$1K: Dennis Rodriguez Doubles Through Paul Balzano

$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 640

Dennis Rodriguez

James Salmon opened to 115,000 from early position, Paul Balzano called in middle position and Dennis Rodriguez three-bet to about 370,000 from the big blind. Salmon folded, Balzano reraised all in with a covering stack and Rodriguez called all in for 905,000.

Balzano: 7h7c
Rodriguez: AdAs

The board came down AcJs4s6c3d, giving Rodriguez a set of aces to double through Balzano.

Dennis Rodriguez – 2,000,000 (40 bb)
Paul Balzano – 1,460,000 (29 bb)

High Roller: Chris Hunichen – 10th Place ($80,073)

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 18: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 123

Chris Hunichen

Chris Hunichen moved all in from the cutoff for 265,000 from the cutoff and Paul Hofer called out of the small blind.

Hofer showed Ah6s and had an overcard against Hunichen’s KhKc.

The board ran out 9h8d3d5dAs and Hofer spiked an ace on the river to bust Hunichen in 10th place for $80,073.

There is a slight pause in the action while the final nine players redraw for seats at the unofficial final table of nine.

Paul Hofer – 1,250,000
Chris Hunichen – Eliminated 

$1K: Paul Balzano Doubles Through Marc MacDonnell

$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 640

Paul Balzano

Dennis Rodriguez raised to 120,000 from early position, Marc MacDonnell three-bet to 1,400,000 from middle position, Paul Balzano mulled it over for about 30 seconds before he called all in for 1,315,000 from the cutoff and Rodriguez folded.

MacDonnell: 5d5h
Balzano: AsKd

The board came down KsJd3d8d6c, giving Balazno a pair of kings to double through MacDonnell.

Paul Balzano – 2,875,000 (58 bb)
Marc MacDonnell – 1,140,000 (23 bb)

High Roller: David Peters Doubles Through Barry Hutter

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 18: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 123

Barry Hutter raised to 90,000 on the button and David Peters moved all in out of the small blind for 355,000. Hutter quickly called.

Hutter showed Ah7d and needed an ace against Peters’ 8c8d.

The board came Tc9s4hQd5c and Peters doubled up.

David Peters – 790,000
Barry Hutter – 1,180,000

$1K: Unofficial Final Table With Approximate Chip Counts

$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 640

Seat 1: Joey Couden – 1,900,000
Seat 2: James Salmon – 1,400,000
Seat 3: Marc MacDonnell – 2,600,000
Seat 4: Nick Pupillo – 495,000
Seat 5: Paul Balzano – 1,400,000
Seat 6: Adam Zeltser – 450,000
Seat 7: Matt Lessor – 400,000
Seat 8: Mike Graffeo – 1,730,000
Seat 9: Maria Ho – 1,410,000
Seat 10: Dennis Rodriguez – 900,000

High Roller: Toby Lewis – 11th Place ($69,926)

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 17: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 123

Toby Lewis

Jake Schindler raised to 65,000 from under the gun and Barry Hutter called from the cutoff. Toby Lewis moved all in on the button for about 500,000.

Schindler folded and Hutter called. Hutter showed 8c8h and was flipping with Lewis’ KcQh.

The flop was AsAhKs, putting Lewis into the lead, but the 8d came on the turn to give Hutter a full house.

The river was the Qd and Hutter sent Lewis home in 11th place for $69,926.

Barry Hutter – 1,460,000
Toby Lewis – Eliminated 

$1K: Gonzalo Pelaez Eliminated by Mike Graffeo

$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 640

Gonzalo Pelaez

Gonzalo Pelaez moved all in for 510,000 from the hijack and Mike Graffeo isolated by three-betting all in over the top from the cutoff. The rest of the players folded and it was a flip.

Pelaez: 7d7c
Graffeo: AhQd

Pelaez held on the 2hKd4d and 10s flop, but then the Qh spiked on the river to put an end to his run in 11th place.

Mike Graffeo – 1,750,000 (35 bb)
Gonzalo Pelaez – Eliminated in 11th place for $9,888

High Roller: Chris Hunichen Doubles Through Mark Fisher

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 17: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 123

Chris Hunichen moved all in from the cutoff for about 200,000 and Mark Fisher called out of the big blind.

Hunichen was flipping with his AcTh against Fisher’s 3c3s.

The board ran out KsQd9sTd4h and Hunichen paired his 10 on the turn to double up.

