe for Ruberto to score the elimination.

Tony Ruberto – 158,000 (66 bb)

$250 Big Stack (re-entry) Flight B
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 49/250

A player in middle position limped in, Michael Tait completed the small blind, and the player in the big blind raised all in for about 22,000. The initial limper folded, and Tait called with , racing with the big blind’s .

The board came down , giving Tait a pair of tens to eliminate his opponent.

Michael Tait – 88,000 (55 bb)

Not long ago, Tait lost an all-in confrontation and thought he was out. A few levels later, Tait is sitting on a comfortable stack as play enters the final two levels of the night.

$250 Big Stack (re-entry) Flight B
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 56/250

David Zaldivar – 185,000 (116 bb)
Tom Millward – 175,000 (109 bb)
Claudio Kalili – 169,000 (106 bb)

$250 Big Stack (re-entry) Flight B
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 11: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 68/250

Nigel Murray raised to 3,000 from the hijack, and Daren Stabinski called from the cutoff.

They checked to the turn of a board where Murray bet 4,500. Stabinski called.

The river was the , Murray checked, Stabinski bet 5,000, and Murray folded.

Stabinski smirked, showed for a flopped full house, and collected the pot.

Daren Stabinski – 34,000 (28 bb)
Nigel Murray – 75,000 (63 bb)

$250 Big Stack (re-entry) Flight B
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 90/250

Daren Stabinski raised to 2,000 from under the gun, a player in middle position called, Michael Newman called from the hijack, the player in the small blind called, and Nigel Murray called from the big blind.

The flop came down , and action checked to the player in middle position who bet 5,000. Newman reraised all in for 21,200, and the player in the small blind isolated the pot with a shove of his own.

“You don’t have a set, do you?” asked Newman.

The player in the small blind showed , while Newman tabled for a set of fours.

The turn and river completed the board, giving Newman the double.

Michael Newman – 58,200 (73 bb)

$250 Big Stack (re-entry) Flight B
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Flight B Entries: 250

Registration has closed for Flight B of the $250 Big Stack (re-entry). There are 250 entries for the second starting flight, bringing the field size to 481 entries.

Payout information will be made available at the beginning of Day 2.

$250 Big Stack (re-entry) Flight B
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Flight B Entries: 225

Joseph Duchman limped from under the gun, Michael Newman limped from early position, and Tony Ruberto raised to 2,500 from the cutoff. Both Duchman and Newman called.

They checked to the turn of a board where Ruberto bet 3,500. Duchman check-folded, Newman check-raised to 15,000, and Ruberto called all in for 12,450.

Newman:
Ruberto:

Newman led with trip kings against Ruberto’s two pair and flush draw, but the river was the to give Ruberto a winning ace-high flush.

Tony Ruberto – 33,500 (67 bb)
Michael Newman – 17,500 (35 bb)

$250 Big Stack (re-entry) Flight B
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Flight B Entries: 217

A short-stacked Errol Massey was all in for about 3,200 from middle position with against his opponent in early position with .

The board came down , safe for Massey to double with ace high.

Errol Massey – 7,400 (19 bb)