Event 26: Ha Nguyen Eliminated in 14th Place by Hector Pacheco

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 4,017

Ha Nguyen
Ha Nguyen

In the final hand of Level 31, after a flop of AdQc5c, Ha Nguyen got it all in from the button for about 6,400,000 with KhKd, but he needed to improve to stay alive against the Ac6c (pair of aces, club flush draw) of chipleader Hector Pacheco, who was UTG+1.

The turn card was the 7c, the river card was the 3s, and Pacheco clinched the pot on the turn with a club flush to eliminate Nguyen in 14th place.

Hector Pacheco  –  26,050,000  (174 bb)
Ha Nguyen  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($17,300)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 7,725,000 (52 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,300 each.

Event 26: Lam Tran Eliminated in 15th Place by David Frenkel

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 4,017

Lam Tran
Lam Tran

Two cards were exposed as players were folding, the 7c and the 5c. Lam Tran moved all in from the small blind for 2,350,000, and David Frenkel waited for an exact count before he called from the big blind with Ac10d.

Tran turned over Qh6h, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came KdKc8c3cQc, and Tran caught a queen on the river, but the same card gave Frenkel an ace-high flush to win the pot and eliminate Tran in 15th place.

David Frenkel  –  9,600,000  (64 bb)
Lam Tran  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($17,300)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 7,175,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,300 each.

Event 26: Wayne Leonard Eliminated in 16th Place by Sebastian Toro Henao

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 4,017

Wayne Leonard
Wayne Leonard

Wayne Leonard moved all in from the button for about 2,500,000, and Sebastian Toro Henao called from the big blind with AdKd.

Leonard turned over AhJh, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came AcQs9d3h6c, and Henao won the pot with a pair of aces and his king kicker to eliminate Leonard in 16th place.

Sebastian Toro Henao  –  12,700,000  (85 bb)
Wayne Leonard  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($14,100)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 6,700,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,300 each.

Event 26: Albert Son Reaches 10.7 Million with Trip Aces Against Liran Bracha

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 4,017

Albert Son
Albert Son

Albert Son raised from the hijack to 325,000, Liran Bracha called from the button, and Femi Fashakin called from the big blind.

All three players checked to the turn on a board of AsAdJh4s, Fashakin checked, and Son bet 425,000. Bracha called, and Fashakin folded.

The river card was the 7h, Son bet 975,000, and Bracha tanked for a while before he called. Son showed Ac5c to win the pot with trip aces, and Bracha mucked.

Albert Son  –  10,700,000  (71 bb)
Liran Bracha  –  1,600,000  (11 bb)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 6,275,000 (50 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $14,100 each.

Event 26: Femi Fashakin Four-Bet Shoves Against Lam Tran

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 4,017

Femi Fashakin
Femi Fashakin

Femi Fashakin raised from middle position to 300,000, Lam Tran reraised from the hijack to 950,000, and Fashakin thought for a while before he four-bet all in for 4,325,000.

Tran tanked for a long time before he folded, and Fashakin took the pot.

Femi Fashakin  –  5,650,000  (38 bb)
Lam Tran  –  3,000,000  (20 bb)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 6,275,000 (50 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $14,100 each.

Event 40: Second Round Matches

$10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em
Structure
Players Remaining:  8

After a marathon match between Kevin Rabichow and Faraz Jaka, Rabichow came out on top and we have our second match lineups set to go.

They will get underway shortly and get one step closer to the finals and a $100K pay day.

Kevin Rabichow vs Jonathan Jaffe
Josh Heinzl vs Landon Tice
Hertsel Levy Sakhai vs Harvey Castro
David Chen vs Nick Yunis

Kevin Rabichow vs Faraz Jaka
Giuseppe Iadisernia vs Jonathan Jaffe
Josh Heinzl vs David Forbes
Natasha Mercier vs Landon Tice
Elijah Berg vs Hertsel Levy Sakhai
Harvey Castro vs Scott Baumstein
David Chen vs Travis Greenwalt
Nick Yunis vs Brandon Kessous

Event 26: Recent Eliminations, 17th-23rd Places

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 4,017

Perla Ojeda
18th-Place Finisher Perla Ojeda

After a bit of a slow start for the first 15 minutes, there was a flurry of activity with eliminations and double-ups, and unfortunately we weren’t able to catch them all.

Here are the recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

17th:  Alex Kimpel  –  $14,100
18th:  Perla Ojeda  –  $14,100
19th:  Gregory Pessine  –  $14,100

20th:  Tomas Brokl  –  $11,600
21st:  Lee Connell  –  $11,600
22nd:  Alexandre Henry  –  $11,600
23rd:  Robert Morris  –  $11,600

With 16 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 6,275,000 (50 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $14,100 each.

Event 26: Marcelo Aagesen Doubles Thru Gregory Pessine; Pessine Eliminated in 19th Place

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 4,017

Gregory Pessine

Marcelo Aagesen was all in for 1,150,000 with AhQc, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Gregory Pessine’s Kd10s.

The board came AsQsQhAd2c, and Aagesen flopped a full house and turned a higher full house to win the pot with aces full of queens and double up in chips.

Marcelo Aagesen  –  2,500,000  (20 bb)
Gregory Pessine  –  300,000  (2 bb)

A short while later, Gregory Pessine was eliminated in 19th place.

Gregory Pessine  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($14,100)

With 18 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 5,575,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $14,100 each.

Event 41: Another Bounty

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The second of three bounty events on today’s schedule gets underway at 2 pm. This time we have a $600 buy-in Double Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em tournament with profit possibilities early in the day.

Players begin with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 41 Structure Sheet

Event 26: Alexandre Henry Eliminated in 22nd Place by Atanas Pavlov

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 4,017

Alexandre Henry

Atanas Pavlov raised from middle position to 250,000, Antoine Sankari reraised from the cutoff to 650,000, and Alexandre Henry reraised from the button to 1,475,000 (which was most of his stack).

Pavlov moved all in for 2,575,000, Sankari folded, and Henry called all in for about 1,500,000 with 10s10d.

Pavlov turned over AsAh, and Henry needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 9d5c2hQh5d, and the aces held up for Pavlov to win the pot and eliminate Henry in 22nd place.

Atanas Pavlov  –  5,050,000  (40 bb)
Alexandre Henry  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($11,600)

With 21 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 4,775,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,600 each.