Chris Hunichen – 450,000
Mark Fisher – 1,050,000

Event 23: Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments

$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Day 2 Blinds: 1,500/3,000 with a  500 Ante
Players Remaining: 62 of 610

Flight A: 200 Entries, 19 Advanced
Flight B: 410 Entries, 43 Advanced

Day 2 chip counts:

First NameLast NameChip CountTableSeat
MARCCOHEN24,500281
EFTHIMIOSPIPERAKIS40,500282
NESTORTORRES SALDANA68,500283
ETHANKAPLAN36,000284
RANDALFERNANDEZ50,000285
WANLOPPHONPHORNWITHOON97,000286
PANAGIOTISNIFAKOS78,500287
JUANFERRER107,000288
DOUGLASBAER129,500289
JohnathanCordero Rivera75,000291
JONATHANJOFFEY56,000292
VENDELJOHNSON67,500293
DIDIERBRAMY128,500294
ERICPIDERIT80,000295
NICOLASPALLARES54,000296
JOHNPALACE111,000297
MICHELLESCHISSLER44,000298
CARLOSTORRES VAZQUEZ59,000299
WILLIAMFARNAN91,500301
GEORGENAVARRO96,500302
DANIELVANDYKE65,000303
LEESTEWART173,000304
CHRISTOPHEREATON41,000305
DAVIDMADDOX165,000306
JOSHUAWASSERMAN161,000308
DANAVITSUR71,500309
SALIMSALEM101,500311
RYANMILLER131,000312
JONATHANBRODY55,000313
DANIELHEIMILLER27,500314
JAMESHAMBURGER33,500315
PHONGNGUYEN41,500316
LUIZDE FARIAS GUIMARES159,000317
MARCSCHILLER110,500318
HANYAYOUB236,500319
ANTHONYABDO143,000331
IGOREVSEEV97,000332
DOVIDGOLDFISCHER40,000333
ALLANBIELER97,000334
ANDREWDYMBURT231,000335
FRANCOOTINIANO-HURTADO224,000336
MICHAELGULLIFORD27,000337
ARMANDODEL POZO47,000338
JOHNHOLLEY III87,500339
CHRISTOPHERMULL86,000341
DANIELQUESADA91,000342
JULIEPHYUTHINN74,000343
PEDROMERCED ESTEVEZ92,000344
JUANDIAZ62,500345
JESSEHATFIELD43,000346
GEORGEROVERO SPYROPOULOS218,000347
JOULEKADADU90,500348
STEVENCOSTA96,000349
NAINGTHU120,000351
GILGUADALPI193,500352
BRIANGELROD85,500353
KRISTIANTSOTSOROS160,000354
JACOBRISTICH155,000355
ROBERTKESSLER69,000356
DanielPrenat56,500357
FRANCOISZAYAS209,000358
ROBERTOBONILLA RIVERA141,500359

Event 23: Day 2 Chip Counts

$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Day 2 Blinds: 1,500/3,000 with a  500 Ante
Players Remaining: 62 of 610

Flight A: 200 Entries, 19 Advanced
Flight B: 410 Entries, 43 Advanced

Day 2 chip counts:

RankFirst NameLast NameChip Count
1HANYAYOUB236,500
2ANDREWDYMBURT231,000
3FRANCOOTINIANO-HURTADO224,000
4GEORGEROVERO SPYROPOULOS218,000
5FRANCOISZAYAS209,000
6GILGUADALPI193,500
7LEESTEWART173,000
8DAVIDMADDOX165,000
9JOSHUAWASSERMAN161,000
10KRISTIANTSOTSOROS160,000
11LUIZDE FARIAS GUIMARES159,000
12JACOBRISTICH155,000
13ANTHONYABDO143,000
14ROBERTOBONILLA RIVERA141,500
15RYANMILLER131,000
16DOUGLASBAER129,500
17DIDIERBRAMY128,500
18NAINGTHU120,000
19JOHNPALACE111,000
20MARCSCHILLER110,500
21JUANFERRER107,000
22SALIMSALEM101,500
23IGOREVSEEV97,000
24ALLANBIELER97,000
25WANLOPPHONPHORNWITHOON97,000
26GEORGENAVARRO96,500
27STEVENCOSTA96,000
28PEDROMERCED ESTEVEZ92,000
29WILLIAMFARNAN91,500
30DANIELQUESADA91,000
31JOULEKADADU90,500
32JOHNHOLLEY III87,500
33CHRISTOPHERMULL86,000
34BRIANGELROD85,500
35ERICPIDERIT80,000
36PANAGIOTISNIFAKOS78,500
37JohnathanCordero Rivera75,000
38JULIEPHYUTHINN74,000
39DANAVITSUR71,500
40ROBERTKESSLER69,000
41NESTORTORRES SALDANA68,500
42VENDELJOHNSON67,500
43DANIELVANDYKE65,000
44JUANDIAZ62,500
45CARLOSTORRES VAZQUEZ59,000
46DanielPrenat56,500
47JONATHANJOFFEY56,000
48JONATHANBRODY55,000
49NICOLASPALLARES54,000
50RANDALFERNANDEZ50,000
51ARMANDODEL POZO47,000
52MICHELLESCHISSLER44,000
53JESSEHATFIELD43,000
54PHONGNGUYEN41,500
55CHRISTOPHEREATON41,000
56EFTHIMIOSPIPERAKIS40,500
57DOVIDGOLDFISCHER40,000
58ETHANKAPLAN36,000
59JAMESHAMBURGER33,500
60DANIELHEIMILLER27,500
61MICHAELGULLIFORD27,000
62MARCCOHEN24,500