$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Player Remaining:  5 of 125

Seat 1:  Michael Dreese  –  166,000  (3 BB)
Seat 2:  Jonathan Breneman  –  474,000  (9 BB)
Seat 3:  William Brock  –  83,000  (2 BB)
Seat 4:  Georges Boyadjian  –  578,000  (12 BB)
Seat 5:  Scott Epstein  –  200,000  (4 BB)

1st:  $12,000 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $7,540
3rd:  $4,500
4th:  $2,825
5th:  $2,095

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Player Remaining:  5 of 125

George Boyadjian limped in for 20,000 on the button, Scott Epstein raised to 40,000 from the small blind, Bernhard Schmidt called all in for 39,000 in the big blind, and Boyadjuan called.

The flop was , Epstein bet 20,000, and Boyadjian called.

The turn was the , Epstein bet 40,000, and Boyadjian called.

The river was the , and both players checked.

Here were their hands:

Boyadjian:  [7s  (pair of sevens, 7-6-5-3-2 low)
Epstein:    (kings and deuces)
Schmidt:    (pair of sevens, 8-7-5-2-A low)

Schmidt was chopped up his opponents, ending his tournament in sixth place.

George Boyadjian  –  760,000  (19 BB)
Scott Epstein  –  260,000  (7 BB)
Bernhard Schmidt  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,800)

With five players remaining from the field of 125 players, the average stack is 300,000 (7.5 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,095.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Player Remaining:  6 of 125

Scott Epstein raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Claudangelo Beaudouin called from the cutoff, and Georges Boyadjian called in the big blind.

The flop was , Boyadjian checked, and Epstein continued for 20,000. Beaudouin raised all in for 25,000, Boyadjian called, and Epstein called.

Both Boyadjian and Epstein checked down the turn and river.

Here were the hands:

Boyadjian:    (nines and sevens, 8-7-4-3-A low)
Epstein:    (pair of fours, 8-7-4-2-A low)
Beaudouin:    (pair of fours, 8-7-4-3-A low)

Boyadjian had the best high hand, while Epstein had the nut low to eliminate Beaudouin in seventh place.

George Boyadjian  –  550,000  (14 BB)
Scott Epstein  –  285,000  (7 BB)
Claudangelo Beaudouin  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,560)

With six players remaining from the field of 125 players, the average stack is 250,000 (6 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $1,800.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  16,000/32,000 Limits
Player Remaining:  7 of 125

Georges Boyadjian limped in for 16,000 from early position, Dominic Granteed called all in for 16,000 in the cutoff, and Jonathan Breneman checked his option in the big blind.

Action checked to the river of an board where Boyadjian bet 32,000. Breneman folded.

Boyadjian tabled for a  jack-high straight with an 8-7-6-4-A low, besting Granteed’s to eliminate Granteed in eighth place.

Georges Boyadjian  –  420,000  (13 BB)
Dominic Granteed  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,380)

With seven players remaining from the field of 125 players, the average stack is about 214,000 (7 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $1,560.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  16,000/32,000 Limits
Player Remaining:  8 of 125

Michael Dreese limped in for 16,000 from the hijack, Claudangelo Beaudouin did the same from the cutoff, and Long Nguyen was already all in for 16,000 in the big blind.

Action was checked to the turn of a board where Dreese isolated the pot with for quad tens, having Nguyen’s drawing dead.

The river was an inconsequential , ending Nguyen’s tournament in ninth place.

Michael Dreese  –  180,000  (6 BB)
Long Nguyen  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,215)

With eight players remaining from the field of 125 players, the average stack is about 188,000 (6 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $1,380.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight D Players Remaining:  250 of 665

Flight D of Event 21 closed earlier with 665 entries, bringing the total field size to 2,280 entries through four starting flights. The prize pool stands at $1,185,600 with two starting flights to go.

