Event 7: Bryan Campanello and Ty Reiman Lead the Final 92

The remaining 92 players returned from break to begin Level 26, with increased blinds of 20,000-40,000 and a 5,000 ante. The average chip count is about 920,000 (23 big blinds).

Here is a look at the official chipleaders from the break:

1.  Bryan Campanello  –  2,580,000  (64 bb)
2.  Ty Reiman  –  2,535,000  (63 bb)
3.  Ron Brown  –  2,255,000  (56 bb)
4.  Josh Kay  –  2,150,000  (53 bb)
5.  Jon Cohen  –  2,120,000  (53 bb)

Update: Shortly after play resumed, Campanello eliminated Steven Levy to increase his stack even further to 3 million in chips (75 big blinds).

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there is a winner, though that might change if it continues past 3:00 am.

 

 

Jason Like Wins Event 10 ($240 H.O.R.S.E.)

The final table of Event 10 ($240 H.O.R.S.E.) came to an end earlier today when the final five players agreed to a chop, awarding the title to chipleader Jason Like.

Here is the complete list of payouts, followed by photos of the eight final tablists:

1st:  Jason Like  –  $4,999
2nd:  Bruce Zalkin  –  $2,520
3rd:  Ed Ward  –  $2,519
4th:  Mark Robinson  –  $2,519
5th:  Gary Flur  –  $2,519
6th: Jordan Chiznick  –  $1,000
7th:  Barry Levy  –  $796
8th:  BoB Poolos  –  $592
9th:  Ralph Broderick  –  $428
10th:  Ronald Unger  –  $428
11th:  Christopher Kasper  –  $428
12th:  Arnold Cohen  –  $428
13th:  Ky MacPherson  –  $306
14th:  Wendell Morse  –  $306
15th:  Michelle Lau  –  $306
16th:  Joseph Antelo  –  $306

 

Jason Like, Winner of Event 10 ($240 H.O.R.S.E.)  -  $4,999
Jason Like, Winner of Event 10 ($240 H.O.R.S.E.) – $4,999

 

2nd Place: Bruce Zalkin  -  $2,520
2nd Place: Bruce Zalkin – $2,520

 

Tied for 3rd Place: Ed Ward  -  $2,519
Tied for 3rd Place: Ed Ward – $2,519

 

Tied for 3rd Place: Mark Robinson  -  $2,519
Tied for 3rd Place: Mark Robinson – $2,519

 

Tied for 3rd Place:  Gary Flur  -  $2,519
Tied for 3rd Place: Gary Flur – $2,519

 

6th Place: Jordan Chizick  -  $1,000
6th Place: Jordan Chizick – $1,000

 

7th Place: Barry Levy  -  $796
7th Place: Barry Levy – $796

 

8th Place: BoB Poolos  -  $592
8th Place: BoB Poolos – $592

Event 7 ($560 NLHE): Field and Chip Update

Level 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 3,000

There are currently 107 players remaining and the average stack is about 791,000.

Here are a few chips counts from around the room:

Bryan Campanello – 2,130,000 (71 bb)
Andy Hwang – 1,730,000 (57 bb)
Michael Rocco – 1,520,000 (50 bb)
Ty Reiman – 1,490,000 (49 bb)
Benjamin Zamani – 1,150,000 (38 bb)
Andrew Watson – 980,000 (32 bb)
Samuel Bernabeu – 965,000 (32 bb)
Nicolas Cardyn – 800,000 (29 bb)
Pedro “Pete” Rios – 700,000 (23 bb)
Ian O’Hara – 660,000 (22 bb)
Sam Barnhart – 480,000 (16 bb)
Steven Levy – 380,000 (12 bb)
Bill Mullins – 320,000 (10 bb)

Recent eliminations include James Calderaro and Matt Giannetti.

Event 11 ($2,200 NLHE): Field and Prizepool Update

Event 11 ($2,200 NLHE) drew 85 entries for a prizepool of $170,000. Among the 36 remaining players are Justin Conley, Walid Maddah, Barry Hutter, David Paredes, Ashton Griffin, Matthew Elsarelli, Joe Gibbons, James Hoeppner, Zachary Kessler, Dan Buzgon, and Tommy Vedes.

Here are the payouts:

1st: $59,500
2nd: $34,000
3rd: $22,100
4th: $15,300
5th: $11,900
6th: $9,350
7th: $7,650
8th: $5,950
9th: $4,250

Event 7 ($560 NLHE): Chino Rheem Out Before the Dinner Break

The field is down below 200 players as the 40-minute dinner break is about to start in a couple of minutes. Action is scheduled to resume shortly after 7:50 pm ET.

Recent chipleader Chino Rheem had a dramatic reversal of fortune after the Money Bubble, as he is now in the payout line with the other eliminated players. So we will have a new chipleader.

Some of Rheem’s chips may have ended up in the stack of Bryan Campanello, who is now up over 1 million.

Event 10 ($240 HORSE) Ends in a 5-Way Chop

While the Money Bubble was in progress in the massive field for Event 7, Event 10 ($240 HORSE) quietly came to an end with a five-way chop.

Chipleader Jason Like was awarded the trophy and $4,999 in prize money.

It may be a while before we can provide more details of who finished where, because the payout desk is currently swamped with the flurry of bustouts from Event 7. We’ll get the data and post it here as soon as things calm down a bit for the tournament staff.

Correction: There was some miscommunication in the results earlier, but they’ve been corrected.

Event 7 ($560 NLHE): Samuel Bernabeu Takes the Chip Lead as the Bubble Bursts

The money bubble lasted one hand and came in the form of a double elimination. One of the hands, though, resulted in a new chip leader emerging.

With the board reading As9c5s4c, a series of raises led to the player on the button all in for about 570,000 with 5d4d. Samuel Bernabeu, in the small blind, had him drawing dead with AcAd and secured the pot after the inconsequential 2c river completed the board.

The board reads 271 players remaining now and the blinds have increased to 6,000/12,000 with a 1,000 ante.

Samuel Bernabeu – 1,350,000 (112 bb)

Event 7 ($560 NLHE): Chipleaders Near the Money Bubble

The remaining 326 players have returned from their break to begin Level 20, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a 1,000 ante. The average chip stack is about 260,000 (26 big blinds).

We carefully scanned the field during the break to find all the chipleaders, and here they are:

1.  Chino Rheem  –  1,137,000  (113 bb)
2.  Michael Marrero  –  892,500  (89 bb)
3.  Alcides Gomez  –  830,000  (83 bb)
4.  Yaron Wasserman  –  807,000  (80 bb)
5.  Dave Mochon  –  790,000  (79 bb)

The final 300 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,169, and the next pay jumps are for 250th place ($1,220) and 200th place ($1,288).

First prize is $291,087, but even though the schedule indicates playing to a winner tonight, that seems highly unlikely. (We expect this to roll over to tomorrow.)