Event 14: Ari Engel Doubles Thru Peter Ng

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 429

Ari Engel
Ari Engel

Peter Ng raised to 90,000 from the small blind, Ari Engel three-bet to 270,000 in the big blind, Ng four-bet to 810,000, and Engel thought for a bit before he five-bet all in for 870,000. Ng called.

Ng:  AsAhKh7s
Engel:  AcKsQc4s

The board ran out KdJs9dTh2h, giving Engel an ace-high straight to double up.

Ari Engel  –  1,770,000  (59 bb)
Peter Ng  – 4,100,000  (137 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 429 entries, the average chip stack is around 2,145,000 (72 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed $13,600.

Event 23: Brandon Wittmeyer – 7th Place ($33,100)

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 84

Brandon Wittmeyer
Brandon Wittmeyer

Brandon Wittmeyer was all in for about 450,000 from the cutoff against Alex Foxen in the big blind.

Wittmeyer:  9s9c
Foxen:  AhJh

The board ran out KhJs2dKc5h, giving Foxen kings and jacks to eliminate Wittmeyer in seventh place.

Alex Foxen  –  1,800,000  (72 bb)
Brandon Wittmeyer  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($33,100)

With six players remaining from a field of 84 entries, the average chip stack is around 1,400,000 (56 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $39,900.

Event 14: Sal Pipitone – 6th Place ($8,795)

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 429

Sal Pipitone
Sal Pipitone

Following a flop of 9s7s5d, Sal Pipitone was all in for about 100,000 from the button with AsTd7c5c for sevens and fives. Peter Ng was ahead in the big blind with 8h7d6s3s for a nine-high straight.

The 4c turn and Js river completed the board, no help to Pipitone, ending his tournament in sixth place (after beginning the day 54th in chips of the 56 Day 2 players).

Peter Ng  –  4,250,000  (142 bb)
Sal Pipitone  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($8,795)

With five players remaining from a field of 429 entries, the average chip stack is around 1,715,000 (57 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed $10,515.

Event 14: Peter Ng Leads the Final Six Players

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 429

Peter Ng
Peter Ng

Seat 2:  Anatolii Zyrin  –  1,950,000  (65 bb)
Seat 4:  Sal Pipitone  –  305,000  (10 bb)
Seat 5:  Wilson Igwe  –  745,000   (25 bb)
Seat 7:  Peter Ng  –  3,920,000  (131 bb)
Seat 8:  Darryl Wettlaufer  –  575,000  (19 bb)
Seat 9:  Ari Engel  –  965,000  (32 bb)

1st:  $44,270 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $31,000
3rd:  $20,200
4th:  $13,600
5th:  $10,515
6th:  $8,795

With six players remaining from a field of 429 entries, the average chip stack is around 1,430,000 (48 big blinds).

Event 23: Nadya Magnus – 9th Place ($25,800)

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 84

Nadya Magnus
Nadya Magnus

Nadya Magnus moved all in from the button for 184,000, and Alex Foxen called from the big blind with AcQd.

Magnus turned over Ah9d, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came KsJsJh5s2s, and since neither player had a spade, Foxen won the pot with his queen to eliminate Magnus in ninth place.

Alex Foxen  –  1,480,000  (59 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($25,800)

Event 23: Justin Liberto Leads the Final Table

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 84

Seat 1:  Daniel Rezaei  –  305,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2:  Asher Neaman  –  1,600,000  (80 bb)
Seat 3:  Justin Liberto  –  1,900,000  (95 bb)
Seat 4:  Brandon Wittmeyer  –  170,000  (9 bb)
Seat 5:  Chad Eveslage –  1,600,000  (80 bb)
Seat 6:  Nadya Magnus  –  180,000  (9 bb)
Seat 7:  Dan Heimiller  –  800,000  (40 bb)
Seat 8:  Alex Foxen  –  1,480,000  (74 bb)
Seat 9:  Justin Zaki  –  540,000  (27 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 84 entries, the average chip stack is around 935,000 (47 big blinds).

1st:  $257,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $155,600
3rd:  $96,800
4th:  $65,500
5th:  $49,900
6th:  $39,900
7th:  $33,100
8th:  $28,000
9th:  $25,800

10th:  Anthony Bertuccio  –  $24,000
11th:  Pavel Plesuv  –  $22,400

Event 23: Chance Kornuth Eliminated on the Money Bubble by Justin Liberto

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 84

Chance Kornuth

Chance Kornuth raised from under the gun, and Asher Neaman called on the button.

The flop was 7s5h5d, Kornuth continued for 45,000, and Neaman called.

The turn was the Qs, and both players checked.

The river was the Jc, Kornuth bet 150,000, Neaman raised to 450,000, and Kornuth called.

Neaman tabled QdQc for queens full of fives, besting Kornuth’s JdJs for jacks full of fives to win the pot.

Asher Neaman  –  1,650,000  (83 bb)
Chance Kornuth  –  42,000  (2 bb)

The next hand, Justin Liberto raised to 40,000 from the hijack and Kornuth called all in for 22,000 in the big blind.

Liberto:  AcJs
Kornuth:  3h3c

The board ran out KsKhJcTcAs, giving Liberto aces and kings to eliminate Kornuth on the money bubble.

Justin Liberto  –  1,625,000  (81 bb)
Chance Kornuth  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble