$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em Prize Pool: $678,030 | Structure | Payouts Level 31: 250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 699
Moshe Refaelovitz
Alexis Rivera moved all in from the cutoff for 9,000,000, and Moshe Refaelovitz tanked for a while before he called all in from the big blind for 8,900,000 with .
Rivera turned over , and their nearly identical stacks made it do-or-die for both of them.
The board came , and Refaelovitz won the pot with two pair, queens and fives, to double up in chips, knocking Rivera down to a single chip and a chair.
With six players remaining from a field of 699, the average chip stack is around 11,650,000 (23 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,800 each.
$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em Prize Pool: $678,030 | Structure | Payouts Level 30: 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 699
John McDonald
David Lee raised UTG+1 to 800,000, John McDonald moved all in from the hijack for 2,375,000, and Lee called with .
McDonald turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.
The board came , and Lee paired his eight on the flop and his queen on the river to win the pot with two pair and eliminate McDonald in seventh place.
David Lee – 20,825,000 (52 bb) John McDonald – Eliminated in 7th Place ($17,500)
With six players remaining from a field of 699, the average chip stack is around 11,650,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,800 each.
$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em Prize Pool: $678,030 | Structure | Payouts Level 30: 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 699
Alexis Rivera
Alexis Rivera moved all in UTG+1 for 4,500,000, and Jonathan Wang moved all in over the top for about 9,800,000 with . Rivera turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.
The board came , and Rivera rivered a five-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.
Alexis Rivera – 10,000,000 (25 bb) Jonathan Wang – 5,300,000 (13 bb)
With seven players remaining from a field of 699, the average chip stack is around 9,975,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,500 each.
$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em Prize Pool: $678,030 | Structure | Payouts Level 30: 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 699
Ari Katz
Jonathan Wang raised from middle position to 800,000, and Ari Katz reraised from the small blind to 3,500,000, leaving himself just a little bit behind. Stephen Gerber moved all in from the big blind for roughly 7.5 million, Wang quickly folded, and Katz quickly called all in for a little less than 4,000,000 with .
Gerber turned over , and Katz needed to improve to stay alive.
The board came , and the pocket tens held up for Gerber to win the pot and eliminate Katz in eighth place.
Stephen Gerber – 12,950,000 (32 bb) Ari Katz – Eliminated in 8th Place ($13,600)
With seven players remaining from a field of 699, the average chip stack is around 9,975,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,500 each.
$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em Prize Pool: $678,030 | Structure | Payouts Level 30: 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 699
David Lee
The players return from break to begin Level 30, with increased blinds of 200,000-400,000 with a big blind ante of 400,000. Here are the official chip counts:
Seat 1. Jonathan Wang – 8,150,000 (20 bb) Seat 2. Moshe Refaelovitz – 9,775,000 (24 bb) Seat 3. David Lee – 17,975,000 (45 bb) Seat 4. John McDonald – 2,575,000 (6 bb) Seat 5. Ari Katz – 5,925,000 (15 bb) Seat 6. Stephen Gerber – 8,025,000 (20 bb) Seat 7. Alexis Rivera – 6,900,000 (17 bb) Seat 8. James Salmon – 10,575,000 (26 bb)
$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em Prize Pool: $678,030 | Structure | Payouts Level 29: 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 699
Edward Medoff
Edward Medoff raised from the hijack to 600,000, and David Lee called from the big blind.
The flop came , Lee checked, Medoff bet 550,000, and Lee called.
The turn card was the , Lee checked, Medoff moved all in for about 2,700,000, and Lee quickly called with for two pair, aces and nines. Medoff turned over for a lower two pair, aces and fours. Medoff needed a queen or a four on the river to stay alive.
The river card was the , and Lee won the pot with his higher two pair to eliminate Medoff in ninth place.
David Lee – 18,000,000 (60 bb) Edward Medoff – Eliminated in 9th Place ($10,700)
With eight players remaining from a field of 699, the average chip stack is around 8,750,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,600 each.
$600 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em Prize Pool: $92,050 | Structure | Payouts Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 22 of 177
Table 57 Seat 1: Eddie Blumenthal – 230,000 (46 bb) Seat 2: Clint Bowles – 105,000 (21 bb) Seat 3: London Lawrence – 201,000 (40 bb) Seat 4: Philippe Plouffe – 127,000 (25 bb) Seat 5: Nick Yunis – 225,000 (45 bb) Seat 6: Don McGee – 195,000 (39 bb)
Table 58 Seat 1: Jonathan Dokler – 41,000 (8 bb) Seat 2: Ben Kramer – 70,000 (14 bb) Seat 3: Seat 4: Fred Goldberg – 257,000 (51 bb) Seat 5: Aaron Gao – 355,000 (71 bb) Seat 6: Donald Manns – 67,000 (13 bb)
$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em Prize Pool: $678,030 | Structure | Payouts Level 29: 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 699
After the elimination of Kevin Paustenbach in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table. With nine players remaining from a field of 699, the average chip stack is around 7,775,000 (26 big blinds). Here is the lineup with approximate chip counts:
Seat 1. Jonathan Wang – 9,500,000 (32 bb) Seat 2. Moshe Refaelovitz – 10,950,000 (37 bb) Seat 3. David Lee – 12,750,000 (43 bb) Seat 4. John McDonald – 3,825,000 (13 bb) Seat 5. Ari Katz – 6,450,000 (22 bb) Seat 6. Stephen Gerber – 7,775,000 (26 bb) Seat 7. Alexis Rivera – 8,100,000 (27 bb) Seat 8. Edward Medoff – 4,700,000 (16 bb) Seat 9. James Salmon – 6,650,000 (22 bb)
And here are the remaining payouts at stake, followed by the recent eliminations:
$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em Prize Pool: $678,030 | Structure | Payouts Level 29: 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 699
Kevin Paustenbach
Stephen Gerber moved all in under the gun for 3,850,000, and Kevin Paustenbach tanked for a while in the big blind before he called all in for 3,475,000 with . Gerber turned over , and Paustenbach needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board came , and Gerber clinches the pot on the turn with a nine-high straight to eliminate Paustenbach in 10th place.
Stephen Gerber – 7,775,000 (26 bb) Kevin Paustenbach – Eliminated in 10th Place ($10,700)
With nine players remaining from a field of 699, the average chip stack is around 7,775,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,700 each.