$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

After a long string of moving small amounts of chips around to different players, two hands changed that in a hurry. Gregory Marcus doubled up Tony Burns when his lost to and a flopped set.

He waited out a few hands and announced all-in for 77,000 in the dark while the dealer was still shuffling. He found someone willing to play along with which was way ahead of his . Not a bad random hand he could have received but only had one live card.

Marcus was on his way to the payout desk even as the board was running out . He collected $1,430 for his efforts.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

Emil Soffer’s elimination of Sean Yu proved to be the final blow to connect in Event 17 as the remaining four players agreed to a chop ending the tournament and leaving Emil Soffer as the champion.

Soffer takes the title and $15,394 for the win.  Jamie Gomez came up just short in 2nd place winning $11,468.  Josias Santos takes 3rd place for $10,208 and Louis Leo IV takes home $9,056 for his 4th place finish.

Congratulations to our Event 17 Champion – Emil Soffer!

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

With the pressure of being on the short stack and a possible discussion of a chop on the next hand, Sean Yu decided to risk it all.

After numerous attempts by Yu to get a chop and secure the trophy despite being the shortest stack remaining, Yu decided to challenge the new chip leader Emil Soffer.

After a flop of , Yu bet 260,000 and Soffer made the call.  With a on the turn, Yu checked and Soffer bet 260,000.  Yu then made the move all-in putting Soffer to a decision that could have cost him the chip lead if he was wrong.  Soffer eventually made the call and it turned out to be the right one.  Yu flipped over and Soffer showed his for top pair.

After a on the river, Yu was gone in 5th place.  He wins $3,951 for his efforts in Event 17.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

Ross Lebo’s night has finally ended.

After Emil Soffer had bet 100,000 and Jamie Gomez called, Lebo went over the top for his last 410,000 chips.  Soffer got out of the way and Gomez decided make the call.

Gomez:
Lebo:

Gomez hit right off the bat on a board leaving Lebo with only a straight possibility to save him. But the board ran out and Lebo was headed to the payout rail in 6th place.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante

Jamie Gomez finally cracked the Ross Lebo code.

Lebo had already just lost a significant hand but Jamie Gomez was the one managed to get all his chips in the middle against him and come out on top.

Gomez turned up against Lebo’s .  After a very quickly run out board of , Gomez doubled his 840,000 chip stack leaving Lebo around 350,000 and now fighting for his life in Event 17.

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante

It was folded to Alex Boytan on the button who limped in. Gil Morgenstern completed from the small blind and Allan Bieler checked his option from the big blind.

The flop came and Morgenstern checked. Bieler led out for 10,000 and Boytan raised it up to 27,000. Morgenstern flatted that raise and Bieler wasted little time in announcing that he was all in. Boytan quickly folded and Morgenstern snap-called.

Bieler had flopped a straight with his but Morgenstern had one-upped him with a flopped flush with his . Bieler had one out to the but it would not come as the turn was the and the river was the .

A shocked Bieler sighed and said “how does that happen” as he was eliminated in eighth place.

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 4,000/8,000/1,00 Ante

On a flop of , Jose Navarrete got his last 40,000 in after Kenny B. had raised Howie Hershkovich’s 20,000 bet to 60,000. Hershkovich folded and Kenny turned over for flopped top pair while Navarrete had for a club flush draw and an inside straight draw. The turn gave Kenny two pair as it was the and the river would fill him up as it was the .

Navarrete finished in 9th place for $753.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante

When you’re hot your’re hot.  Ross Lebo is on fire right now and Michael Corbett got burned.

Corbett saw Lebo call his all-in bet and was in great shape as Corbett flipped over against Lebo’s .  A flop of kept Corbett in the lead but the rolled off on the turn and with a river , Corbett’s tournament was over in shocking fashion as Lebo had eliminated two players in a row from way behind.

Michael Corbett finishes in 7th place for $2,425.

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 4,000/8,000/1,00 Ante

Seat 1: Tony Burns
Seat 2: Alex Boytan
Seat 3: Gil Morgenstern
Seat 4: Allan Bieler
Seat 5: Howie Hershkovich
Seat 6: Kenny B.
Seat 7: Greg Marcus
Seat 8: Jose Navarrete
Seat 9: Dave Albertson

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante

Ross Lebo, who was the dominant chip leader for most of the tournament had fallen to third and needed a shot in the arm.  He got it on a great break against Ravi Shanmugam.

Shanmugam went all-in and was called by Lebo.  Lebo was behind holding against Shanmugam’s .   But the fates were not with Shanmugam as the flop came out and with a board running out, Lebo took the pot and eliminated Shanmugam.

Ravi Shanmugam finishes in 8th place for $1,721.