Event 15: Dessiree Bennett Doubles Thru Chris Da-Silva

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $372,480  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 384

Dessiree Bennett
Dessiree Bennett

Juan Mubarak raised under the gun to 250,000, Chris Da-Silva called UTG+1, and Dessiree Bennett moved all in from middle position for 1,660,000. Mubarak thought for a while before he folded, and Da-Silva tanked for a long time before he called with 9s9d.

Bennett turned over KsKh, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 7h6c2d7dJs, and the pocket kings held up for Bennett to win the pot and double up in chips.

Dessiree Bennett  –  3,820,000  (38 bb)
Chris Da-Silva  –  1,875,000  (19 bb)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 384, the average chip stack is around 2,400,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,360 each.

Event 15: Brent Hoover Eliminated in 17th Place by Chad Roedersheimer

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $372,480  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 384

Brent Hoover
Brent Hoover

After a flop of Ac8h4s, Dessiree Bennett checked from the big blind, and Chad Roedersheimer bet 425,000. Brent Hoover called from the button, and Bennett folded.

The turn card was the Kd, Roedersheimer moved all in, and Hoover called all in for about 700,000 with AdJd for a pair of aces.

But Roedersheimer turned over AsQd for a pair of aces with a higher kicker, and Hoover needed a jack on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the 3c, and Roedersheimer won the pot with his higher kicker to eliminate Hoover in 17th place.

Chad Roedersheimer  –  5,250,000  (53 bb)
Brent Hoover  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($4,360)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 384, the average chip stack is around 2,400,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,360 each.

Event 15: Tanupat Punjarojanakul Leads the Final 17 Players at the Break with 4,165,000

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $372,480  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 384

Tanupat Punjarojanakul
Chipleader Tanupat Punjarojanakul

The players return from break to begin Level 24, with increased blinds of 50,000-100,000 and a 100,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break for the final 17 players:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Marcus Stein  –  1,330,000  (13 bb)
Seat 2.  Nancy Birnbaum  –  950,000  (10 bb)
Seat 3.  James Wiley  –  3,405,000  (34 bb)
Seat 4.  Jessica Cai  –  980,000  (10 bb)
Seat 5.  Samuel Kim  –  3,375,000  (34 bb)
Seat 6.  Tanupat Punjarojanakul  –  4,165,000  (42 bb)
Seat 7.  Sean Byars  –  715,000  (7 bb)
Seat 8.  Kevin MacDonald  –  1,925,000  (19 bb)
Seat 9.  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  1,870,000  (19 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Chad Roedersheimer  –  3,450,000  (35 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  Anibal Pabon  –  2,855,000  (29 bb)
Seat 4.  Juan Mubarak  –  1,725,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5.  Chris Da-Silva  –  3,985,000  (40 bb)
Seat 6.  Brent Hoover  –  1,310,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7.  Steve Blackmon  –  2,450,000  (25 bb)
Seat 8.  Dessiree Bennett  –  1,765,000  (18 bb)
Seat 9.  Wayne Leonard  –  2,155,000  (22 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts, followed by the recent eliminations:

1st:  $70,500 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $48,000
3rd:  $35,500
4th:  $26,500
5th:  $20,100
6th:  $15,400
7th:  $11,800
8th:  $9,200
9th-10th:  $7,200
11th-12th:  $6,200
13th-15th:  $5,200
16th-17th:  $4,360

18th:  Zachary Fischer  –  $4,360
19th:  Patrick Steele  –  $4,360

20th:  Ramon Martinez  –  $3,580
21st:  David D’Alessandro  –  $3,580
22nd:  Nick Yunis  –  $3,580
23rd:  Karanvir Singh  –  $3,580

24th:  Thomas Taylor  –  $2,920
25th:  Deborah Zwanka  –  $2,920
26th:  Frederic Normand  –  $2,920
27th:  Semsettin Ilyas  –  $2,920

With 17 players remaining from a field of 384, the average chip stack is around 2,260,000 (23 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,360 each.

Chris Da-Silva
Chris Da-Silva is second in chips with 3,985,000 (40 big blinds).

Event 16: Two Tables Remain

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 269

It took two hours to cut the returning PLO field in half and they are down to the last two tables and guaranteed at least $1,355. They still have more than $22K awaiting the winner plus the pretty Showdown trophy.

