Event 25: Yuval Bronshtein Wins! ($14,405); Oxana Cummings Eliminated in 2nd Place ($9,605)

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  100,000/200,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  1 of 98

Omaha Hi-Lo

Yuval Bronshtein raised to 200,000 from the button and Oxana Cummings called in the big blind.

The flop wasQc8h4c, Cummings led out for 100,000, Bronshtein raised to 200,000, and Cummings called.

The turn was the Td, Cummings checked, Bronshtein bet 200,000, and Cummings called.

The river was the Kd, Cummings checked, and Bronshtein checked.

Cummings showed Ac6h4d3c for a pair of fours and missed draws, while Bronshtein tabled Qd6d5s2d for a pair of queens to win the pot.

Yuval Bronshtein  –  2,410,000  (12 BB)
Oxana Cummings  –  40,000  (< 1 BB)

The following hand, Cummings was forced all in for 40,000.

Cummings:  Jd8h7s2s
Bronshtein:  Qc6d5s3d

The board ran out AhQh4d6c6s, giving Bronshtein trip sixes with a six-five low to scoop the pot and win Event 25 outright for $14,405. Cummings finished runner-up for $9,605.

A recap of Event 25 will be posted later tonight.

Event 26: We Have a Deal!

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 164

After the elimination of Guy Naimi in fourth place, the remaining three players agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Matt Bretzfield  –  2,110,000  (106 bb)
Dmitry Savelyev  –  785,000  (39 bb)
Brandon Duvdivani  –  405,000  (20 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Matt Bretzfield  –  $8,073
Dmitry Savelyev  –  $6,416
Brandon Duvdivani  –  $5,511

As the chip leader, Matt Bretzfield was the official Event 26 winner for $8,073.

A recap of Event 26 will be posted later tonight.

Event 19: We Have a Deal!

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,631

The final three players in Event 19 agreed to a three-way deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Jen-Yue Chiang   –  11,525,000  (56 bb)
Oleg Minavichev  –  9,725,000  (49 bb)
Allan Bieler  –  3,500,000  (18 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Jen-Yue Chiang   –  $34,911
Oleg Minavichev  –  $33,463
Allan Bieler  –  $25,461

As the chip leader, Jen-Yue Chiang was the official Event 19 winner for $34,911.

A recap of Event 19 will be posted later tonight.

Event 26: Craig Morande – 5th Place ($2,450)

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 164

Craig Morande was all in from the cutoff for about 180,000 against Matt Bretzfield under the gun.

Morande:  AdAcTd7h5h
Bretzfield:  AsKcQd6c5d

The board came 8d4d4hTs7c, giving Bretzfield an eight-high straight to eliminate Morande in fifth place.

Matt Bretzfield  –  1,860,000  (93 bb)
Craig Morande  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,450)

Recent Eliminations
4th:  Guy Naimi  –  $3,275
6th:  Ty Nguyen  –  $1,865

Event 19: Nicholas Fischer – 5th Place ($11,120)

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,631

Nicholas Fischer raised to 1,000,000 from under the gun (leaving 75,000 behind) and Jen-Yue Chiang called in the small blind.

The flop was 6h5h5s, Chiang bet, and Fischer called all in for 75,000 with Ac9h, trailing Chiang’s AsKh.

The 8c turn and 4d river completed the board, no help to Fischer, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Jen-Yue Chiang  –  11,400,000  (57 bb)
Nicholas Fischer  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($11,120)

Recent Eliminations
6th:  Diego Yonashiro Yza  –  $8,980
7th:  Christopher Su  –  $7,410
8th:  Satish Surapaneni  –  $5,860

Event 25: Mike Dentale – 7th Place ($1,450)

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 164

In a four-way limped pot, action was checked to the turn of an AcAh2c5d board.

Mike Dentale bet the pot of 80,000 from the cutoff. Matt Bretzfield check-raised to 200,000 from the big blind, Dentale reraised all in for about 320,000, and Bretzfield called.

