$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  34 of 873

Roberto Bendeck moved all in under the gun, and Jill Rukeyser called all in from UTG+1 for about 150,000 with . Bendeck turned over , and Rukeyser needed her hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket fives held up for Rukeyser to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jill Rukeyser  –  335,000  (22 bb)

Bendeck was left with a short stack, and he was eliminated a few minutes later in 37th place.

Roberto Bendeck  –  Eliminated in 37th Place  ($555)

But before Bendeck’s elimination, Franco Zamboli was eliminated when his went up against Kevin Buldo’s .

The final board showed — Zamboli had flopped two pair, but Buldo rivered a nine-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Zamboli in 40th place.

Kevin Buldo  –  600,000  (40 bb)
Franco Zamboli  –  Eliminated in 40th Place  ($555)

And here is the most recent batch of eliminations, along with their payouts:

35th:  Brandon Miller  –  $615
36th:  Wilmer Chavira  –  $615

37th:  Roberto Bendeck  –  $555
38th:  Eric Morales  –  $555
39th:  Shawn Mohamed  –  $555
40th:  Franco Zamboli  –  $555
41st:  Wongduan Nannong  –  $555
42nd:  Michael Casson  –  $555
43rd:  Luis Mantilla  –  $555
44th:  Carlos Fernandez  –  $555

With 34 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 385,000 (26 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $615 each. The next pay jump will be $690 for 27th place.