19th: Mikhail Chykiliov – $1,105
20th: Logan Berger – $1,105
21st: Mike Beasley – $1,105
22nd: Christopher Licht – $875
23rd: Oleksandr Sviderskyi – $875
24th: Leonardo Rodriguez-Torre – $875

25th: Oleksandr Trokhymenko – $715
26th: Dmitriy Vernitskiy – $715
27th: Andreas Michelmann – $715
28th: Michael Dreese – $715
29th: Dang Luong – $715
31st: Marshall Morris – $715
32nd: Bradley Beetz – $715
33rd: Vincent Forca – $715
34th: Michael Michnik – $715
35th: William Heimiller – $715

1st:  $22,295 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $15,765
3rd:  $10,200
4th:  $6,230
5th:  $4,810
6th:  $3,985
7th:  $3,350
8th:  $2,800
9th:  $2,240
10th-12th:  $1,875
13th-15th:  $1,610
16th-18th:  $1,355

Event 15: Three-Table Redraw

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $372,480  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 384

James Calderaro finished in 30th place

The fast action continued after the break, the field dropped to 27 players, and that triggered the three-table redraw. Here’s a look at the lineup and we will update counts once they are settled.

Table 6
Seat 1: Nick Yunis
Seat 2: David D’Alessandro
Seat 3: Ramon Martinez
Seat 4: Karanvir Singh
Seat 5: Brent Hoover
Seat 6: Tanupat Punjarojanakul
Seat 7: Marcus Stein
Seat 8: Chris Da-Silva
Seat 9: Jessica Cai

Table 7
Seat 1: Patrick Steele
Seat 2: Nancy Birnbaum
Seat 3: James Wiley
Seat 4: Frederic Normand
Seat 5: Samuel Kim
Seat 6: Sebastian Toro Henao
Seat 7: Sean Byars
Seat 8: Kevin MacDonald
Seat 9: Juan Mubarak

Table 8
Seat 1: Chad Roedersheimer
Seat 2: Zachary Fischer
Seat 3: Anibal Pabon
Seat 4: Semsettin Ilyas
Seat 5: Deborah Zwanka
Seat 6: Thomas Taylor
Seat 7: Steve Blackmon
Seat 8: Dessiree Bennett
Seat 9: Wayne Leonard

28th: Grant Wang – $2,920
29th: David Castranova – $2,920
30th: James Calderaro – $2,920
31st: Eldo Rodriguez – $2,920

Event 15: Results 32nd Through 49th

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $372,480  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 384

Manny Minaya finished in 37th place

After a fast first hour of action, the field was sent on their first break with 31 players remaining.

32nd: Yury Parad – $2,320
33rd: Daniel Vranich – $2,320
34th: Reynel Hernandez – $2,320
35th: Scott Heiligman – $2,320
36th: Simon Auerbacher – $2,320
37th: Manny Minaya – $2,320
38th: David Smeeth – $2,320
39th: Dorian Rios – $2,320

40th: Ross Fischer – $1,940
41st: Daniel Pearlman – $1,940
42nd: Steve Yagudaev – $1,940
43rd: Brian Barros – $1,940
44th: Igor Tretyakov – $1,940
45th: Scott Baumstein – $1,940

46th: Pasquale Caiazza – $1,940
47th: Ginold Rendel – $1,940
48th: Bradley Smith – $1,940
49th: Pablo Valdivieso – $1,940

Pasquale Caiazza finished in 36th place

Event 22: Short-Handed with Big Prizes

$600 Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last new trophy event begins at 2 pm with a $600 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em tournament. It has a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool and tons of action.

Players start with 20K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm.

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 22 Structure Sheet

Event 16: Day 2 Set to Go

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  35 of 269

The $400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha tournament drew 269 entries over the three starting flights and 35 players return today at 1 pm to play for the $100,000 prize pool and Showdown trophy.

Day 2 Seats  |  Day 2 Chips  | Payouts

Event 15: Platinum Day 2

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $372,480  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  49 of 384

The first-ever Platinum Stack event drew 384 entries over two starting flights of the $1,100 buy-in tournament, turning the $250,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $372,480 and 49 players return today at 1 pm to play down to a champ.

Day 2 Seats  |  Day 2 Chips  | Payouts

Event 21: Mixed PLO

$400 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

If you like Pot-Limit Omaha, today is your day because we have all the PLO you want in one tournament. Showdown Event 21 is a $400 Mixed PLO tournament that will rotate games between Pot-Limit Omaha, Pot-Limit Omaha 8, and Big O.

Players sit with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 21 Structure Sheet