Event 16: Dinner Break

$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 11: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries: 175

Players are currently on a forty minute dinner break, the end of the break coincides with the end of registration.

Here’s how they stack up:

Jake Toole – 210,000
Marc Macdonnell – 157,000
Cord Garcia – 130,000
Kristopher Tate – 130,000
Ryan Olisar – 113,000
Brock Wilson – 108,000
Amir Lehavot – 103,000
James Carroll – 100,000
Stanley Lee – 93,000
Peter Eichhardt – 86,000
John Gravagna – 82,000
Brandon Shane – 80,000
Darren Elias – 75,000
Gavin O’Rourke – 70,000
Cliff Josephy – 64,500
Niall Farrell – 60,000
Tony Miles – 60,000
Ryan McKnight – 58,000
Keith Ferrara – 56,500
Faraz Jaka – 55,000
Cliff Goldkind – 45,000
Dylan Linde – 43,000
Manig Loeser – 43,000
Chad Eveslage – 36,500
Ari Engel – 27,000
Richard Seymour – 21,000
Michael Tureniec – 16,000

Event 16: Peter Eichhardt Verus Manig Loeser

$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries: 172

Manig Loeser (left) versus Peter Eichhardt (right)

Manig Loeser opened to 3,000 from the button and Peter Eichhardt three-bet to 12,000 from the small blind. Loeser called.

The flop came Qh9c8d, Eichhardt checked and Loeser bet 7,000.

Eichhardt shoved for around 30,000 effective and Loeser let it go.

Peter Eichhardt – 95,000 (63 bb)
Manig Loeser – 30,000 (20 bb)

Event 16: Brandon Shane Doubles Through Darren Elias

$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries: 168

Darren Elias (left), Will Failla (center), and Brandon Shane (right)

Darren Elias opened to 3,000 from middle position, Will Failla called from next to act, and Brandon Shane shoved for 41,000.

Elias called and Failla got out of the way. Elias appeared to be in great shape as he tabled KdKh against Shane’s AcQd.

The board ran out Qc8h4c5hAd and Shane wound up with two-pair two crack Elias’s kings.

Brandon Shane – 92,500 (62 bb)
Darren Elias – 90,000 (60 bb)

Event 16: Chip Counts from Around the Room

$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries: 151

Marc Macdonnell

Here’s a look at some notable counts from around the room:

Marc Macdonnell – 132,000 (132 bb)
Aram Zobian – 121,000 (121 bb)
Kristopher Tate – 115,000 (115 bb)
Brock Wilson – 115,000 (115 bb)
Cord Garcia – 100,000 (100 bb)
Cliff Josephy – 61,000 (61 bb)
Olivier Busquet – 85,000 (85 bb)
Faraz Jaka – 81,000 (81 bb)
Patrick Clarke – 45,000 (45 bb)
Richard Seymour – 40,0000 (40 bb)
Brian Altman – 38,000 (38 bb)
Jake Schwartz – 34,000 (34 bb)
Manig Loeser -32,000
Michael Tureniec – 32,000 (32 bb)
Shannon Shorr – 30,000 (30 bb)
Ben Palmer – 27,000 (27 bb)
Maria Ho – 25,000 (25 bb)
Justin Young – 18,000 (18 bb)
Mukul Pahuja – 14,000 (14 bb)
Dylan Wilkerson – 10,000 (10 bb)

Latin Night at the L Bar

Not every moment can be spent building stacks in the Event Center during the series and there are plenty of options around the property. We have all kinds of entertainment, food, and drink and tonight will be a fun one at L Bar specifically.

Thursday is Latin Night in the bar and you can catch some flavor from Cleo Blade playing from 7pm to 10pm. The bar will be hopping and a good time will be had by all.

For those getting ready to play the WPT Poker Showdown Championship tomorrow, this is a great way to have a little fun and prepare for the big day.

Event 16: Will “The Thrill” Failla is Chipping Up

$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries: 151

Will “The Thrill” Failla

A player in late position opened to 2,000 and Will Failla defended his big blind.

The flop came Qs8c2d, Failla checked, and his opponent bet 3,000. Failla called and said “Flush draw.”

The turn brought the 9d and Failla check-called 3,500. The river was the Ad and Failla led out 20,000.

His opponent thought a while before electing to let it go. Failla said “Ace was a bad card..” as he raked in the pot.

Will Failla – 65,000 (65 bb)

Event 16: Brent Roberts Eliminated By Justin Young

$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Entries: 144

Justin Young

Brent Roberts went all in for 9,200 leaving himself with 300 behind from the button.  Defending Champion Justin Young put the rest of it in and Roberts called.

It was a race as Roberts tabled pocket fours against Young’s Ace Ten.

An ace on the turn sealed the deal for Roberts as he was sent to the rail.

Justin Young – 51,000
Brent Roberts – Eliminated 

Event 15: Dinner Break

$360 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 11: 1,500/3,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 21 of 60

Ari Engel (left) and Phil Hui (photobomb, right) are still in the OE event on dinner

Level 11 has come to an end for Event 15 and the 21 remaining players are now taking a 40-minute dinner break. Plenty of time to visit the various eating establishment or relax by the pool.

They’ll have some work to do with they get back with only eight of the set to take home some of the prize pool.

Event 16: Chris Gilkey Eliminated by Olivier Busquet

$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries: 135

Olivier Busquet

Fresh off his third place finish in Event 13’s $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty Chris Gilkey was all in for around starting stack and called by Olivier Busquet.

It was a coin flip as Gilkey turned over 3d3s against Busquet’s AdQd.

It was all but over on when the flop came KhJs10c giving Busquet broadway. The turn and river were bricks and Gilkey was sent to the rail.

Olivier Busquet – 50,000
Chris Gilkey – Eliminated