Event 4: First Break Update

$1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Heading to Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 114

The 353,000 chips of leader Stephen Diamantas

Table 31
Seat 1: Jean LeBlond – 185,000
Seat 2: — empty —
Seat 3: Haibi Lu – 103,000
Seat 4: — empty —
Seat 5: John DePersio – 42,000
Seat 6: Michael Goldfarb – 158,000

Table 32
Seat 1: David Jackson – 126,000
Seat 2: Nissim Gozlan – 90,000
Seat 3: Josh Hillock – 208,000
Seat 4: Andrew Blake – 103,000
Seat 5: Stephen Diamantas – 353,000
Seat 6: — empty —

1st: $32,621 + Freeeroll seat
2nd: $20,181
3rd: $12,053
4th: $7,741
5th: $5,861
6th: $4,866
7th: $4,202
8th: $3,704
9th: $3,262

10th: Brett Bader – $2,875
11th: James Gilbert – $2,875
12th: Staffan Lind – $2,875
13th: Tom Allen – $2,488
14th: Arthur Morris – $2,488
15th: Francois Tosques – $2,488

Event 1: Joseph DiChiaro – 10th Place ($8,389)

$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 3,107

Joseph DiChiaro

Action folded to Joseph DiChiaro on the button and he moved all-in for ~2,000,000. Steven Bennett released his small blind and chip leader Martin Culotta quickly called from the big.

Culotta: As9d
DiChiaro: Kc6c

DiChiaro had two live cards to stay alive but blanked as the dealer spread the Td8c4h2d8s board to send him out in tenth place.

Martin Culotta – 13,800,000 (55 bb)
Joseph DiChiaro – Eliminated in 10th place ($8,389)

Event 4: Brett Bader — 10th Place ($2,875)

$1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 114

Brett Bader

Brett Bader shoved from the cutoff and Michael Goldfarb called from the big blind. Bader claimed Jc8c and was live against Goldfarb’s Ah7c. The flop improved Bader, falling 9s8s6h giving him a pair. The turn 7s gave Goldfarb a worse pair and he headed to the river needing to improve to bust Bader.

River: Ac

Fifth street gave Goldfarb aces up and Bader hit the rail in 10th place.

Michael Goldfarb – 172,000 (34 bb)
Brett Bader – Eliminated in 10th place ($2,875)

Event 4: James Gilbert — 11th Place ($2,875)

$1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 18: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 114

James Gilbert

James Gilbert’s pocket eights just hit the rail courtesy of David Jackon’s ace-king. Jackson flopped an ace taking the lead versus Gibert’s pair and never looked back.

James Gilbert – Eliminated in 11th place ($2,875)

Event 1: Updated Final Table Counts

$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 33: 125,000/250,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 3,107

Seat 1: Neil Blumenfield – 5,000,000 (20 bb)
Seat 2: Ruslan Dykshteyn – 7,450,000 (30 bb)
Seat 3: Joseph DiChiaro – 2,800,000 (11 bb)
Seat 4: Steven Bennett – 3,350,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5: Martin Culotta – 11,725,000 (47 bb)
Seat 6: Ben Sriqui – 10,525,000 (42 bb)
Seat 7: James Rustomoglu – 4,475,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8: Henry Meacham – 6,900,000 (28 bb)
Seat 9: Lawrence Whyte – 7,100,000 (28 bb)
Seat 10: Michael Mizrachi – 2,975,000 (12 bb)

Martin Culotta – 11,725,000 (47 bb)
Ben Sriqui – 10,525,000 (42 bb)
Ruslan Dykshteyn – 7,450,000 (30 bb)
Lawrence Whyte – 7,100,000 (28 bb)
Henry Meacham – 6,900,000 (28 bb)
Neil Blumenfield – 5,000,000 (20 bb)
James Rustomoglu – 4,475,000 (18 bb)
Steven Bennett – 3,350,000 (13 bb)
Michael Mizrachi – 2,975,000 (12 bb)
Joseph DiChiaro – 2,800,000 (11 bb)

Event 5 Flight B: Afternoon Grind

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

The second flight is ready to go for the $150 buy-in/$150,000 Guaranteed Event 5. The tournament is already on pace to hit that mark with a big field already counted from this morning’s flight.

