Event 2: Full Chip Counts from the Final Three Tables; James Carroll Leads

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 3,586

James Carroll
Chipleader James Carroll

Table 7
Seat 1.  Christie Yau  –  1,915,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2.  Thien Nguyen  –  4,475,000  (56 bb)
Seat 3.  Daniel Garcia  –  2,825,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4.  Logan Eisner  –  5,460,000  (68 bb)
Seat 5.  Jason Campbell  –  1,210,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6.  Cory Rock  –  2,745,000  (34 bb)
Seat 7.  James Carroll  –  5,845,000  (73 bb)
Seat 8.  Stephen Gerber  –  4,620,000  (58 bb)
Seat 9.  Reynel Hernandez  –  3,285,000  (41 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1.  John Dobson  –  2,320,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2.  Arun Balasubramanian  –  2,420,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3.  TJ Shulman  –  3,445,000  (43 bb)
Seat 4.  Luis Tobo  –  2,665,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5.  Shoval Malin  –  2,230,000  (28 bb)
Seat 6.  Mitesh Shere  –  1,020,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7.  Maxwell Young  –   1,600,000  (20 bb)
Seat 8.  Adam Yellin  –  4,640,000  (58 bb)
Seat 9.

Table 16
Seat 1.  Manny Minaya  –  2,990,000  (37 bb)
Seat 2.  Dan Wirgau  –  1,030,000  (13 bb)
Seat 3.  Justin Datloff  –  4,950,000  (62 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Rein  –  1,020,000  (13 bb)
Seat 5.  Roy Young  –  3,750,000  (47 bb)
Seat 6.  Jesse Oler  –  1,860,000  (23 bb)
Seat 7.  Alexandre Caperonis  –  1,070,000  (13 bb)
Seat 8.  Alex Ziskin  –  1,700,000  (21 bb)
Seat 9.  Jason Kwartler  –  1,505,000  (19 bb)

With 26 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 2,760,000 (35 big blinds).

1st:  $279,400 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $185,000
3rd:  $137,000
4th:  $103,000
5th:  $78,000
6th:  $59,000
7th:  $45,500
8th:  $35,500
9th-10th:  $27,500
11th-12th:  $21,600
13th-15th:  $17,000
16th-19th:  $13,400
20th-23rd:  $10,700
24th-27th:  $8,600

Event 2: Ronald Fischer Eliminated in 31st Place by Thien Nguyen

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  30 of 3,586

Thien Nguyen
Thien Nguyen

Ronald Fischer was all in under the gun for about 515,000 with Ks10d, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the KdJh of Thien Nguyen in the big blind.

The board came Qc8d6cAc2s, and Nguyen won the pot with his jack to eliminate Fischer in 31st place.

Thien Nguyen  –  3,250,000  (54 bb)
Ronald Fischer  –  Eliminated in 31st Place  ($8,600)

With 30 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 2,390,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,600 each.

Event 2: Anthony Johnson Doubles Thru Stephen Gerber Again

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 3,586

Anthony Johnson raised all in for 380,000 in middle position and Stephen Gerber isolated the action with AcKh, leading Johnson’s Jh9h.

The board ran out Td8h7hKs4d, giving Johnson a jack-high straight to double through Gerber again.

Anthony Johnson  –  910,000  (15 bb)
Stephen Gerber  –  3,820,000  (64 bb)

With 31 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 2,315,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,600 each.

Event 2: Anthony Johnson Doubles Thru Stephen Gerber

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 3,586

Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson

Anthony Johnson was short stacked and all in from the hijack with KcQd, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the Ah7h of Stephen Gerber in the small blind.

The board came Ks9h8c9c10d, and Johnson paired his king on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Anthony Johnson  –  380,000  (6 bb)
Stephen Gerber  –  4,200,000  (70 bb)

With 31 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 2,315,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,600 each.

Event 2: Recent Eliminations, 32nd-39th Places

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 3,586

Jeff Kessler
36th-Place Finisher Jeff Kessler

Here is the most recent batch of eliminations, along with their payouts:

32nd:  Ted Zaborowski  –  $6,900
33rd:  Hai Pham  –  $6,900
34th:  Hunter Ritchie  –  $6,900
35th:  Terrence Jacobs  –  $6,900
36th:  Jeff Kessler  –  $6,900
37th:  Hung Quach  –  $6,900
38th:  Michael Newman  –  $6,900
39th:  Paul Mendes  –  $6,900

With 31 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 2,315,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,600 each.

