$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 517
Average Stack: 456,000 (28 bb)

Brent Philbin raised to 35,000 from the cutoff, Matthew Zarcadoolas three-bet shoved from the button for about 280,000, Charlemagne Benjamin four-bet shoved from the big blind for roughly 370,000, and Philbin called with a slightly covering stack.

Philbin:
Zarcadoolas:
Benjamin:

The board ran out , safe for Philbin and Benjamin to chop up Zarcadoolas’ stack.

Brent Philbin – 535,000 (33 bb)
Charlamagne Benjamin – 530,000 (33 bb)
Matthew Zarcadoolas – Eliminated in 18th Place ($814)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 517
Average Stack: 431,000 (27 bb)

Jeff Fogel raised all in from the button with a covering stack and Marie Fisher called all in from the big blind for about 110,000 with , leading Fogel’s .

The board came down , safe for Fisher to double through Fogel.

A few hands later with the board reading and about 120,000 in the pot, Edgar Varas checked from the big blind and Yves Fequiere bet 53,000 from early position. Fisher called from the cutoff, Varas check-raised to 145,000, Fequiere folded, Fisher reraised all in for 177,000, and Varas called.

Fisher:
Varas:

The turn gave Varas outs to a flush and straight, but the river locked up the pot for Fisher with two pair.

Marie Fisher – 550,000 (34 bb)
Jeff Fogel – 190,000 (12 bb)
Edgar Varas – 160,000 (10 bb)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 517
Average Stack: 431,000 (27 bb)

Table 40
Seat 1: Dimitry Agrachov – 745,000 (46 bb)
Seat 2: Michel Gariepy – 180,000 (11 bb)
Seat 3: Angel Bracho – 215,000 (13 bb)
Seat 4: Roberto Bendeck – 470,000 (29 bb)
Seat 5: Nashaat Antonious – 1,130,000 (70 bb)
Seat 6: Mark Nahama – 250,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Raffaello Locatelli -485,000 (30 bb)
Seat 8: George Boyadjian – 480,000 (30 bb)
Seat 9: : Fariborz Zojaji – 845,000 (52 bb)

Table 41
Seat 1: Marie Fisher – 130,000 (8 bb)
Seat 2: Brent Philbin – 375,000 (23 bb)
Seat 3: Matthew Zarcadoolas – 400,000 (25 bb)
Seat 4: Edgar Varas – 480,000 (30 bb)
Seat 5: Charlemagne Benjamin – 250,000 (15 bb)
Seat 6: Yves Fequiere – 420,000 (26 bb)
Seat 7: Peter Petakus – 330,000 (20 bb)
Seat 8: Jeff Fogel – 315,000 (19 bb)
Seat 9: Theo Lawson – 185,000 (11 bb)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 517
Average Stack: 431,000 (36 bb)

Each of these players cashed for $597.

19th – Julio Sanchez
20th – George Davis
21st – Fernando Pages
22nd – Al Gomez
23rd – Eric Siegel
24th – Michael Yenkon
25th – Pasquale Caiazza
26th – Steve Olivier
27th – Eliezer Gonzalez

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 517
Average Stack: 287,000 (28 bb)

Table 39
Seat 1: Steve Olivier – 70,000 (7 bb)
Seat 2: George Boyadjian – 395,000 (39 bb)
Seat 3: Brent Philbin – 270,000 (27 bb)
Seat 4: George Davis – 240,000 (24 bb)
Seat 5: Fernando Pages – 130,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: Mark Nahama – 150,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Nashaat Antonious – 700,000 (70 bb)
Seat 8: Michael Yenko – 155,000 (15 bb)
Seat 9: Charlemagne Benjamin – 300,000 (30 bb)

Table 40
Seat 1: Dimitry Agrachov – 425,000 (42 bb)
Seat 2: Michel Gariepy – 210,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3: Pasquale Caiazza – 90,000 (9 bb)
Seat 4: Roberto Bendeck – 190,000 (19 bb)
Seat 5: Al Gomez – 270,000 (27 bb)
Seat 6: Angel Bracho – 250,000 (25 bb)
Seat 7: Raffaello Locatelli – 180,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8: Julio Sanchez – 280,000 (28 bb)
Seat 9: Eliezer Gonzalez – 60,000 (6 bb)

Table 41
Seat 1: Marie Fisher – 130,000 (13 bb)
Seat 2: Eric Siegel – 75,000 (7 bb)
Seat 3: Matthew Zarcadoolas – 385,000 (38 bb)
Seat 4: Edgar Varas – 305,000 (30 bb)
Seat 5: Fariborz Zojaji – 950,000 (95 bb)
Seat 6: Yves Fequiere – 310,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7: Peter Petakus – 415,000 (41 bb)
Seat 8: Jeff Fogel – 310,000 (31 bb)
Seat 9: Theo Lawson – 280,000 (28 bb)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 517
Average Stack: 287,000 (28 bb)

Each of these players cashed for $543.

28th – Richard Whitebrook
29th – Larry Klur
30th – Pedro Aldave
31st – Craig Witz
32nd – Richard Leger
33rd – Nicolas Baussan
34th – Haim Toorgeman
35th – Frank Lerczak
36th – Jeremie Guez

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 517
Average Stack: 215,000 (27 bb)

Each of these players cashed for $489.

37th -Jack Rolnitzky
38th – Larry Stoddard
39th – Anthony Ocampo
40th – Jon Houseworth
41st – William Thibeault
42nd – Amir Sujak
43rd – Marsha Wolak
44th – Eric Mutschler

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Upcoming Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining:  44 of 517
Average Stack: 176,000 (29 bb)

Just prior to the break, George Hortelano busted in 45th place for $489.

Here are the big stacks at the first break of the day:

Nashaat Antonious – 528,000 (88 bb)
Raffaello Locatelli – 506,000 (84 bb)
Brent Philbin – 401,000 (66 bb)
Yves Fequiere – 378,000 (63 bb)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 517
Average Stack: 172,500 (34 bb)

Each of these players min cashed for $434.

46th – Devond Marshall
47th – Edward Medoff
48th – Evan Teitelbaum
49th – Sheldon Gross
50th – Stewart Newman
51st – Nathan Manuel
52nd – John Malczan
53rd – Alcides Gomez
54th – Robert Rosquete

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining:  54 of 517
Average Stack: 136,000 (34 bb)

Following the eliminations of Rafael Lima and Rick Dwyer, Almog Bitton was all in for his last 2,000 from early position. Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Stewart Newman raised from the cutoff and Michael Yenko defended his big blind.

The flop fell and Yenko checked to Newman who bet 10,000. Yenko check-raised all in with a covering stack and Newman tanked for a while before he folded.

Yenko tabled for a pair of aces, leading Bitton’s .

The turn was the to give Yenko a few outs, but the river was the to give Yenko aces and queens to score the elimination and send the remaining field into the money.

Michael Yenko – 270,000 (67 bb)
Stewart Newman – 44,000 (11 bb)
Almog Bitton – Bubbles in 55th place