$400 Eight-Max NLH (Freeze-Out)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 165

Cameron Storto raised to 35,000 from middle position, Fred Dabus three-bet all in for about 200,000 from the button, Gil Aboodi four-bet shoved for about 400,000 from the small blind, and Storto folded.

Dabus: 
Aboodi: 

The board ran out , no help to Dabus, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Gil Aboodi  –  665,000  (44 bb)
Fred Dabus  –  Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,685)

With seven players remaining, the average stack is about 470,000  (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,915 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,462

Andre Bryan got it all in from the cutoff for 575,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Alexandru Predincea in the big blind.

The board came — Predincea flopped an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further. Bryan won the pot with his king to double up in chips.

Andre Bryan  –  1,375,000  (9 bb)
Alexandru Predincea  –  2,775,000  (19 bb)

With seven players remaining, the average stack is around 3,135,000 (21 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,675 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,462

Kelly Alonso moved all in under the gun with a big stack, and A.J. Spades called all in from the cutoff for 550,000 with .

Alonso turned over , and Spades needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Alonso flopped a full house to win the pot and eliminate Spades in eighth place.

Kelly Alonso  –  3,600,000  (24 bb)
A.J. Spades  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($5,290)

With seven players remaining, the average stack is around 2,740,000 (18 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,290 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,462

Leonardo Rendon moved all in from the hijack for 425,000, and Vendel Johnson called from the big blind with .

Rendon turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Johnson flopped a king-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Rendon in ninth place.

Vendel Johnson  –  4,350,000  (29 bb)
Leonardo Rendon  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($3,930)

With eight players remaining, the average stack is around 2,740,000 (18 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,290 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,462

Ayed Shweihat got it all in from the big blind with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Andre Bryan (UTG+1).

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

Ayed Shweihat  –  1,550,000  (10 bb)
Andre Bryan  –  925,000  (6 bb)

With nine players remaining, the average stack is around 2,435,000 (16 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,930 each.

$400 Eight-Max NLH (Freeze-Out)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 165

Vineet Chanhok raised all in for 285,000 from early position and Cameron Storto isolated the pot with a shove of his own from the cutoff.

Chanhok: 
Storto: 

The board ran out , giving Storto kings and eights to eliminate Chanhok in ninth place.

Cameron Storto  –  1,090,000  (73 bb)
Vineet Chanhok  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,470)

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,462

Kelly Alonso moved all in from the hijack for 1,350,000, and Alexandru Predincea called from the button with .

Alonso turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Alonso won the pot with a full house, threes full of deuces, to double up in chips.

Kelly Alonso  –  3,075,000  (21 bb)
Alexandru Predincea  –  4,625,000  (31 bb)

With nine players remaining, the average stack is around 2,435,000 (16 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,930 each.

$400 Eight-Max NLH (Freeze-Out)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 165

Seat 1:  Jeffrey Miller  –  305,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2:  Fred Dabus –  325,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3:  Vineet Chanhok  –  260,000  (17 bb)
Seat 4:  Gil Aboodi  –  270,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5:  Tanupat Punjarojanakul  –  90,000  (6 bb)
Seat 6:  Jason Dover  –  300,000  (20 bb)
Seat 7:  Cameron Storto  –  690,000  (46 bb)
Seat 8:  Enreko Fracassi  –  530,000  (35 bb)
Seat 9:  Alik Sitnyakovsky  –  540,000  (36 bb)

1st: $14,490 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $9,625
3rd: $5,670
4th: $3,450
5th: $2,665
6th: $2,,210
7th: $1,915
8th: $1,685
9th: $1,470

With nine players remaining, the average stack is about 367,000 (24 big blinds).

Recent Eliminations
10th:  Joseph Murphy  –  $1,470

$400 Eight-Max NLH (Freeze-Out)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 165

Steve Zhang raised all in for about 70,000 from under the gun and got action from Alik Sitnyakovsky in the cutoff.

Zhang: 
Sitnyakovsky: 

The board ran out , giving Sitnyakovsky kings and sixes to eliminate Zhang in 12th place.

Alik Sitnyakovsky  –  440,000  (44 bb)
Steve Zhang  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($1,270)

Recent Eliminations
11th:  David Ives  –  $1,270

With 10 players remaining, the average stack is 330,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,470 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,462

After the elimination of Crystal Utley in 10th place, the final nine players drew for random seats at the final table. There were about 4 1/2 minutes remaining in Level 30 before they took a 15-minute break, and they played four hands with no flops.

Here is the final table lineup, along with official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Alexandru Predincea  –  5,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 2.  Leonardo Rendon  –  425,000  (3 bb)
Seat 3.  Gus Vazquez  –  2,725,000  (18 bb)
Seat 4.  A.J. Spades  –  925,000  (6 bb)
Seat 5.  Ayed Shweihat  –  850,000  (6 bb)
Seat 6.  Vendel Johnson  –  3,900,000  (26 bb)
Seat 7.  Andre Bryan  –  1,725,000  (12 bb)
Seat 8.  Kelly Alonso  –  1,725,000  (12 bb)
Seat 9.  Sagi Zommer  –  3,500,000  (23 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $38,695 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $26,440
3rd:  $17,875
4th:  $13,240
5th:  $10,000
6th:  $8,085
7th:  $6,675
8th:  $5,290
9th:  $3,930