Event 14: David DiBernardi Doubles Thru Cangir Elcin

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 312

David DiBernardi
David DiBernardi

Cangir Elcin raised from the button to 50,000, David DiBernardi moved all in from the big blind for 405,000, and Elcin quickly called with 4d4c.

DiBernardi turned over Ah9s, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 7d5c2h8h6d, and DiBernardi rivered a nine-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

David DiBernardi  –  850,000  (34 bb)
Cangir Elcin  –  1,025,000  (41 bb)

With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 935,000 (37 big blinds).

Event 14: Kevin DiPasquale Doubles Thru Martins Adeniya

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 312

Kevin DiPasquale
Kevin DiPasquale

Martins Adeniya raised from the hijack to 60,000, Kevin DiPasquale moved all in from the big blind for 275,000, and Adeniya called with AcJh.

DiPasquale turned over Kc10s, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 9s7c6c8hQh, and DiPasquale turned a ten-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Kevin DiPasquale  –  590,000  (24 bb)
Martins Adeniya  –  850,000  (34 bb)

With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 935,000 (37 big blinds).

Event 14: Kevin MacDonald Eliminated in 11th Place by Martins Adeniya

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 312

Kevin MacDonald
Kevin MacDonald

Kevin DiPasquale raised under the gun to 50,000, Martins Adeniya reraised from the hijack to 120,000, and Kevin MacDonald four-bet all in from the small blind for 370,000.

DiPasquale folded, and Adeniya quickly called with KsKc. MacDonald turned over AdJh, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Jd10c6h8s2c, and MacDonald paired his jack on the flop, but improved no further. Adeniya won the pot with his pocket kings to eliminate MacDonald in 11th place.

Martins Adeniya  –  1,005,000  (40 bb)
Kevin MacDonald  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($5,200)

With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 935,000 (37 big blinds).

Event 14: Pasquale Caiazza Eliminated in 12th Place by David DiBernardi

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 312

Pasquale Caiazza
Pasquale Caiazza

David DiBernardi raised from the hijack to 40,000, Pasquale Caiazza moved all in from the cutoff for 200,000, and DiBernardi quickly called with AsQd. Caiazza turned over Qc8c, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Qs5s3d5d4c, and DiBernardi won the pot with two pair, queens and fives with his ace kicker to eliminate Caiazza in 12th place.

David DiBernardi  –  765,000  (38 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($5,200)

Here are the other recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

13th:  Denis Cyr  –  $4,360
14th:  Alexander Rosenblatt  –  $4,360
15th:  Ben Warrington  –  $4,360

16th:  Timothy Mulroy  –  $3,580

With 11 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 850,000 (43 big blinds).

Denis Cyr
13th-Place Finisher Denis Cyr

Event 14: Nicholas Chong Doubles Thru Ben Warrington; Warrington Eliminated in 15th Place by Matthew Lambrecht

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 312

Ben Warrington
Ben Warrington

Martins Adeniya raised UTG+1 to 40,000, Ben Warrington moved all in from the small blind for 250,000, and Nicholas Chong called all in from the big blind for 190,000. Adeniya folded.

Chong turned over AsAc, and needed it to hold to stay alive against Warrington’s 9d9c.

The board came 7c6h4c7d6s, and the aces held up for Chong to win the pot and double up in chips.

Nicholas Chong  –  440,000  (22 bb)
Ben Warrington  –  60,000  (3 bb)

About five minutes later, Warrington moved all in from middle position for 60,000, and Matthew Lambrecht moved all in over the top from the small blind with AhJc.

Warrington turned over QhQd, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 6s2s2c7hAs, and Lambrecht spikes an ace on the river to win the pot and eliminate Warrington in 15th place.

Matthew Lambrecht  –  975,000  (49 bb)
Ben Warrington  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($4,360)

With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 670,000 (34 big blinds).

Event 14: Timothy Mulroy Eliminated in 16th Place by Zhen Cai

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 312

Timothy Mulroy
Timothy Mulroy

Timothy Mulroy was all in for about 285,000 with KcQc, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Zhen Cai’s AsQs.

The board came Ks8c2s6dJs, and Mulroy paired his king on the flop, only to see Cai river a spade flush to win the pot and eliminate Mulroy in 16th place.

Zhen Cai  –  1,075,000  (54 bb)
Timothy Mulroy  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($3,580)

With 15 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 625,000 (31 big blinds).

Event 14: Rafael Rodriguez Leads the Final 16 Players

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 312

Rafael Rodriguez
Chipleader Rafael Rodriguez

Level 21 comes to an end, and Level 22 begins with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 with a 20,000 ante. Play continues without a break.

