$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 940

$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 54

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 219

Petre Bogdan Ionescu moved all in under the gun for 150,000, Tim Capretta called from the hijack, and Jeremy Becker used a Time Chip to tank for a while before he folded his big blind.

Ionescu turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Capretta’s .

The board came , and the queens held up for Capretta to win the pot and eliminate Ionescu in seventh place.

Tim Capretta  –  1,140,000  (38 bb)
Petre Bogdan Ionescu  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($15,800)

With six players remaining from a field of 219, the average chip stack is around 915,000 (31 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $20,500 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 219

Tim Capretta raised from the cutoff to 60,000, and Kevin Eyster called from the big blind.

The flop came , Eyster checked, Capretta bet 55,000, and Eyster check-raised to 140,000. Capretta called.

The turn card paired the board with the , Eyster bet 250,000, and Capretta called all in for 230,000 with for two pair, tens and sixes.

Eyster turned over for the same two pair with a lower kicker, and Capretta needed to avoid a nine on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Capretta won the pot with two pair, jacks and tens, to double up in chips.

Tim Capretta  –  910,000  (30 bb)
Kevin Eyster  –  1,690,000  (56 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 219, the average chip stack is around 780,000 (26 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $15,800 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 219

Mykhail Lendel raised under the gun to 60,000, and Gregory Back called from the hijack.

The flop came , Lendel bet 65,000, and Back called.

The turn card was the , Lendel bet 150,000, Back moved all in for 175,000, and Lendel called with for an overpair with a gutshot straight draw.

Back turned over for a pair of threes, and he needed an ace or a three on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Lendel won the pot with his pocket tens to eliminate Back in eighth place.

Mykhail Lendel  –  925,000  (31 bb)
Gregory Back  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($12,300)

With seven players remaining from a field of 219, the average chip stack is around 780,000 (26 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $15,800 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 219

Artem Metalidi raised from early position to 90,000 (leaving himself 85K behind), and Gregory Back called from the small blind.

The flop came , Back moved all in, and Metalidi used two Time Chips to tank for more than a minute before he called all in for 85,000 with for king high.

Back turned over for a pair of nines, and Metalidi needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Metalidi paired his jack on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Artem Metalidi  –  410,000  (14 bb)
Gregory Back  –  280,000  (9 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 219, the average chip stack is around 685,000 (23 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $12,300 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 219

Kevin Eyster raised UTG+1 to 60,000, and Scott Margereson reraised from the cutoff to 200,000, leaving himself just 15K behind. Eyster called.

The flop came , Eyster bet, and Margereson said, “This is about as bad as it could get” as he called all in for 15,000 with for king high.

Eyster turned over for a pair with a flush draw, and Margereson needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Eyster won the pot with a higher diamond flush than the board to eliminate Margereson in ninth place.

Kevin Eyster  –  2,020,000  (67 bb)
Scott Margereson  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($9,600)

With eight players remaining from a field of 219, the average chip stack is around 685,000 (23 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $12,300 each.

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante

Big one-day tournament gets underway at 1 pm with Showdown Event 55. The $10,000 buy-in tournament has a ton of chips and six-handed format to keep things interesting.

They’ll start with huge 100K stacks and all levels last 40 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 5:30 pm.

• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 55 Structure Sheet

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 940

Eight starting flights and a long Day 2 weren’t enough to find our $1,100 Triple Stack champ so the five remaining players return at 1 pm with an eye on the title and the $138,300 top prize.

Seat 1:  Farid Dridi  –  5,100,000  (34 bb)
Seat 2:  Fred Paradis  –  7,275,000  (49 bb)
Seat 3:  Luis Ortiz  –  6,500,000  (43 bb)
Seat 4:  Michael Morton  –  2,125,000  (14 bb)
Seat 5:  Maxwell Young  –  7,175,000  (48 bb)

1st:  $138,300 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $93,000
3rd:  $69,000
4th:  $51,000
5th:  $39,000

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 219

Jeremy Becker got it all in from middle position for about 70,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Kevin Eyster, who was under the gun.

The board came , and Becker won the pot wtih his ten to double up in chips.

Jeremy Becker  –  205,000  (8 bb)
Kevin Eyster  –  1,450,000  (58 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 219, the average chip stack is around 610,000 (24 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,600 each.