This afternoon’s session will run the same as the rest. Entrants will start with 10,000 stacks and play 30-minute levels throughout the tournament. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 6:20pm and they will play 14 levels before survivors bag up their chips for a return on Wednesday.

Flight B will keep the ballroom hopping and we’ll keep an eye on them as they progress through the day.

  • $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 5 Structure Sheet

Event 4: Staffan Lind — 12th Place ($2,875)

$1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 18: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 114

Staffan Lind moves all-in for 41,000

Staffan Lind jammed for 41,000 from late position and Michael Goldfarb debated a call from the button. After the 41,000, he had just about 20,000 behind. He cut the call out of his stack and pushed it in the middle. The blinds folded and Lind was racing for his tournament life.

Goldfarb: 7c7d
Lind: KhTh

The runout

The dealer burned and turned blanks and Lind was eliminated in 12the place.

Michael Goldfard – 110,000 (27 bb)
Staffan Lind – Eliminated in 12th place ($2,875)

Event 1: Final Table Set

$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 3,107

Seat 1: Neil Blumenfield – 6,000,000 (30 bb)
Seat 2: Ruslan Dykshteyn – 4,950,000 (25 bb)
Seat 3: Joseph DiChiaro – 3,350,000 (17 bb)
Seat 4: Steven Bennett – 4,400,000 (22 bb)
Seat 5: Martin Culotta – 11,050,000 (55 bb)
Seat 6: Ben Sriqui – 9,425,000 (47 bb)
Seat 7: James Rustomoglu – 4,000,000 (20 bb)
Seat 8: Henry Meacham – 7,500,000 (38 bb)
Seat 9: Lawrence Whyte – 7,500,000 (38 bb)
Seat 10: Michael Mizrachi – 3,850,000 (19 bb)

Martin Culotta – 11,050,000 (55 bb)
Ben Sriqui – 9,425,000 (47 bb)
Henry Meacham – 7,500,000 (38 bb)
Lawrence Whyte – 7,500,000 (38 bb)
Neil Blumenfield – 6,000,000 (30 bb)
Ruslan Dykshteyn – 4,950,000 (25 bb)
Steven Bennett – 4,400,000 (22 bb)
James Rustomoglu – 4,000,000 (20 bb)
Michael Mizrachi – 3,850,000 (19 bb)
Joseph DiChiaro – 3,350,000 (17 bb)

1st: – $160,136
2nd: – $104,582
3rd: – $68,556
4th: – $57,557
5th: – $46,838
6th: – $36,818
7th: – $27,031
8th: – $18,176
9th: – $13,049
10th: – $8,389

Event 1: Brett Brulaleri – 11th Place ($8,389)

$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 3,107

Brett Brulaleri

Action folded to Brett Brulaleri in the small blind, he raised it up, and Lawrence Whyte moved all-in from the big blind. Brulaleri had ~1.1 million behind and called the shove at risk.

Whyte: QdQc
Brulaleri: As4s

Brulaleri needed to hit his ace or some miracle straight but the all low 7h7c6c8d2c board sent him out in 11th and set up the final table ten.

Lawrence Whyte – 7,500,000 (38 bb)
Brett Brulaleri – Eliminated in 11th place ($8,389)

Event 4: Final Two Tables

$1,100 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 17: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 114

Following three quick Day 2 eliminations, the final 12 players consolidated to two tables. Here’s a look at the new setup followed by the remaining payouts and updated results:

Table 31

Seat 1: Jean LeBlond
Seat 2: Brett Bader
Seat 3: Haibu Lu
Seat 4: Staffan Lind
Seat 5: John DePersio
Seat 6: Michael Goldfarb

Table 32

Seat 1: David Jackson
Seat 2: Nissim Gozlan
Seat 3: Josh Hillock
Seat 4: Andrew Blake
Seat 5: Stephen Diamantas
Seat 6: James Gilbert

1st: $32,621 + Freeeroll seat
2nd: $20,181
3rd: $12,053
4th: $7,741
5th: $5,861
6th: $4,866
7th: $4,202
8th: $3,704
9th: $3,262
10th-12th: $2,875

13th: Tom Allen – $2,488
14th: Arthur Morris – $2,488
15th: Francois Tosques – $2,488