$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 4,184

Carlos Loving was all in from the cutoff for 2,725,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Fabian Foster in the big blind.

The board came , and Foster flopped a set of kings, but Loving turned an ace-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Carlos Loving  –  5,825,000  (23 bb)
Fabian Foster  –  14,000,000  (56 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 4,184, the average chip stack is about 13,950,000 (56 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $46,800 each.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 4,184

After a flop of , Johnathan Norris checked from the small blind, Amin Akhlaghi checked from the big blind, and Fabian Foster bet 1,400,000 from under the gun.

Norris called, and Akhlaghi check-raised all in for 8,625,000. Fabian tanked for a while before he folded, and Norris tanked for a while before he also folded. Akhlaghi took the pot.

Amin Akhlaghi  –  13,200,000  (53 bb)
Johnathan Norris  –  27,000,000  (108 bb)
Fabian Foster  –  15,000,000  (60 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 4,184, the average chip stack is about 13,950,000 (56 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $46,800 each.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 4,184

After a flop of , David MacDonald checked from the big blind, Johnathan Norris bet 1,000,000, and MacDonald check-raised all in for about 2,850,000.

Norris called with for a pair of tens, but MacDonald turned over for top two pair, queens and tens. MacDonald was a huge favorite to double up here.

But the turn card was the , and the river card was — the . Norris spiked a higher two pair on the river to win the pot with kings and tens, eliminating MacDonald in seventh place.

Johnathan Norris  –  28,500,000  (114 bb)
David MacDonald  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($35,300)

With six players remaining from a field of 4,184, the average chip stack is about 13,950,000 (56 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $46,800 each.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 4,184

David MacDonald moved all in from the cutoff for 2,000,000, and Dusty Rudd called from the big blind with .

MacDonald turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The flop came , and both players flopped gutshot straight draws.

The turn card was the , giving MacDonald a pair of jacks, and the river card was the lowly . MacDonald won the pot with his pair of jacks to double up in chips.

David MacDonald  –  4,300,000  (22 bb)
Dusty Rudd  –  6,750,000  (34 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 4,184, the average chip stack is about 11,950,000 (60 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $35,300 each.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 4,184

After a flop of with 4,100,000 already in the pot, Steve Karp got it all in from the big blind for 7,200,000 with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against the (pair of jacks) of Johnathan Norris in the hijack.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and the aces held up for Karp to win the pot and double up in chips.

Steve Karp  –  18,500,000  (93 bb)
Johnathan Norris  –  29,000,000  (145 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 4,184, the average chip stack is about 11,950,000 (60 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $35,300 each.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 4,184

After a flop of , David MacDonald got his short stack all in under the gun with (king high with a gutshot straight draw), and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the (eight high) of Amin Akhlaghi in the big blind.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and MacDonald paired his ten on the turn to clinch the pot and double up in chips.

David MacDonald  –  2,400,000  (12 bb)
Amin Akhlaghi  –  12,450,000  (62 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 4,184, the average chip stack is about 11,950,000 (60 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $35,300 each.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 4,184

Johnathan Norris raised UTG+1 to 600,000, Sebastian Espinoza moved all in from middle position for 2,225,000, and Norris asked for an exact count before he called with .

Espinoza turned over , and he was in a dominating position to double up here.

But the board came , and Norris caught a nine on the turn to win the pot with a full house, jacks full of nines, to eliminate Espinoza in eighth place.

Johnathan Norris  –  36,000,000  (180 bb)
Sebastian Espinoza  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($25,645)

With seven players remaining from a field of 4,184, the average chip stack is about 11,950,000 (60 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $35,300 each.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 4,184

Fabian Foster raised from the small blind to 600,000, Marcus Bossard moved all in from the big blind for 1,375,000, and Foster looked back at his cards and said, “I should have folded.”

Foster tanked for a while before he said, “I’m sorry in advance,” and he called with .

Bossard turned over and was surprisingly in a dominating position to double up here.

“Domination nation,” said Bossard.

But the board came , and Foster turned a six-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Bossard in ninth place.

Fabian Foster  –  7,350,000  (37 bb)
Marcus Bossard  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($18,280)

With eight players remaining from a field of 4,184, the average chip stack is about 10,450,000 (52 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $25,645 each.

$1,100 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 197

Event 8 reached the last two tables of the tournament and they are settled in for the long grind to the final table. Clyde Maliauka was an early elimination on Day 2 when his jacks could not hold against eights.

17th: Chris McNally – $2,730
18th: Frank Brannan – $2,730
19th: Viktor Kovachev – $2,340
20th: Mitch Garshofsky – $2,340
21st: Joseph Rossi – $2,055
22nd: Michael Olarte – $2,055
23rd: Clyde Maliauka – $1,885
24th: Alexandre Sako – $1,885
25th: Kevin MacDonald – $1,885

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 4,184

After the elimination of Aleksandr Tishchenko in 10th place, there was a redraw for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup, along with approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Amin Akhlaghi  –  10,100,000  (51 bb)
Seat 2.  David MacDonald  –  1,025,000  (5 bb)
Seat 3.  Fabian Foster  –  7,250,000  (36 bb)
Seat 4.  Marcus Bossard  –  2,075,000  (10 bb)
Seat 5.  Steve Karp  –  10,200,000  (51 bb)
Seat 6.  Dusty Rudd  –  8,850,000  (44 bb)
Seat 7.  Carlos Loving  –  6,600,000  (33 bb)
Seat 8.  Johnathan Norris  –  32,000,000  (160 bb)
Seat 9.  Sebastian Espinoza  –  2,425,000  (12 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts, followed by the players who have been eliminated so far today:

1st:  $205,535 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $136,500
3rd:  $100,200
4th:  $78,700
5th:  $61,000
6th:  $46,800
7th:  $35,300
8th:  $25,645
9th:  $18,280

10th:  Aleksandr Tischchenko  –  $18,280
11th:  Stewart Yancik  –  $12,060
12th:  Anthony DeCresci Jr.  –  $12,060
13th:  Chris Lewis  –  $8,560
14th:  Greg Spinder  –  $8,560
15th:  Oscar Castagna  –  $8,560
16th:  Omer Rotman  –  $6,940
17th:  Steven Steinmetz  –  $6,940
18th:  Claudel Joseph  –  $6,940

With nine players remaining from a field of 4,184, the average chip stack is about 9,300,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $18,280 each.