$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
(upcoming) Level 28: 60,000/120,000/15,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 12/4,075
Average Stack: 4,749,000 (40 bb)

Day 2 of Event 1 began with 345 players left from the starting field of 4,075 entries. After 11 levels and change, only 12 players remain with hopes of emerging victorious and capturing the $230,422 first-place prize.

Among those who who made a deep run but came up just a bit short include TJ Shulman (16th – $5,203) and Matt Affleck (17th- $5,203). Play resumes at 2pm and leading the way is Thai Ha with 10,420,000.

Here is the Day 3 table and seat draw:

Table 7
Seat 1: David Shaw (Pompano Beach, FL) – 2,460,000 (21 bb)
Seat 2: Evgeniy Catane (Sunny Isles Beach, FL) – 1,815,000 (15 bb)
Seat 3: Mark Johnson Jr. (Warren, MI) – 6,345,000 (53 bb)
Seat 4:
Seat 5: Jordan Meltzer (La Crosse, WI) – 7,630,000 (64 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:
Seat 8: Thai Ha (Philadelphia, PA) – 10,420,000 (87 bb)
Seat 9: Claudio Piedrabuena (Rosario, Argentina) – 3,230,000 (27 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1:
Seat 2: Gedeminas Kiuberas (Lithuania) – 1,510,000 (13 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4: Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) – 3,715,000 (31 bb)
Seat 5: Richard Hutchings (Boca Raton, FL) – 8,420,000 (70 bb)
Seat 6: David Prociak (Winter Park, FL) – 2,820,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8: Ronald Campillo (Pembroke Pines, FL) – 3,240,000 (27 bb)
Seat 9: Daniel Perez Escobar (Caracas, Venezuela) – 5,650,000 (47 bb)

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 27: 50,000/100,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 12
Average Stack: 4,749,000 (47 bb)

Following the river of a board, Arthur Peacock checked from the small blind and Richard Hutchings bet about 1.2 million from the cutoff. Peacock check-raised all in for about 3.04 million and Hutchings insta-called with for nines full of sevens. Peacock’s was beat, ending his run in 14th place.

At the other table, James Newbold was all in for just less than 1 million with and was racing with Jordan Meltzer’s . Newbold found no help from the board and busted in 13th place.

Richard Hutchings – 11,900,000 (119 bb)
Jordan Meltzer – 6,200,000 (62 bb)

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 27: 50,000/100,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 14
Average Stack: 4,070,000 (41 bb)

TJ Shulman was all in for about 1.36 million with , but ran into the of Raminder Singh. The board ran out , no help to Shulman, ending his run in 16th place.

A few hands later, Mark Johnson Jr. opened to 200,000 from middle position and Gary Lucci three-bet to 500,000 from the hijack. Johnson Jr. called and the flop fell . Johnson Jr. check-called 500,000 from Lucci on the flop, the turn was the and he checked to Lucci again, who bet 500,000 again. Johnson Jr. check-raised to about 1.2 million and Lucci called all in with .

Johnson Jr. tabled for a set of deuces and held up through the river to eliminate Lucci.

Raminder Singh – 7,900,00 (79 bb)
Mark Johnson Jr. – 6,900,000 (69 bb)

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 27: 50,000/100,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 16
Average Stack: 3,561,000 (36 bb)

Garry Lucci raised from the button, Thai Ha three-bet from the big blind and Lucci called.

The flop fell and Ha checked to Lucci who bet 1 million. Ha called to see the turn where he led for 1.4 million. Lucci called, the landed on the river and Ha shoved for about 1.1 million.

Lucci called with , but Ha had him beat with to score the massive double.

Thai Ha – 9,000,000 (90 bb)
Garry Lucci – 2,100,000 (21 bb)

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 26: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 16
Average Stack: 3,561,000 (45 bb)

Thang Lam was all in for about 900,000 with against David Shaw’s , but couldn’t catch up as the board ran out .

Meanwhile, Matt Affleck was all in for about 700,000 with against Richard Hutchings , but also was unable to catch up as the board came down .

Richard Hutchings – 6,200,000 (78 bb)
David Shaw – 4,960,000 (62 bb)

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 26: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 18
Average Stack: 3,166,000 (40 bb)

Thai Ha raised from the hijack, Kevin Ho three-bet shoved from the big blind for about 1.2 million and Ha called with , leading Ho’s .

The board came down , giving Ha an ace-high straight to eliminate Ho in 19th place for $3,717.

Thai Ha – 4,300,000 (54 bb)

Other recent eliminations include Jerry Wong and Eli Levy.

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 26: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 21
Average Stack: 2,714,000 (34 bb)

Table 7
Seat 1:
Seat 2: Evgeniy Catane – 1,880,000 (24 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4: Thang Lam – 2,230,000 (28 bb)
Seat 5: Jordan Meltzer – 2,370,000 (30 bb)
Seat 6: Kevin Ho – 960,000 (12 bb)
Seat 7: James Newbold – 1,345,000 (17 bb)
Seat 8: Thai Ha-Quang – 2,570,000 (32 bb)
Seat 9: TJ Shulman – 3,200,000 (40 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1: Matt Affleck – 1,345,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:
Seat 4: Raminder Singh – 4,230,000 (53 bb)
Seat 5: Richard Hutchings – 3,040,000 (
Seat 6: David Prociak – 3,035,000 (38 bb)
Seat 7: Arthur Peacock – 2,970,000 (37 bb)
Seat 8: Ronald Campillo – 2,260,000 (28 bb)
Seat 9: Daniel Perez Escobar – 2,780,000 (27 bb)

Table 16
Seat 1: David Shaw – 3,040,000 (38 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:
Seat 4: Jerry Wong – 950,000 (12 bb)
Seat 5: Gary Lucci – 7,800,000 (98 bb)
Seat 6: Claudio Piedrabuena – 3,330,000 (41 bb)
Seat 7: Gedeminas Kiuberas – 1,725,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: Eli Levy – 730,000 (9 bb)
Seat 9: Mark Johnson Jr. – 4,340,000 (54 bb)

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 22
Average Stack: 2,590,000 (44 bb)

Anthony Ocampo was all in for about 800,000 with against the held by Jordan Meltzer. The board came down , giving Meltzer a set of kings to eliminate Ocampo in about 24th place for $3,345. Meltzer increased his stack to about 2.4 million.

Other recent eliminations include Bruce Rawdin and George Dolofan.

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 24: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 25
Average Stack: 2,279,000 (46 bb)

Matt Affleck raised from middle position, Gary Lucci called from the cutoff and Eli Levy called from the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a board where Levy led for 350,000. Affleck folded, Lucci called and the river completed the board. Levy fired 700,000 and after a few moments Lucci raised all in for 2.675 million. Levy called instantly with , but Lucci had the nuts with for a ten-high straight.

Garry Lucci – 6,450,000 (129 bb)
Eli Levy – 200,000 (4 bb)

Shortly before that, Al Gomez was eliminated in 27th place and Courtney Rowe fell just after the hand in 26th place. Both earned $2,973.

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 24: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 27
Average Stack: 2,110,000 (42 bb)

With the eliminations of Mohd Eid, Lawrence Pileggi and Daniel Wirgau, the remaining 27 players have redrawn for seats.