Event 29: Henri Koivisto — 7th Place ($7,600); Bryan Dillon Takes Chip Lead

$2,200 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 10,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 6 of 95

Henri Koivisto

Start-of-day chip leader Henri Koivisto recently hit the rail courtesy of Bryan Dillon. Dillon scooped a nice pot and took the lead with six players remaining. Koivisto, meanwhile, was eliminated in seventh place good for $7,600.

Bryan Dillong – 668,000
Henri Koivisto – Eliminated

Event 26: In The Money

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 696

A couple hours ago, during level 18, the money bubble of the $150 no limit hold’em re-entry event burst and the final 45 players earned a cash.

Currently, there are 25 players remaining with 10 minutes left in the level. Everybody is guaranteed a cash of at least $585 with the final table rapidly approaching.

Championship: Tony Sinishtaj Defeats Darryll Fish for Title

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
Level 37: 250,000/500,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,207

Tony Sinishtaj

Tony Sinishtaj opened to 1,250,000 from the button and Darryll Fish called to the 8d3s2d flop. Fish checked, Sinishtaj bet 1,500,000 and Fish moved all-in for 10,950,000. Sinishtaj quickly called to put the SHRP team member at risk.

Fish: As3d
Sinishtaj: KdQd

Fish was ahead with his pair but Sinishtaj had a ton of outs with two over cards and the flush draw. It was the flush that got there on the 6d turn and Fish was drawing dead to the 9d river.

1st: Tony Sinishtaj – $661,283* + $5,250 SHRPO Seat
2nd: Darryl Fish – $453,185
* – Includes $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions seat

Darryll Fish

Event 30: Andrey Plotnikov Leads Final Table

$300 Big Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 133

There was a knockout simultaneously on both of the two remaining tables in the last turbo event of the series to leave the field with its final nine players.

They have redrawn for seats at the final table and here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts for the final table players:

Seat 1: Richard Katz – 78,500
Seat 2: Sean Perry – 90,000
Seat 3: Seth Gilson – 93,500
Seat 4: David Zemel – 140,500
Seat 5: Andrey Plotnikov – 521,500
Seat 6: Dreyson Puridero – 467,000
Seat 7: Justin Conley – 368,000
Seat 8: Ory Hen – 49,500
Seat 9: Ty Akbasli – 186,500

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st: $9,582
2nd: $6,062
3rd: $3,595
4th: $2,204
5th: $1,679
6th: $1,424
7th: $1,238
8th: $1,085
9th: $958

Championship: Tony Sinishtaj Doubles Through Darryll Fish

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
Level 36: 200,000/400,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,207

Darryll Fish limped his button, Tony Sinishtaj raised to 1,400,000 and Fish moved all-in. Sinishtaj had the shorter stack and called for his 11,000,000 stack.

Sinishtaj: 7d7c
Fish: 2s2c

Sinishtaj was ahead for the double up and he saw a clean board QsJc9sAd9c to move back ahead.

Seat 1: Tony Sinishtaj – 22,200,000 (56 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 14,000,000 (35 bb)

High Roller: Sam Soverel Takes the Lead

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 116

Sam Soverel

Ari Engel opened the button with a raise, and Sam Soverel defended his big blind.

The flop was KdJc2c, and Soverel check-called a continuation bet from Engel. The turn was the Ad, and Soverel checked again. Engel bet 280,000, Soverel called, and the river was the 6d. Both players checked.

Soverel showed Kh5h, winning the pot with a pair of kings to move into the chip lead.

Sam Soverel – 2,875,000 (48 bb)
Ari Engel – 1,530,000 (26 bb)

Championship: Fish Pulls Ahead

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
Level 35: 150,000/300,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,207

Tony Sinishtaj began heads up play with better than a two-to-one advantage but Darryll Fish clawed back to make it a virtual dead heat in several smaller pots, then he took over the lead.

Fish opened to 750,000, Sinishtaj three-bet to 2,300,000 and Fish called to the Qc6s2s flop. Sinishtaj bet 2,000,000 and Fish called after a few moments to think it out.

Both players checked the 8d river and Fish’s 5h5c was good enough to take the pot.

Seat 1: Tony Sinishtaj – 14,750,000 (49 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 21,450,000 (72 bb)

High Roller: Ari Engel Leads Nine-Handed Final Table

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 116

Ari Engel

With the elimination of Jake Schindler in 10th place, the nine remaining players have drawn for new seats for the last time. Here’s the final table lineup:

Seat 1: Jason Mercier – 1,010,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2: Jeff Gross – 950,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3: Ari Engel – 2,215,000 (37 bb)
Seat 4: Justin Bonomo – 310,000 (5 bb)
Seat 5: Sam Soverel – 2,175,000 (36 bb)
Seat 6: Loni Harwood – 880,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Olivier Busquet – 1,700,000 (28 bb)
Seat 8: Anthony Spinella – 1,560,000 (26 bb)
Seat 9: Bryn Kenney – 840,000 (14 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st: $794,600
2nd: $556,800
3rd: $348,000
4th: $240,700
5th: $153,700
6th: $113,100
7th: $92,800
8th: $78,300
9th: $75,400

High Roller: Jake Schindler Eliminated in 10th Place ($72,500)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 116

Jake Schindler

Olivier Busquet moved all in for just over 900,000 in the cutoff, and Jake Schindler called all in for about 650,000 in the big blind, putting himself at risk. It was a flip.

Busquet: AsTc
Schindler: 8s8h

The board ran out Ad6s3cKcJs, and Busquet won the race and the pot with a pair of aces. Schindler was eliminated in 10th place.

Olivier Busquet – 1,690,000 (28 bb)
Jake Schindler – Eliminated

Event 29: Matt Stout — 8th Place ($6,640)

$2,200 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 8,000/16,000
Players Remaining: 7 of 95

Matt Stout

After two levels with no eliminations, Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Matt Stout got all-in for 76,000 preflop versus Maxx Coleman.

Coleman (early position): AsAhQs8s
Stout (big blind): Ad7h4d2h

Runout: JsTsTdKsAc

Coleman hit a royal flush leaving Stout bust. He hit the rail eighth earning $6,640.

Maxx Coleman – 210,000
Matt Stout – Eliminated