Event 2: Hai Pham Eliminated in 33rd Place by Roy Young

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 3,586

Roy Young
Roy Young

After a flop of KdJc9c, Hai Pham bet 250,000 from UTG+1, Roy Young raised from middle position to 650,000, and Pham tanked for a while before he three-bet all in for about 1,000,000.

Young quickly called with JsJh for a set of jacks, and Pham turned over AdKc for a pair of kings. Pham needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the Qh, giving Pham additional outs with a gutshot straight draw, but the river card was the 7s. Young won the pot with his set of jacks to eliminate Pham in 33rd place.

Roy Young  –  3,150,000  (63 bb)
Hai Pham  –  Eliminated in 33rd Place  ($6,900)

With 32 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 2,240,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,900 each.

Event 16: Elias Nassif Leads the Mixed Triple Draw Final Table on the Money Bubble

$600 Mixed Triple Draw
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 7 of 47

Seat 1:  Alexander Orlov  –  69,000  (3 BB)
Seat 2:  Elias Nassif  –  365,000  (18 BB)
Seat 3:  Gregory Hickman  –  188,000  (9 BB)
Seat 4:  Mark Kastory  –  29,000  (1 BB)
Seat 5:  Mike Beasley  –  108,000  (5 BB)
Seat 6:  Kristan Lord  –  68,000  (3 BB)
Seat 7:  Ronnie Morone  –  348,000  (17 BB)

With seven players remaining from the field of 47 entries, the average stack is about 168,000 (8 Big Bets).

1st:  $9,520 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,630
3rd:  $3,425
4th:  $2,445
5th:  $1,955
6th:  $1,465

Event 2: Recent Eliminations, 40th-47th Places

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 3,586

Colby Covington
MMA Fighter Colby Covington finished in 47th place.

Here is the most recent batch of eliminations, along with their payouts:

40th:  Salvatore Devito  –  $5,600
41st:  Julian Milliard  –  $5,600
42nd:  George Alberto  –  $5,600
43rd:  Kyle Sullivan  –  $5,600
44th:  Caleb Piderit  –  $5,600
45th:  Tyler Kuhlman  –  $5,600
46th:  Darin Utley  –  $5,600
47th:  Colby Covington  –  $5,600

With 39 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 1,840,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,900 each.

Event 2: Manny Minaya Triples Up; George Alberto Eliminated in 42nd Place by Christie Yau

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  41 of 3,586

Christie Yau and Manny Minaya
Christie Yau (left) and Manny Minaya (right)

After a flop of Jh9c5c with about 475,000 in the pot, three players got it all in. Manny Minaya was all in from UTG+1 for 760,000, George Alberto was all in from middle position for 1,140,000, and Christie Yau had them both covered from under the gun with 1,165,000.

These were their cards in descending order of chip counts:

Christie Yau:  AsAd  (pair of aces)
George Alberto:  AhJc  (pair of jacks)
Manny Minaya:  5s5d  (set of fives)

The turn card was the 6c, the river card was the 2s — Alberto turned a club flush draw, but improved no further. Minaya won the main pot with his pocket fives to triple up, and Yau won the side pot with her aces to eliminate Alberto in 42nd place.

Manny Minaya  –  2,755,000  (55 bb)
Christie Yau  –  785,000  (16 bb)
George Alberto  –  Eliminated in 42nd Place  ($5,600)

With 41 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 1,750,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,600 each.

Event 2: Stephen Gerber Doubles Thru Hung Quach

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  42 of 3,586

Stephen Gerber
Stephen Gerber

Stephen Gerber raised from middle position, Hung Quach reraised from the button to 350,000, and Gerber moved all in for 1,985,000. Quach thought for a bit before he called with QhQc.

Gerber turned over As5s, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ah6s3d7sAd, and Gerber paired his ace on the flop, turned a flush draw and a gutshot straight draw, and rivered trip aces to win the pot and double up in chips.

Stephen Gerber  –  4,095,000  (82 bb)
Hung Quach  –  250,000  (5 bb)

With 42 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 1,710,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,600 each.