$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 5:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight B Entries:  120

Shortly after the first break of the flight, the $1,100 Platinum Stack had its 120th entry and the combined total at 258 for the tournament. That is good enough to surpass the $250,000 guarantee and they’ll keep growing the prize pool until registration closes at 6:45 pm.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 4,265

Wayne Clarke moved all in from the small blind for 2,350,000, and Michael Newman called from the big blind with .

Clarke turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Newman paired his ten on the flop, Clarke turned a gutshot straight draw, and the river card was a blank. Newman won the pot with his pair of tens to eliminate Clarke in 11th place.

Michael Newman  –  5,600,000  (37 bb)
Wayne Clarke  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($14,200)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 8,525,000 (57 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,700 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 4,265

Haven Taylor moves all in from the hijack for about 800,000, and Sean Astwood moves all in over the top from the small blind with . Taylor turns over , and she needs to improve to stay alive.

Referring to Astwood’s pocket queens and hoping to beat them, Taylor says, “The ladies love me.”

But the board comes , and the pocket queens hold up for Astwood to win the pot and eliminate Taylor in 12th place.

Sean Astwood  –  4,250,000  (28 bb)
Haven Taylor  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($14,200)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 7,750,000 (52 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $14,200 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 4,265

Chuck Giroux raised from the cutoff to 300,000, Matt Yorra called from the small blind, and Mark Casabo moved all in from the big blind for 475,000. Giroux and Yorra both called, and any further betting would create a side pot.

The flop came , Yorra checked, Giroux moved all in for 1,975,000, and Yorra called. All three players turned over their cards, and here they are in descending order of chip counts:

Matt Yorra:    (pair of kings)
Chuck Giroux:    (spade flush draw)
Mark Casabo:    (pair of fives)

Yorra lead with a pair of kings, but there were plenty of outs between the two short stacks.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Yorra won the pot with trip kings to eliminate both players from the tournament. With 15 million in chips, Yorra is now just a little behind chipleader Miguel Martinez-Martinez.

Matt Yorra  –  15,075,000  (101 bb)
Chuck Giroux  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($11,500)
Mark Casabo  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($11,500)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 7,100,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $14,200 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 4,265

Ranei Aviv moved all in from the cutoff for 1,775,000, and Sean Astwood moved all in over the top from the button for about 5,350,000 with .

Aviv turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Astwood turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Aviv won the pot with his pocket sixes to double up in chips.

Ranei Aviv  –  3,925,000  (26 bb)
Sean Astwood  –  3,575,000  (24 bb)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 6,100,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,500 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 4,265

Bryce McVay raised from the hijack to 1,300,000 (about two-thirds of his stack), and Chuck Giroux called from the cutoff.

The flop came , McVay moved all in for 625,000, and Giroux thought for a while before he called with for king high.

McVay turned over , and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and McVay won the pot with trip aces to double up in chips.

Bryce McVay  –  4,225,000  (28 bb)
Chuck Giroux  –  1,300,000  (9 bb)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 6,100,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,500 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 4,265

Sergio Giha raised UTG+1 to 250,000, Sean Astwood called from the cutoff, Alex Ivan called from the button, Tom Gottlieb called from the small blind, and Wayne Clarke called from the big blind.

Five players in the pot, and the flop came . Action checked to Astwood, who bet 350,000. Ivan and Giha called, and the others folded.

The turn card paired the board with the , and all three players checked.

The river card was the , and Giha bet 1,800,000. Astwood folded, and Ivan called. Giha turned over to win the pot with a full house, sixes full of sevens, and Ivan mucked.

Sergio Giha  –  9,000,000  (72 bb)
Alex Ivan  –  5,900,000  (47 bb)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 6,100,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,500 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 4,265

Alex Ivan limped under the gun for 125,000, Wayne Clarke limped from the hijack, and Sergio Giha raised from the button to 600,000. Ivan limp-shoved all in, and Clarke folded.

Giha quickly called all in for 2,625,000 with , and Ivan turned over . Giha needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Giha to win the pot and double up in chips.

Sergio Giha  –  5,700,000  (46 bb)
Alex Ivan  –  6,100,000  (49 bb)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 6,100,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,500 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 4,265

Patrick McConnell moved all in from the button for 475,000, and Haven Taylor called from the big blind with . McConnell turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Taylor won the pot with the two pair on the board and her king kicker to eliminate McConnell in 15th place.

Haven Taylor  –  1,775,000  (14 bb)
Patrick McConnell  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($11,500)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 6,100,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,500 each.