$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 33: 100,000/200,000/25,000 Ante
With 12 players remaining, blinds at 75K-150K (25K), and the 3:00 hard-stop time looming near, Nicholas Nieto moves all in from the hijack for 2,930,000, and Ivan Freitez calls from the button with 
. Nieto turns over 
, and he needs to improve to stay alive.
The board comes 
, and the pocket tens hold up for Freitez to win the pot and eliminate Nieto.
Ivan Freitez – 10,270,000 (68 bb)
Nicholas Nieto – Eliminated in 12th Place ($8,159)
At the other table, T.J. Shulman was knocked all the way down to a single ante chip — 25,000.
A few minutes later, Taylor Fortini raised from the small blind to 420,000, David Albertson moved all in from the big blind, and Fortini snap-called with 
. Albertson turned over 
, and it was the classic race.
The board came 
, and Fortini paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Albertson from the tournament.
Taylor Fortini – 17,420,000 (116 bb)
David Albertson – Eliminated in 11th Place ($8,159)
With 10 players remaining, they drew for random seats at the final table, and then everyone agreed to continue playing until one more player was eliminated so they could return tomorrow with nine players left.
T.J. Shulman had won a pot to give himself a small cushion, but the random button placement put him near the big blind. So when the big blind reached him, he was forced all in for his last 50,000. Thomas Collazo limped from middle position for 150,000, and Jack Rolnitzky completed the small blind.
The flop came 
, Rolnitzky bet 150,000, and Collazo folded. Rolnitzky showed 
for queen high (which angered Collazo), and Shulman, who hadn’t even looked at his cards yet, said “At least I’m drawing live.” Shulman peeled over the (no good), and then flipped over the for a pair of kings.
The turn was the 
, the river was the 
, and Shulman won the pot with his pair of kings to octuple his stack to 400,000 (thanks to the antes).
T.J. Shulman – 400,000 (<3 bb)
The next hand, Thomas Collazo limped from middle position (again) for 150,000, T.J. Shulman completed the small blind, and Taylor Fortini checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came 
, Shulman moved all in for 225,000, and Fortini raised to 500,000. Collazo folded, and Shulman turned over 
for a pair of kings (again). Fortini showed his 
for a pair of jacks, and Shulman needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The turn was the 
, the river was the , and Shulman doubled up with two pair, kings and fours. (Collazo got angry once again, claiming he folded a four.)
T.J. Shulman – 1,100,000 (7 bb)
At that point, the blinds increased to 100,000-200,000 and a 25,000 ante. Ivan Freitez raised under the gun to 600,000, and Shulman tanked for a while before folding the button. The blinds folded, and Freitez showed K-K. Shulman proudly told the table he folded pocket tens, and at least one player claimed to believe him.
The next hand, Mike Chiappetta raised under the gun to 350,000, T.J. Shulman moved all in from middle position for 1,050,000, and Thomas Collazo moved all in over the top from the small blind. Chiappetta folded.
Shulman turned over 
, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Collazo’s 
.
The board came 
, and the pocket queens held up for Shulman to win the pot and double up yet again. When Shulman’s chip stack was counted down, Collazo said he didn’t realize it was that much — he thought he had about 400K, not more than a million.
T.J. Shulman – 2,550,000 (13 bb)
Thomas Collazo – 13,250,000 (66 bb)
Finally, Lou Ojeda moved all in from the hijack for 275,000, Collazo called from the button, and Ivan Freitez raised big (he may have moved all in) from the small blind. Collazo folded, claiming he had an ace.
Ojeda turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the 
of Freitez.
The board came (angering Collazo again), and Freitez won the pot with his pocket sixes to eliminate Ojeda in 10th place and end play for the night.
Ivan Freitez – 12,825,000 (64 bb)
Lou Ojeda – Eliminated in 10th Place ($8,159)
Official chip counts for the nine finalists will be posted soon.