$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24:  12,000/24,000/4,000 ante

With 18 players remaining, Lola Massad was all in from the big blind for 560,000 with . She needed her hand to hold to stay alive against Ory Hen’s .

The board came , and Hen flopped a set of queens to crack Massad’s kings and send her to the rail in 18th place.

Ory Hen  –  2,665,000  (111 bb)
Lola Massad  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($2,449)

Oneil McCalla was all in from middle position for about 440,000 with , but he was dominated by the of Christopher Nomikos (UTG).

The board came , and Nomikos won the pot with his king kicker to eliminate McCalla in 17th place.

Oneil McCalla  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($2,449)

After a flop of , Steven Bennett got it all in for 352,000 with (overpair) against Lisa Teebagy’s (trip eights).

The turn was the , and the river was — the .

Bennett rivered a full house (aces full of eights) to win the pot and double up in chips.

Bennett won a nice pot off Teebagy on the very next hand, and these were their counts at that point:

Steven Bennett  –  1,420,000  (59 bb)
Lisa Teebagy  –  1,940,000  (81 bb)

In the final minutes of the level, both Armando Gutierrez and Jorge Rivera were also knocked out.

Armando Gutierrez  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($2,449)
Jorge Rivera  –  Eliminated in 15th place  ($3,735)

Level 24 comes to an end, and there is a short break to color up chips. Level 25 begins with blinds at 15,000-30,000 and a 5,000 ante, and with 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1.2 million (40 big blinds).

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24:  12,000/24,000/4,000 ante

After short-stacked Kent Taepakdee busted in 22nd place on the first or second half after dinner, James Salmon hit the rail in 21st place when he ran into the A-A of Nigel Murray.

Kent Taepakdee  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($2,075)
James Salmon  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($2,075)

Then Gil Morgensztern and chipleader Lisa Teebagy saw a flop of , and Morgensztern shoved the cutoff for 243,000 with (ace high). Teebagy called with (pair of queens), and Morgensztern needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn was the , the river was the , and Teebagy won the pot with her pair of queens to eliminate Morgensztern in 20th place.

Lisa Teebagy  –  2,825,000  (118 bb)
Gil Morgensztern  –  Eliminated in 20th Place  ($2,075)

Shortly after that, Denis Cyr hit the rail in 19th place, and the field was down to the final two tables.

Denis Cyr  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($2,075)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Phil Hernz
Seat 2.  Daniel Bouchard
Seat 3.  Ory Hen
Seat 4.  Armando Gutierrez
Seat 5.  Dominique Mosley
Seat 6.  Kenneth Watson
Seat 7.  Nigel Murray
Seat 8.  Lola Massad
Seat 9.  John Liu

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Oneil McCalla
Seat 2.  Gunther Rowohlt
Seat 3.  Zack Goodman
Seat 4.  Matt Wilkins
Seat 5.  Lisa Teebagy
Seat 6.  Jorge Rivera
Seat 7.  Christopher Nomikos
Seat 8.  Steven Bennett
Seat 9.  Kent Taepakdee

With 18 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 925,000 (39 big blinds). These players are all guaranteed at least $2,449, and the next pay jump is $3,735 for 15th place.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24:  12,000/24,000/4,000 ante

The players return from dinner to begin Level 24. With 24 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 755,000 (31 big blinds). Here are their official chip counts, followed by the remaining prizepool:

TABLE 8
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Daniel Bouchard  –  452,000
Seat 3.  Ory Hen  –  2,129,000
Seat 4.  Armando Gutierrez  –  499,000
Seat 5.  Dominique Mosley  –  279,000
Seat 6.  Kenneth Watson  –  1,146,000
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  Lola Massad  –  504,000
Seat 9.  John Liu  –  527,000

TABLE 15
Seat 1.  James Salmon  –  148,000
Seat 2.  Phil Hernz  –  900,000
Seat 3.  Matt Wilkins  –  280,000
Seat 4.  Nigel Murray  –  1,904,000
Seat 5.  Gil Morgensztern  –  379,000
Seat 6.  Armando Palacio  –  859,000
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  Steven Bennett  –  294,000
Seat 9.  Oneil McCalla  –  402,000

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Denis Cyr  –  171,000
Seat 2.  Gunther Rowohlt  –  1,210,000
Seat 3.  Zack Goodman  –  420,000
Seat 4.
Seat 5.  Lisa Teebagy  –  2,639,000
Seat 6.  Jorge Rivera  –  489,000
Seat 7.  Christopher Nomikos  –  885,000
Seat 8.
Seat 9.  Kent Taepakdee  –  84,000

1st:  $95,433
2nd:  $55,610
3rd:  $34,030
4th:  $28,013
5th:  $22,825
6th:  $18,675
7th:  $14,940
8th:  $11,205
9th:  $7,885
10th-12th:  $5,188
13th-15th:  $3,735
16th-18th:  $2,449
19th-22nd:  $2,075

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23:  10,000/20,000/3,000 ante

When the field reached the final 27 players, they redrew for random seats at the final three tables.

