Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 28: 40,000/80,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 4/1,029

The board was dealt through the river — . Ben Lindemulder was in the small blind and Martin Markov was under the gun. Lindemulder checked and Markov bet 450,000. It was back on Lindemulder and he raised to 1,500,000. Markov made a painstaking call and saw the bad news.

Lindemulder: for kings full

Markov flashed a king and his cards hit the muck.

Ben Lindemulder – 14,400,000
Martin Markov – 2,700,000

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 28: 40,000/80,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 4/1,029

The final four players checked out the deal figures. The chip counts and amended payouts broke down to the following:

Ben Lindemulder – 12,480,000
Jeff Charlton – 6,775,000
Martin Markov – 6,440,000
Matthew Kuba – 5,2000

1st – $49,208 + Trophy and seat
2nd – $36,253
3rd – $35,401
4th – $32,676

After a brief, civil, conversation, they decided to play on. With that, deal talk ended and Level 28 resumed.

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 28: 40,000/80,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 4/1,029

Jeff Charlton raised under the gun to 205,000. It folded to Chas Samuel — the tournament short stack — in the small blind. He called and Martin Markov folded the big blind and Charlton was heads up with Samuel.

Flop:

Samuel checked. Charlton bet and Samuel check-jammed for about 1,550,000. Charlton snapped and Samuel was at risk.

Charlton: for an overpair
Samuel: for top pair

Turn and River:

Charlton won the pot and Samuel was eliminated in fifth place.

Jeff Charlton – 6,775,000
Chas Samuel – Eliminated in 5th place ($17,231)

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 28: 40,000/80,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 5/1,029

On a board of , James Hamburger got caught bluffing holding . Unfortunately for Hamburger, he was caught while all-in for his last roughly 2,125,000 and chip leader Ben Lindemulder had him behind with for two pair. Hamburger had outs, but the river wasn’t one of them.

Hamburger made his displeasure with his play known as he hit the rail sixth.

Ben Lindemulder – 10,850,000
James Hamburger – Eliminated in 6th place ($14,048)

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 28: 40,000/80,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 6/1,029

The flop was and Martin Markov had 2,135,000 in the middle at risk. Markov owned the best of it with versus the of Chas Samuel

Turn and River:

Markov’s aces held and he doubled through Samuel.

Martin Markov – 4,925,000
Chas Samuel – 1,400,000

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 28: 40,000/80,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 6/1,029

Seat 1: — empty —
Seat 2: Ben Lindemulder – 10,765,000
Seat 3: — empty —
Seat 4: Matthew Kuba – 5,455,000
Seat 5: — empty —
Seat 6: James Hamburger – 2,450,000
Seat 7: Chas Samuel –2,920,000
Seat 8: Martin Markov – 2,810,000
Seat 9: Jeff Charlton – 6,430,000
Seat 10: — empty —

1st – $67,232
2nd – $40,630
3rd – $24,808
4th – $20,868
5th – $17,231
6th – $14,048
7th: Fernando Halac – $11,320
8th: Sergio Perez – $8,744
9th: Ory Hen – $6,167
10th: Edward McNamara – $4,197

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 27: 30,000/60,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 6/1,029

Jeff Charlton raised the small blind to 135,000. Ben Lindemulder was in the big blind and three-bet to 300,000. Charlton called and the big stacks at the table were in a heads-up pot.

Flop:

Charlton checked and Lindemulder bet 200,000. Charlton called.

Turn:

Both players checked.

River:

Charlton checked a third time. Lindemulder bet 400,000 and Charlton quickly called. Lindemulder flipped over and Charlton mucked.

Ben Lindemulder – 11,250,000
Jeff Charlton – 6,100,000

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 27: 30,000/60,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 6/1,029

Fernando Halac was in the small blind and shoved about 450,000 with . Chip leader Ben Lindemulder was in the big blind holding and put Halac at risk.

Runout:

Halac was second best and hit the rail seventh.

Ben Lindemulder – 10,275,000
Fernando Halac – Eliminated in 7th place ($11,320)

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 27: 30,000/60,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 7/1,029

Fernando Halac limped from middle position and Matthew Kuba followed suit from the small blind. It was on Chas Samuel in the big blind and he raised. Halac called while Kuba got out of the way.

Flop:

Samuel open-shoved about 2,175,000. Halac folded and Samuel took the pot.

Chas Samuel – 2,600,000
Fernando Halac – 995,000

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 26: 25,000/50,000/5,000
Players Remaining: 7/1,029

There was five-way action on a board. Fernando Halac was out of position and open-shoved about 2,800,000. Ory Hen was next to act and called off roughly 1,900,000. Ben Lindemulder was next up and called off about 2,400,000. Matthew Kuba had other plans as he folded and got out of the way. It was on Sergio Perez who completed the unlikely four-way all-in by calling off about 2,650,000.

The total amount of time passed from Halac’s flop shove to Perez calling off and putting four players all in was only about five seconds. The stable stood stunned.

Lindemulder: for Broadway (the nuts)
Hen: for kings up
Halac: for queens up
Perez: for the nut flush draw

Halac had all players covered while Hen was only drawing for the main pot.

Turn:
River:

In the blink of an eye, the hand was done. Broadway held for Lindemulder and he scooped the main pot along with the first side pot. Halac, meanwhile, took the other side pot off Perez.

When the dust settled, Hen busted ninth and Perez eighth. Lindemulder raked a monster and took a massive chip lead. Halac was left with under 1,000,000.

Ben Lindemulder – 10,250,000 (of 30,870,000 in play)
Fernando Halac – 835,000
Sergio Perez – Eliminated in 8th place ($8,744)
Ory Hen – Eliminated in 9th place ($6,167)