Event 1: Salmon Slowly Builds Big Lead

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 39: 500,000/1,000,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 2,692
Average Stack: 26,920,000 (27 big blinds)

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It can happen when the big blind in a heads up match is 1 million, James Salmon has built himself another big chip lead without a significant hand.

Limped pots have 1.7 million in the middle before the flop comes out and Salmon has most of the pots in the last 30 minutes.

James Salmon – 38,000,000 (38 bb)
Vitor Coelho – 16,000,000 (16 bb)

Event 6: Prizepool Released for Black Chip Bounty Tournament

$350 No Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty
Players Registered: 140
Players Remaining; 27

With late registration closed and the field moving towards the money, the prizepool information has been released for the $350 No Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty event.

There were 140 players that entered the event, which generated a prizepool of $42,000. $28,000 goes into the main pool and there are $14,000 in bounties up for grabs. The top 18 players will earn a cash.

Here are a look at the payouts:

1st: $8,120
2nd: $4,760
3rd: $2,800
4th: $2,240
5th: $1,680
6th: $1,400
7th: $1,120
8th: $840
9th: $630
10th-12th: $560
13th-15th: $490
16th-18th: $420

 

Event 1: Coelho Pulls Ahead

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 38: 400,000/800,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 2,692
Average Stack: 26,920,000 (45 big blinds)

Things have been trending Vitor Coelho’s way since his double up early in the heads up match and he pulled a big pot to put him in the lead.

They were mixed up in a 6 million chip pot with the board reading Kc6s4hJh8s and Salmon put out a 3 million bet. Coelho quickly raised to 7 million to get a fold from Salmon.

Seat 5: James Salmon – 24,000,000 (40 bb)
Seat 6: Vitor Coelho – 30,000,000 (50 bb)

Event 1: Coelho Doubles

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 38: 400,000/800,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 2,692
Average Stack: 26,920,000 (45 big blinds)

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It looked like a pretty tame pot but turned into a big one for Vitor Coelho. James Salmon bet out 2 million with the board reading Td9h4d4h and Coelho called then checked before the 9s hit the river.

Salmon announced all-in and Coelho instantly called. He snapped over Tc4s to get a muck double from Salmon.

James Salmon – 34,500,000 (58 bb)
Vitor Coelho – 19,500,000 (33 bb)

Event 4: Evan Teitelbaum Doubles Through Michael Laake

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six Max (Single Re-Entry)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 122
Average Stack: 386,000

Evan Teitelbaum moves all in on the button for 141,000 and Michael Laake calls out of the small blind.

Teitelbaum shows Jd7c and is up against Laake’s KdQh. The flop is 7s3c2d and Teitelbaum takes the lead.

The turn is the 4s and the river is the 5h to keep Teitelbaum in the lead and give him a double through Laake.

Evan Teitelbaum – 294,000
Michael Laak – 595,000

Event 4: Ory Hen Doubles Though Evan Teitelbaum

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six Max (Single Re-Entry)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 122
Average Stack: 386,000

Evan Teitelbaum raises to 17,000 from under-the-gun and Ory Hen three-bets out of the small blind. Teitelbaum instantly moves all in and Hen calls.

Hen is all in for 133,000 and has AsAc up against Teitelbaum’s AhQs.

“Broaday is coming,” said Teitelbaum as the dealer gets ready to run the board.

The board runs out 10d6h2s5c5s and Hen doubles up through the former chip leader.

Ory Hen – 275,000
Evan Teitelbaum- 165,000

Event 1: Jon Borenstein – 3rd Place ($59,657)

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 37: 300,000/600,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 2,692
Average Stack: 17,950,000 (30 big blinds)

Jon Borenstein
Jon Borenstein

The three remaining players negotiated a nice little save for third place when Jon Borenstein was leading and James Salmon was third. Their places swapped and Borenstein will be picking up a little extra cash.

His final hand came when he shoved his third place stack from the big blind after Vitor Coelho opened to 1.3 million from the small blind. Coelho quickly called with JcJd. Borenstein was in trouble with As7s and drawing very thin after the Jh5c4c flop.

It was all over when the 9s came on the turn to send Borenstein out in 3rd place.

Jon Borenstein – Eliminated in 3rd place ($59,657)
Seat 5: James Salmon – 33,500,000 (56 bb)
Seat 6: Vitor Coelho – 20,350,000 (34 bb)

Event 4: Michael Laake Picks off Charlemagen Benjamin’s Bluff

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six Max (Single Re-Entry)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 122
Average Stack: 386,000

Michael Laake raises to 12,000 under-the-gun and Charlemagen Benjamin calls from the big blind.

The flop is QdQh9d and Benjamin check-calls a bet from Laake. Both players check the 2h turn and the 2c falls on the river.

Benjamin bets 27,000 and Laake tanks for a few moments before calling. Benjamin exposes Jh10d, giving him a missed straight draw and Laake drags the pot with AdJh.

Michael Laake – 550,000
Charlemagen Benjamin – 360,000