Event 5: Down to the Final 18

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 30: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante

Cory Zeidman was all in from the small blind for 580,000 with 5s5d, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Stewart Newman’s 3s3d in the big blind. The board came Kd9h7s6sJd, and the pocket fives held up for Zeidman to win the pot and double up in chips.

Cory Zeidman  –  1,265,000  (12 bb)
Stewart Newman  –  940,000  (9 bb)

Michael “Turtle” Dunn moved all in from the button for about 500,000 (amazingly, this is less than he started the day with), and Mike Beasley called from the small blind with KcJh. Dunn turned over 3d2d, and he needed to improve to stay alive. The board came Ah7c5dQd6h, and Beasley won the pot with his king to eliminate Day 1 chipleader Dunn in 20th place.

Mike Beasley  –  1,425,000  (14 bb)
Michael “Turtle” Dunn  –  Eliminated in 20th Place  ($5,443)

In the final hand of Level 30, Stewart Newman got it all in preflop for about 750,000 with 2h2c against Bradley Hinson’s 9s9c. The board came 10c8d7dKcKs, and the pocket nines held up for Hinson to win the pot and eliminate Newman in 19th place.

Bradley Hinson  –  2,800,000  (28 bb)
Stewart Newman  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($5,443)

When the remaining 18 players return from their break, they will redraw for random seats at the final two tables, and an official chip count will be posted here.

The field will continue playing tonight until 3:00 am ET, which is roughly 1 1/2 more levels of action.