$1,100 Seminole Lucky Hearts WPT DeepStacks Main Event
Level 34: 100,000/200,000/25,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9
Average Stack: 4,675,000 (23 bb)

After more than 18 levels of play on Day 2, the 346 players who returned at the start of the day are down to just nine, each looking to capture the WPTDeepstacks trophy, as well as the first-place prize of $344,420. Leading the way with 8,200,000 is Salomon Ponte (pictured), followed by Harrison Gimbel with 7,775,000.

Here is the final table lineup in seat order:

Seat 1. Harrison Gimbel – 7,775,000 (39 bb)
Seat 2. Salomon Ponte – 8,200,000 (41 bb)
Seat 3. Paul Balzano – 1,300,000 (7 bb)
Seat 4. Ed Mallon – 5,550,000 (28 bb)
Seat 5. Zach Goodman – 2,900,000 (15 bb)
Seat 6. Ryan D’Angelo – 4,925,000 (25 bb)
Seat 7. Kenneth Watson – 2,375,000 (12 bb)
Seat 8. Michael LaRocca – 3,500,000 (18 bb)
Seat 9. Thong Ho – 5,525,000 (28 bb)

The final table begins at 1pm in Paradise Live and will be live streamed at wpt.com.

Here is the final table lineup in chip count order:

Salomon Ponte – 8,200,000 (41 bb)
Harrison Gimbel – 7,775,000 (39 bb)
Ed Mallon – 5,550,000 (28 bb)
Thong Ho – 5,525,000 (28 bb)
Ryan D’Angelo – 4,925,000 (25 bb)
Michael LaRocca – 3,500,000 (18 bb)
Zach Goodman – 2,900,000 (15 bb)
Kenneth Watson – 2,375,000 (12 bb)
Paul Balzano – 1,300,000 (7 bb)

$1,100 Seminole Lucky Hearts WPT DeepStacks Main Event
Level 34: 100,000/200,000/25,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9
Average Stack: 4,675,000 (23 bb)

Viktor Lavi raised to 475,000 from under the gun, Harrison Gimbel reraised all in for about 3,800,000 from the next seat over and action folded back around to Lavi who called all in for about 3,200,000.

Lavi:
Gimbel:

The board ran out , giving Gimbel deuces full of queens to eliminate Lavi in 10th place.

Harrison Gimbel – 7,775,000 (39 bb)

We’ll have official chip counts shortly.

$1,100 Seminole Lucky Hearts WPT DeepStacks Main Event
Level 34: 100,000/200,000/25,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10
Average Stack: 4,210,000 (21 bb)

Seat 1. Harrison Gimbel – 4,100,000 (21 bb)
Seat 2. Salomon Ponte – 6,900,000 (35 bb)
Seat 3. Paul Balzano – 1,600,000 (8 bb)
Seat 4. Ed Mallon – 6,000,000 (30 bb)
Seat 5. Zach Goodman – 3,800,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6. Ryan D’Angelo – 3,800,000 (19 bb)
Seat 7. Kenneth Watson – 2,900,000 (15 bb)
Seat 8. Michael Larocca – 3,600,000 (18 bb)
Seat 9. Thong Ho – 5,350,000 (27 bb)
Seat 10. Viktor Lavi – 2,800,000 (14 bb)

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Players Remaining: 44/369

$1,100 Seminole Lucky Hearts WPT DeepStacks Main Event
Level 33: 75,000 /150,000/25,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10
Average Stack: 4,210,000 (28 bb)

Brett Bader raised all in for about 1,550,000 from the cutoff and Salomon Ponte isolated from the small blind with , leading Bader’s .

The board came down , no help to Bader, giving Ponte the pot.

Salomon Ponte – 6,475,000 (43 bb)
Brett Bader – Out in 11th Place ($19,240)

$1,100 Seminole Lucky Hearts WPT DeepStacks Main Event
Level 32: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 11
Average Stack: 3,825,000 (32 bb)

Russ Dykshteyn raised all in for about 940,000 from the cutoff and found action from Paul Balzano in the small blind.

Dykshteyn:
Balzano:

The flop fell to give Dykshteyn the lead with a pair of aces, but the turn fell to give Balzano a winning set of kings. The meaningless river officially ended Dykshteyn’s tournament in 12th place.

Paul Balzano – 4,960,000 (41 bb)
Russ Dykshteyn – Out in 12th Place ($19,240)

$1,100 Seminole Lucky Hearts WPT DeepStacks Main Event
Level 32: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 12
Average Stack: 3,240,000 (27 bb)

Viktor Lavi opened to 300,000 from the small blind and Harrison Gimbel called from the big blind.

The flop fell and Lavi continued for 310,000. Gimbel called.

The turn was the and Lavi bet 750,000. Gimbel raised all in for 1,760,000 and Lavi called.

Lavi:
Gimbel:

Gimbel led with two pair and held through the river to score the double.

Harrison Gimbel – 4,890,000 (41 bb)
Viktor Lavi – 615,000 (5 bb)

$1,100 Seminole Lucky Hearts WPT DeepStacks Main Event
Level 32: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 12
Average Stack: 3,240,000 (27 bb)

Brandon West was all in for roughly 1,500,000 with against Kenneth Watson’s .

The board ran out , giving Watson an ace-high flush to eliminate West in 14th place.

Kenneth Watson – 3,900,000 (33 bb)
Brandon West – Out in 14th Place ($14,675)

Jorge Gomez busted in 13th place shortly thereafter for $14,675.

$1,100 Seminole Lucky Hearts WPT DeepStacks Main Event
Level 32: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 14
Average Stack: 3,010,000 (25 bb)

Table 7
Seat 1. Russ Dykshteyn – 1,540,000 (13 bb)
Seat 2. Kenneth Watson – 3,600,000 (30 bb)
Seat 3. Paul Balzano – 2,750,000 (23 bb)
Seat 4. Brett Bader – 3,270,000 (27 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.
Seat 7. Brandon West – 920,000 (8 bb)
Seat 8. Zach Goodman – 3,010,000 (25 bb)
Seat 9. Salomon Ponte – 4,320,000 (36 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1. Ed Mallon – 3,130,000 (26 bb)
Seat 2. Viktor Lavi – 2,780,000 (23 bb)
Seat 3. Jorge Gomez – 1,930,000 (16 bb)
Seat 4.
Seat 5.
Seat 6. Harrison Gimbel – 2,680,000 (22 bb)
Seat 7. Michael Larocca – 1,100,000 (9 bb)
Seat 8. Ryan D’Angelo – 6,080,000 (51 bb)
Seat 9. Thong Ho – 4,550,000 (38 bb)