Event 17: Andrey Katelnikov Out in 13th Place; Jeff Madsen Doubles Thru John Richards

$1,100 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 288

Jeff Madsen
Jeff Madsen

Andrey Katelnikov was all in from the small blind for 120,000 with 9h7h, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the As6c of Stanley Wang in the big blind.

The board came Ah9d6sQs3h, and Wang won the pot with a flopped two pair, aces and sixes, to eliminate Katelnikov in 13th place.

Stanley Wang  –  390,000  (39 bb)
Andrey Katelnikov  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($3,835)

Jeff Madsen was all in from the small blind for 315,000 with 4s4d, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the AdKc of chipleader John Richards.

The board came 10s7c3d5d10c, and the pocket fours held up for Madsen to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jeff Madsen  –  650,000  (65 bb)
John Richards  –  425,000  (43 bb)

Event 17: John Richards Leads the Final 13 at the Break with 750,000

$1,100 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 288

John Richards
Chipleader John Richards

The players return from break to begin Level 19, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a big blind ante of 10,000. With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 265,000 (27 big blinds).

The field is in the money, guaranteed at least $3,835 each, and as soon as one player is eliminated, the final 12 will be guaranteed at least $4,795 each.

Here are the updated chip counts for the final 13 players:

1.  John Richards  –  750,000  (75 bb)
2.  Marco Townsend  –  675,000  (68 bb)
3.  Brian Hastings  –  550,000  (55 bb)
4.  Jeff Madsen  –  375,000  (38 bb)
5.  Victor Figueroa  –  370,000  (37 bb)
6.  Nelson Resendiz  –  325,000  (33 bb)
7.  Jessica Dawley  –  270,000  (27 bb)
8.  Stanley Wang  –  265,000  (27 bb)
9.  Evan Teitelbaum  –  250,000  (25 bb)
10.  Mike Sowers  –  145,000  (15 bb)
11.  Nick Yunis  –  130,000  (13 bb)
12.  Andrey Katelnikov  –  120,000  (12 bb)
13.  Derek Bowers  –  105,000  (11 bb)

Marco Townsend
Marco Townsend

Super High Roller: Jeremy Ausmus Eliminated by Dan Shak

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 41

Jeremy Ausmus
Jeremy Ausmus

Dan Shak raised to 30,000 from the hijack, Jeremy Ausmus reraised all in for about 125,000 from the cutoff and Shak called.

Shak: AdAh
Ausmus: JcJh

The board came down Kh5h3d2d7s, no help to Ausmus, locking up the pot for Shak.

Dan Shak – 850,000 (85 bb)
Jeremy Ausmus – Eliminated

Super High Roller: Steven Veneziano Doubles Through Albert Daher

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 41

Steven Veneziano

Albert Daher raised to 20,000 from the hijack, Steven Veneziano three-bet all in for 75,000 from the cutoff and Daher called.

Daher: Kc7c
Veneziano: JcJh

The board came down 9c4d4s5s6h, safe for Veneziano to double up.

Steven Veneziano – 175,000 (18 bb)
Albert Daher – 460,000 (46 bb)

Super High Roller: Chip Counts at Break

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 13: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 41

Table 1
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: — Empty —
Seat 3: Albert Daher – 535,000 (54 bb)
Seat 4: Steven Veneziano –75,000 (8 bb)
Seat 5: Dan Shak –705,000 (71 bb)
Seat 6: Jeremy Ausmus –155,000 (16 bb)
Seat 7: Tom Boivin – 435,000 (44 bb)
Seat 8: Chris Hunichen – 575,000 (57 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: Sam Sweilem – 595,000 (60 bb)
Seat 2: Manig Loeser – 550,000 (55 bb)
Seat 3: Ali Imsirovic – 340,000 (34 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Franklin Fok – 155,000 (16 bb)
Seat 6: Giuseppe Iadisernia – 500,000 (50 bb)
Seat 7: Jason Mercier – 505,000 (51 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —

Recent Eliminations: Sam Soverel

Event 19: Money Bubble Bursts as Igor Tretyakov Freerolls From a Straight to a Full House

$400 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13: 1,000/2,000
Players Remaining:  15 of 87

Igor Tretyakov
Igor Tretyakov

With 16 players remaining on the Money Bubble, four players saw a flop of QdJc9c. Both blinds checked, and Lawrence Cowsar bet 5,000 from the cutoff. Igor Tretyakov raised from the button to 20,000, the small blind folded, and the big blind moved all in for 35,500.

