$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 25:  12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante

Sam was all in from the button for 297,000 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Michael Laake in the small blind.

The board came — Laake paired his ace on the turn, only to see Sam river a set of sixes to win the pot and double up in chips.

Sam  –  630,000  (32 bb)
Michael Laake  –  145,000  (7 bb)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 436,000 (18 big blinds).

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24:  10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante

Jorge Cuesta was all in from the button with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Sam’s .

The board came , and Sam flopped a set of sevens to win the pot and eliminate Cuesta in fourth place.

Sam  –  405,000  (20 bb)
Jorge Cuesta  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($8,720)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante

Daren Stabinski took a shot at a double-up but came up short to end his day.

On a board of , Stabinski bet out 20,000 and Haim Toorgeman pushed in his 154,000 stack.  Chip leader Andreas Ioakimides thought about it but then folded.  Stabinski made the call putting his tournament life on the line.

Stabinski turned over but Toorgeman had hit two pair with .  The river was the giving Toorgeman a full house and sending Stabinski to the rail.

Daren Stabinski finishes in 7th place winning $6,480.

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24:  10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante

Alex Rocha moved all in under the gun for about 65,000, and Jewook Oh called from the big blind with . Rocha turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Oh flopped two pair, kings and jacks, to win the pot and eliminate Rocha in fifth place.

Jewook Oh  –  440,000  (22 bb)
Alex Rocha  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($6,540)

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24:  10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante

Justin Zaki was all in from the big blind for 57,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Michael Laake (UTG+1).

The board came , and Laake flopped a set of threes to win the pot and eliminate Zaki in sixth place.

Michael Laake  –  315,000  (16 bb)
Justin Zaki  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($5,450)

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23:  8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

With the blinds at 6,000-12,000 and a 2,000 ante, Alex Rocha moved all in from the cutoff for 34,000, and Jorge Cuesta called from the big blind with . Rocha turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Rocha won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Alex Rocha  –  88,000  (7 bb)
Jorge Cuesta  –  200,000  (17 bb)

After the blinds increased to 8,000-16,000 and a 2,000 ante, and Rocha moved all in from the cutoff for 43,000. Once again, Cuesta called from the big blind, this time with . Rocha turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Rocha flopped quad fours to win the pot and double up in chips.

Alex Rocha  –  108,000  (7 bb)
Jorge Cuesta  –  200,000  (13 bb)

A few minutes later, Jorge Cuesta finally won an all-in situation, but this time it was against short-stack David Bradshaw, who finished seventh.

Jorge Cuesta  –  240,000  (15 bb)
David Bradshaw  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($4,360)

With six players, remaining, the average chip stack is about 218,000 (14 big blinds).

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante

The ladies are turning out to be pretty good for Sebastian Kos and they helped him take out the biggest name at the final table.

Joe Kuether moved all-in for 67,000 chips and Kos did not hesitate to make the call. Kuether showed but Kos once again had .  The flop came out keeping Kuether alive but the hit the turn putting the hand away for Kos.

Joe Kuether finishes in 8th place taking home $4,860.

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante

It was a case of a great hand with very bad timing that send Eugene Curzio to the rail.

After a raise from Richard Rice, Curzio moved in for all of his 125,000 chips but was instantly called by Rice.  Curzio turned over and saw the bad news as Rice showed . The board ran out giving Rice the full house and the elimination.

Eugene Curzio finishes in 9th place winning $3,645.

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante

Lavann Williams was the first to fall here on our final table.

Williams moved all-in for 43,000 chips and was called by Paul Stanechewski.  But Sebastian Kos went all-in himself for 320,000 getting Stanechewski out of the hand.  Kos then turned over to face off with the of Williams.

Williams managed to get a little extra sweat after the board ran out to add a straight draw but the river brought the ending the tournament for Williams.

Lavann Williams finishes in 10th place winning $3,240.

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21:  5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

Hunter Cichy was eliminated in ninth place when his 7-7 couldn’t overcome the Q-Q of Jorge Cuesta.

Jorge Cuesta  –  245,000  (25 bb)
Hunter Cichy  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($2,453)

A short while later, Stewart Newman got it all in from middle position with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Jewook Oh.

The board came — Newman’s hand strengthened with a flopped flush draw, but Oh paired his ace on the river to win the pot and eliminate Newman in eighth place.

Jewook Oh  –  350,000  (35 bb)
Stewart Newman  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($3,270)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 185,000 (19 big blinds).