We have a new chipleader, as Rafael Rodriguez is now up over 1.4 million.

Rafael Rodriguez  –  1,425,000  (71 bb)

Not long after Bryan Schultz doubled thru Pasquale Caiazza, their fortunes reversed as Caiazza doubled his stack up to 800,000 and Schultz was eliminated in 18th place. We also lost Eric Thoren in 17th place.

Pasquale Caiazza  –  800,000  (40 bb)

17th:  Eric Thoren  –  $3,580
18th:  Bryan Schultz  –  $3,580

With 16 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 585,000 (29 big blinds).

Pasquale Caiazza
Pasquale Caiazza

Event 14: David DiBernardi Doubles Thru Pasquale Caiazza; Bryan Schultz Doubles Thru Pasquale Caiazza

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 312

David DiBernardi
David DiBernardi

After a flop of AcKs4d, David DiBernardi bet 15,000 from the small blind, Pasquale Caiazza raised from the big blind to 40,000, and DiBernardi called.

The turn card paired the board with the 4h, DiBernardi checked, Caiazza bet 60,000, and DiBernardi called.

The river card was the Js, Dibernardi checked, Caiazza moved all in, and DiBernardi thought for a while before he called all in for 110,000. Caiazza had 7d3h for a bluff, and DiBernardi turned over Kc9h to win the pot and double up with two pair, kings and fours.

David DiBernardi  –  465,000  (31 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza  –  400,000  (27 bb)

Bryan Schultz
Bryan Schultz

The next hand, Bryan Schultz was all in from the hijack for 85,000 with Kd10h, and needed to improve to stay alive against Caiazza’s AhQd in the small blind.

The board came KcQs2d6d5c, and Schultz won the pot with a pair of kings to double up in chips.

Bryan Schultz  –  200,000  (13 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza  –  315,000  (21 bb)

With 18 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 520,000 (35 big blinds).

Event 14: Updated Chip Counts From the Break

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 312

Michael Garcia
Chipleader Michael Garcia

At the break, Scott Zakheim was down to 50,000 (3 big blinds), and he was eliminated in the first or second hand of Level 21.

With 18 players left, they broke Table 16, and here is the updated seat draw with their chip counts from the break:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Nicholas Chong  –  595,000  (40 bb)
Seat 2.  Timothy Mulroy  –  145,000  (10 bb)
Seat 3.  Kevin DiPasquale  –  500,000  (33 bb)
Seat 4.  Martins Adeniya  –  335,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5.  Matthew Lambrecht  –  745,000  (50 bb)
Seat 6.  Feiwen Wu  –  580,000  (39 bb)
Seat 7.  Alexander Rosenblatt  –  150,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8.  Kevin MacDonald  –  575,000  (38 bb)
Seat 9.  Ben Warrington  –  395,000  (26 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Rafael Rodriguez  –  1,180,000  (79 bb)
Seat 2.  Cangir Elcin  –  930,000  (62 bb)
Seat 3.  Denis Cyr  –  260,000  (17 bb)
Seat 4.  Bryan Schultz  –  155,000  (10 bb)
Seat 5.  Michael Garcia  –  1,045,000  (70 bb)
Seat 6.  David DiBernardi  –  195,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7.  Pasquale Caiazza  –  570,000  (38 bb)
Seat 8.  Eric Thoren  –  565,000  (38 bb)
Seat 9.  Zhen Cai  –  475,000  (32 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts at stake, followed by recent eliminations:

1st:  $60,340 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $41,500
3rd:  $31,000
4th:  $23,100
5th:  $17,400
6th:  $13,300
7th:  $10,200
8th:  $7,900
9th-10th:  $6,200
11th-12th:  $5,200
13th-15th:  $4,360
16th-18th:  $3,580

19th:  Scott Zakheim  –  $3,580

20th:  Peter Kinseth  –  $2,920
21st:  Calais Campbell  –  $2,920
22nd:  Samuel Ganzfried  –  $2,920
23rd:  Daniel Vranich  –  $2,920

With 18 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 520,000 (35 big blinds).

Event 14: Peter Kinseth Eliminated in 20th Place by Rafael Rodriguez

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 312

Peter Kinseth was all in from the button with Ac2c, and needed to improve to stay alive against the As9h of Rafael Rodriguez in the small blind.

The board came Ks7d5d6cKd, and Rodriguez won the pot with his nine kicker to eliminate Kinseth in 20th place.

Rafael Rodriguez  –  980,000  (82 bb)
Peter Kinseth  –  Eliminated in 20th Place  ($2,920)

With 19 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 493,000 (41 big blinds).