Dentale:  5h5s4s3c2h
Bretzfield:  AsTd9c3h2s

Bretzfield had aces full of deuces, leading Dentale’s fives full of aces.

The river was the Qd, no help to Dentale, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Matt Bretzfield  –  1,700,000  (142 bb)
Mike Dentale  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,450)

Recent Eliminations
8th:  Joshua Stewart  –  $1,150

Event 26: Matt Bretzfield Doubles into the Lead

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 164

Mike Dentale raised the pot to 35,000 from the cutoff, Matt Bretzfield reraised the pot to 110,000 from the big blind, and Dentale called.

The flop was JhTd4c, Bretzfield bet the pot, Dentale raised all in, and Bretzfield called all in for 409,000.

Bretzfield:  AcAsKs5c2c
Dentale:  KdQsJs5d4h

Bretzfield had aces and a Broadway draw, while Dentale had jacks and fours with an open-ended straight draw.

The 8d turn and 8s river completed the board, giving Bretzfield aces and eights to double into the lead through Dentale.

Matt Bretzfield  – 1,053,000  (105 bb)
Mike Dentale  –  214,000  (21 bb)

Event 19: Ronald Everage – 9th Place ($4,365)

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,631

Ronald Everage raised to 425,000 from under the gun, Oleg Minavichev three-bet to 1,200,000 from the next seat over, and Everage called.

The flop was 8s4c3c, Everage shoved for about 1,500,000, and Minavichev called with QhQc, leading Everage’s 9d9c.

The Jd turn and Kc river complete the board, no help to Everage, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Oleg Minavichev  –  6,200,000  (50 bb)
Ronald Everage  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($4,365)

With eight players remaining, the average stack is about 3,060,000  (24 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $5,860.

Event 26: Final Table Lineup

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 164

Seat 1:  Brandon Duvdivani  –  253,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2:  Matt Bretzfield  –  546,000  (55 bb)
Seat 3:  Craig Morande  –  165,000  (17 bb)
Seat 4:  Guy Naimi  –  610,000  (61 bb)
Seat 5:  Dmitry Savelyev  –  355,000  (36 bb)
Seat 6:  Joshua Stewart  –  285,000  (29 bb)
Seat 7:  Mike Dentale  –  645,000  (65 bb)
Seat 8:  Ty Nguyen  –  370,000  (37 bb)

1st:  $9,315 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,215
3rd:  $4,470
4th:  $3,275
5th:  $2,450
6th:  $1,865
7th:  $1,450
8th:  $1,150

9th:  Scott Hecker  –  $930
10th:  Gary Kosakowski  –  $930
11th:  David Goldman  –  $775
12th:  Demetric Ferguson  –  $775
13th:  Mikhail Chykiliov  –  $655
14th:  Thomas Currey  –  $655
15th:  Menahem Asher  –  $565
16th:  Brian Krinsky  –  $565
17th:  Ronald Higgins Jr.  –  $500
18th:  Christopher Mo  –  $500
19th:  Roberto Bendeck  –  $500
20th:  Leovigildo Salo  –  $500
21st:  Seth Greenleaf  –  $500

Event 25: Yuval Bronshtein Leads the Final Six Players

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 98

Seat 1:  Chris Walker  –  115,000  (2 BB)
Seat 2:  Sandy Sanchez  –  260,000  (4 BB)
Seat 3:  Charlie Wells  –  215,000  (4 BB)
Seat 4:  Donny Rubinstein  –  280,000  (5 BB)
Seat 5:  Oxana Cummings  –  140,000  (2 BB)
Seat 6:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  1,440,000  (24 BB)

1st: $14,405 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $9,605
3rd: $6,520
4th: $4,590
5th: $3,355
6th: $2,550

7th:  Alan Goodman  –  $2,020
8th:  Gordon Ernst Jr.  –  $1,670
9th:  Brandon Berkenfeld  –  $1,440
10th:  Matthew Wolfson  –  $1,440
11th:  Ricardo Quintero  –  $1,305
12th:  Maksim Pisarneko  –  $1,305
13th:  Kenneth Donoghue Jr.  –  $1,245