Cowsar folded, and the two remaining players turned over their cards.

Igor Tretyakov:  Kh10h10d4s  (king-high straight)
Big Blind:  Kc10s8h3h  (king-high straight)

Both players had identical straights, but Tretyakov’s pair of tens gave him some runner-runner possibilities to a full house.

The turn card was the 10c, giving Tretyakov a set of tens and he was now freerolling to win the pot if the river card paired the board.

The river card was — the Js.

Tretyakov rivered a full house, tens full of jacks, to win the pot and eliminate his opponent in 16th place on the Money Bubble.

Igor Tretyakov  –  238,000  (119 bb)

The final 15 players are now in the money, guaranteed at least $505 each. They will combine to a final table when there are seven left, where they will be guaranteed at least $995 each, with $8,460 for the winner.

Event 19: Dan Ross Leads the Final 20 at the Break with 149,500

$400 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12: 1,000/1,500
Players Remaining:  20 of 87

Dan Ross
Chipleader Dan Ross

The players return from break to begin Level 12, with increased blinds of 1,000-1,500. With 20 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 52,000 (35 big blinds).

A scan of the field turned up two players with at least 100,000 in chips:

1.  Dan Ross  –  149,500  (100 bb)
2.  Lawrence Cowsar  –  107,500  (72 bb)

The final 15 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $505 each.

Event 17: John Richards Leads the Final 25 at the Break with 432,000

$1,100 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 288

John Richards
Chipleader John Richards

The players return from break to begin Level 16, with increased blinds of 3,000-5,000 and a big blind ante of 5,000. With 25 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 138,000 (28 big blinds).

The field is in the money, guaranteed at least $1,935 each, and as soon as one player is eliminated, the final 24 will be guaranteed at least $2,225 each.

John Richards leads the field with 432,000 (86 big blinds), and here are updated chip counts for some of the notables in the field:

John Richards  –  432,000  (86 bb)
Daniel Buzgon  –  284,000  (57 bb)
Victor Figueroa  –  276,000  (55 bb)
Mike Sowers  –  271,000  (54 bb)
Jessica Dawley  –  241,000  (48 bb)
Jeff Madsen  –  238,000  (48 bb)
Brian Hastings  –  160,000  (32 bb)
Ronit Chamani  –  118,000  (24 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum  –  87,000  (17 bb)
Nick Yunis  –  80,000  (16 bb)
Maria Ho  –  70,000  (14 bb)

Super High Roller: Ben Yu Eliminated by Giuseppe Iadisernia

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 41

Ben Yu

Giuseppe Iadisernia raised to 16,000 from under the gun, Ben Yu three-bet all in from the small blind for 57,000 and Iadisernia called.

Iadisernia: Jd9d
Yu: AcQd

The board came down Jh10h2h7c9h, giving Iadisernia jacks and nines to eliminate Yu.

Giuseppe Iadisernia – 390,000 (65 bb)
Ben Yu – Eliminated

Super High Roller: Alex Foxen Eliminated by Dan Shak

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 41

Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

After a series of raises, Alex Foxen was all in for roughly 100,000 from middle position with AsKh against Dan Shak on the button with JcJd.

The board ran out 9s3h2dJsQs, giving Shak a set of jacks to eliminate Foxen.

Dan Shak – 545,000 (91 bb)
Alex Foxen – Eliminated

Also recently eliminated was Darren Elias.

Darren Elias
Darren Elias