Ory Hen has been on a heater this level, and it started on the turn of a board showing . Hen checked the big blind, the UTG+1 player bet 140,000, and Hen check-raised all in for 522,000. His opponent called with for a set of sixes, but Hen turned over for an ace-high flush.

The river card was the , and the flush held up for Hen to win the pot and double up in chips. (His opponent was knocked down to less than a single big blind, and busted two hands later in 26th place.)

Ory Hen  –  1,240,000  (62 bb)

At the next table, chipleader Lisa Teebagy took out another player, this time by cracking pocket aces.

Alfonso Perez got it all in on the turn of a board showing . Perez had for an overpair, and he needed to hold against Teebagy’s (queen-high flush draw).

The river was the , completing Teebagy’s flush to send Perez to the rail in 25th place.

Lisa Teebagy  –  2,375,000  (119 bb)
Alfonso Perez  –  Eliminated in 25th Place  ($2,075)

Oneil McCalla also had a premium hand cracked, but this time it was pocket kings.

Gil Morgensztern got it all in preflop with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against McCalla’s . The board came , and Morgensztern made an ace-high flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Gil Morgensztern  –  435,000  (22 bb)
Oneil McCall  –  95,000  (5 bb)

Then there was a classic race at Table 16, with Gunther Rowohlt all in preflop for 477,000 with against the of Tom Clements.

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Rowohlt to win the pot and double up in chips.

Gunther Rowohlt  –  990,000  (50 bb)
Tom Clements  –  227,000  (11 bb)

A few moments later, Sebastien Kos and Ory Hen were battling over a board of . Kos got it all in on the turn with for two pair, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Hen’s (pair of kings).

The river card paired the board with the , counterfeiting Kos’s two pair to give the pot to Hen. Kos was eliminated in 24th place.

Ory Hen  –  2,000,000  (100 bb)
Sebastien Kos  –  Eliminated in 24th Place  ($2,075)

Moments after Kos was eliminated, Clements was sent to the rail in 23rd place.

Tom Clements  –  Eliminated in 24th Place  ($2,075)

With 22 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 755,000 (381 big blinds).

Just a quick reminder that the printed schedule for this evening’s satellites into this weekend’s $2 Million Guaranteed Championship contained an error — the 7:00 pm satellite is listed as a Turbo, but it’s not. The turbo satellite is at 9:00 pm.

Here is the information on this evening’s satellites:

7PM: Event 36 – $385 Mega Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 5 seats guaranteed into the $2,000,000 Guaranteed Championship
• Players begin with 7,500 in tournament chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 36 Structure Sheet

9PM: Event 37 – $200 Turbo Mega Championship Satellite (1-in-21)

• 2 seats guaranteed into the $2,000,000 Guaranteed Championship
• Players begin with 7,500 in tournament chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 37 Structure Sheet

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22:  8,000/16,000/2,000 ante

The field is knocking on the door of the final three tables, when everyone will redraw for new seats. At that point we will begin tracking everyone in the field.

The chipleader appears to be Lisa Teebagy, with 1,420,000 (89 big blinds). We’ll get a full round of official chip counts at the dinner break, which should be at 7:25 pm.

Lisa Teebagy  –  1,420,000  (89 bb)

John Holley, fresh off his victory in Event 7, was just eliminated from Event 5. Nigel Murray opened the button in front of him, and Holley looked down in the big blind to find Q-Q. Unfortunately for him, Murray held A-A. The best hand held up, and Holley was eliminated in 30th place.

John Holley  –  Eliminated in 30th Place  ($1,785)

With 28 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 593,000 (37 big blinds).

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Another level running and another former leader has hit the rail. Nick Yunis, ranked second on the all-time tournament money list for Chile, once led this tournament but had to settle for a deep finish.

Yunis was riding a short stack for the last few levels and took a shot with . John Liu looked him up with Sixes and the dealer ran a boat on the board. Liu’s Sixes played and Yunis was out earlier than intended.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

Event 5 players are moving like they have plans later this evening and getting their chips in the middle. Our latest exits include Greg Marcus and Steven Karp, the latter when his Eights couldn’t find a miracle against .

James Salmon is our first player over the million chip mark and good enough to put a smile on his face. They broke his table and his new mates are eyeing up his castle.

Players are on their second break of the day with only 43 players remaining. They’ll return for three more 40-minute levels before dinner time.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

The exodus continues and Event 5 is down to the last six tables, less the 54 players left alive with a chance for the title.

Those among the recently departed include Errol Massey, Evan Teitelbaum, and Paul Stanechewski. They have a break scheduled in 15 minutes to regroup and gather their thoughts for the long run.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante

Table 7 is turning into a chip collecting machine. Lola Massad was the dominant stack at the table but the advantage has switched. Zack Goodman has spent time at three different tables today but now he’s seated at one of the last tables to break.

While Massad is still over the 600,000 mark, Goodman has taken the initiative and pushed his stack a bit under 700,000 to give him the lead. Goodman has past Seminole Hard Rock Poker success, he picked up the 8-Max title last January during the Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

Day 2 returning chip leader Jorge Rivera had a small hiccup earlier in the day but he’s back on pace near the of the counts with 635,000.