Play in Flight D will continue until 67  players remain. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Chip Counts Thru Flight C

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Player Remaining:  9 of 125

Seat 1:  Bernhard Schmidt  –  80,000  (3 BB)
Seat 2:  Dominic Granteed  –  75,000  (3 BB)
Seat 3:  Michael Dreese  –  83,000  (3 BB)
Seat 4:  Claudangelo Beaudouin  –  88,000  (4 BB)
Seat 5:  Jonathan Breneman  –  230,000  (10 BB)
Seat 6:  William Brock  –  195,000  (8 BB)
Seat 7:  Long Nguyen  –  44,000  (2 BB)
Seat 8:  Georges Boyadjian  –  315,000  (13 BB)
Seat 9:  Scott Epstein  –  340,000  (14 BB)

With nine players remaining from the field of 125 players, the average stack is about 167,000  (7 Big Bets).

1st:  $12,000 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $7,540
3rd:  $4,500
4th:  $2,825
5th:  $2,095
6th:  $1,800
7th:  $1,560
8th:  $1,380
9th:  $1,215

10th:  Donald Maloney  –  $1,215
11th:  Samantha Perryman  –  $1,070
12th:  Corey Wade  –  $1,070
13th:  Robert Poolos  –  $930
14th:  Adem Arbuckle  –  $930
15th:  David Shmuel  –  $930
16th:  Darin Utley  –  $815

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Player Remaining:  13 of 125

Table 4
Seat 1:  Corey Wade  –  174,000  (8 BB)
Seat 2:  Georges Boyadjian  –  86,000  (4 BB)
Seat 3:  Jonathan Breneman  –  172,000  (8 BB)
Seat 4:
Seat 5:  Donald Maloney  –  44,000  (2 BB)
Seat 6:  Dominic Granteed  –  106,000  (5 BB)
Seat 7:  Samantha Perryman  –  40,000  (2 BB)
Seat 8:
Seat 9:

Table 5
Seat 1:  Robert Poolos  –  124,000  (6 BB)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:  Scott Epstein  –  205,000  (10 BB)
Seat 4:  Claudangelo Beaudouin  –  103,000  (5 BB)
Seat 5:  Long Nguyen  –  71,000  (4 BB)
Seat 6:  Bernhard Schmidt  –  72,000  (4 BB)
Seat 7:  Michael Dreese  –  90,000  (5 BB)
Seat 8:
Seat 9:  William Brock  –  212,000  (11 BB)

1st: $12,000 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $7,540
3rd: $4,500
4th: $2,825
5th: $2,095
6th: $1,800
7th: $1,560
8th: $1,380
9th-10th: $1,215
11th-12th: $1,070
13th: $930

14th:  Adem Arbuckle  –  $940
15th:  David Shmuel  –  $930
16th: Darin Utley  –  $815

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  163 of 1,615

Flight A:  497 Entries;  50 Advanced
Flight B:  524 Entries;  53 Advanced
Flight C:  594 Entries;  60 Advanced
Flight D:  Underway  (Reg. Open Until 10:30 p.m.)
Flight E:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 6 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  60 of 594

Flight C came to an end with 24:11 remaining in Level 18, with blinds at 4,000-8,000 with an 8,000 ante. Tina Tellone finished as the chipleader from this flight with 514,000 (64 big blinds).

The full list of official chip counts will be posted soon, but in the meantime, here are the players who bagged at least 400K in chips:

1.  Tina Tellone  –  514,000  (64 bb)
2.  Alex Kukul  –  438,000  (55 bb)
3.  Richard Whitebrook  –  423,000  (53 bb)
4.  Bin Weng  –  416,000  (52 bb)
5.  Trung Le  –  402,000  (50 bb)

This is the halfway point for starting flights, with three in the books and three more to go. Flight D is already underway, with registration open until 10:30 pm.

Flight E begins tomorrow at 10:00 am (registration open until 2:30 pm) and Flight F begins tomorrow at 6:00 pm (registration open until 10:30 pm).

Everyone who bags chips from a starting flight will finish in the money and advance to Day 2, which begins Sunday at 1:00 pm.