$400 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 272

After a flop of , Robert Garcia checked the small blind, Hector Pacheco bet 100,000 from the big blind, and Garcia called.

The turn card was the , Garcia checked, Pacheco bet 175,000, and Garcia called.

The river card was the , Garcia checked, Pacheco bet about 300,000, and Garcia check-raised all in. Pacheco called all in for about 700,000 with for a flopped two pair, kings and threes, but Garcia turned over for a higher two pair on the river — kings and sevens. Garcia won the pot to eliminate Pacheco in seventh place.

Robert Garcia  –  2,200,000  (73 bb)
Hector Pacheco  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($3,060)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 905,000 (30 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $3,635.

$400 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 272

After a flop of , Amie Martini was all in from the big blind for 355,000 with for two pair, queens and tens, but she needed to improve to stay alive against the of Hector Pacheco on the button — the same two pair with a higher kicker.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Pacheco won the pot with his two pair and king kicker to eliminate Martini in eighth place.

Hector Pacheco  –  1,275,000  (51 bb)
Amie Martini  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($2,555)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 775,000 (31 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $3,060.

$400 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 272

Shurland George was all in from the cutoff for 250,000, Amir Baron called or raised from the button, and Hector Pacheco folded face up from the big blind.

George turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive against Baron’s .

The board came — George paired his queen on the flop, but it was no good as Baron flopped a set of fours, which held up to win the pot and eliminate George in ninth place.

Pacheco was fortunate he didn’t make it to the flop, or he would have lost a massive pot and been eliminated or left with scraps.

Amir Baron  –  1,270,000  (51 bb)
Shurland George  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($2,055)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 680,000 (27 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $2,555.

$400 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 272

After the elimination of Mark Bernstein in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here is the updated lineup:

Seat 1.  Robert Garcia  –  920,000  (37 bb)
Seat 2.  Hector Pacheco  –  830,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  Tamara Goldshteyn  –  380,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4.  Amie Martini  –  560,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5.  Mark Fersaci  –  305,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6.  Lisa Teebagy  –  1,150,000  (46 bb)
Seat 7.  Stacy Matin  –  125,000  (5 bb)
Seat 8.  Shurland George  –  250,000  (10 bb)
Seat 9.  Amir Baron  –  980,000  (39 bb)

Here is the remaining prizepool at stake:

1st:  $20,550 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $14,185
3rd:  $9,315
4th:  $5,680
5th:  $4,385
6th:  $3,635
7th:  $3,060
8th:  $2,555
9th:  $2,055

And here are the most recent eliminations:

10th:  Mark Bernstein  –  $2,055

11th:  Eduardo Moucherek Cecchinato  –  $1,730
12th:  Nancy Thomas  –  $1,730

13th:  Michael Preston  –  $1,480
14th:  Mohan Navani  –  $1,480
15th:  Anthony Hobbs  –  $1,480

16th:  Jeffrey Bidelman  –  $1,240

With nine players remaining from a field of 272, the average chip stack is about 605,000 (24 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $2,055 each.

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000
Players Remaining:  16 of 129

Table 7
Seat 1:  Ari Engel  –  126,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2:  Jefferson Trent  –  456,000  (57 bb)
Seat 3:  Hal Rotholz  –  278,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4:  Jose De La Guardia  –  31,000  (4 bb)
Seat 5:  Paul Williams  –  178,000  (22 bb)
Seat 6:  Lyle Diamond  –  81,000  (10 bb)
Seat 7:  Sean Kennedy  –  116,000  (15 bb)
Seat 8:  Jordan Miller  –  70,000  (9 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1:  Eric Kent  –  92,000  (12 bb)
Seat 2:  Jay Kerbel  –  181,000  (23 bb)
Seat 3:  Stephen Johnson  –  59,000  (7 bb)
Seat 4:  Matt Affleck  –  98,000  (12 bb)
Seat 5:  Matt Ezrol  –  56,000  (7 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  James Astorino  –  31,000  (4 bb)
Seat 8:  Jonathan Moschel  –  84,000  (11 bb)

1st: $11,860 + SHRPO trophy
2nd: $7,425
3rd: $4,580
4th: $2,800
5th: $2,140
6th: $1,815
7th: $1,575
8th-9th: $1,380
10th-12th: $1,190
13th-15th: $1,000

Recent Eliminations
16th:  Steven Flacco  –  $845

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,500/5,000
Players Remaining:  16 of 129

Yuval Bronshtein was all in for about 30,000 from under the gun against Ari Engel on the button.

Bronshtein: 
Engel: 

The board came , and Engel’s ace-king high with the nut low scooped the pot to eliminate Bronshtein in 17th place.

Ari Engel  –  155,000  (31 bb)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($845)

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,500/5,000
Players Remaining:  17 of 129

On the turn of a board, Matt Ezrol bets 12,000 from the small blind and Sean Kennedy raises the pot to 56,000 from the big blind. Rodrigo Mehech calls from under the gun, Steven Flacco folds on the button, and Ezrol folds.

Kennedy bets his remaining 30,000-ish in the dark and Mehech calls all in for about 10,000.

The river is the and Mehech shows for a set of aces.

Kennedy pushes his hand toward the muck, but since it’s an all-in situation, his hand must be shown. The dealer turns it over and reveals . Kennedy had thought he lost, but he had in fact rivered Broadway to eliminate Mehech on the money bubble.

Sean Kennedy  –  165,000  (33 bb)
Rodrigo Mehech  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

$400 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 272

After a flop of , Richard Hill (big blind) and Amie Martini (UTG+1) got it all in with similar stacks of 210,000.

Martini showed for an overpair, while Hill turned over .

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and the aces held up for Martini to win the pot.

Their chip stacks were counted down, and both players had exactly 210,000. Martini doubled up as she eliminated Hill from the tournament in 17th place.

Amie Martini  –  550,000  (37 bb)
Richard Hill  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($1,240)

Here are the most recent eliminations:

17th:  Richard Hill  –  $1,240
18th:  Anthony Velasquez  –  $1,240

With 16 players remaining from a field of 272, the average chip stack is about 340,000 (23 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $1,240 each.

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,500/5,000
Players Remaining:  18 of 129

Play is now hand-for-hand on the money bubble.

Here is the remaining field with approximate chip counts:

Table 6
Seat 1:  Jonathan Moschel  –  76,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2:  James Astorino  –  45,000  (9 bb)
Seat 3:  Matt Affleck  –  84,000  (17 bb)
Seat 4:  Stephen Johnson  –  15,000  (3 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6:  Eric Kent  –  67,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  Jay Kerbel  –  160,000  (32 bb)

Table 7
Seat 1:  Hal Rotholz  –  270,000  (56 bb)
Seat 2:  Jefferson Trent  –  305,000  (61 bb)
Seat 3:  Ari Engel  –  130,000  (26 bb)
Seat 4:  Juan De La Guardia  –  70,000  (14 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6:  Lyle Diamond  –  140,000  (28 bb)
Seat 7:  Yuval Bronshtein  –   75,000  (15 bb)
Seat 8:

Table 8
Seat 1:  Matt Ezrol  –  85,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2:  Sean Kennedy  –  80,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3:  Rodrigo Mehech  –  75,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4:  Jordan Miller  –  30,000  (6 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  Paul Williams  –  165,000  (33 bb)
Seat 8:  Steven Flacco  –  170,000  (34 bb)

$400 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 272

When the field got down to 18 players, there was a random redraw for seats at the final two tables. Here are their updated seating assignments and chip counts:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Amir Baron  –  645,000  (43 bb)
Seat 2.  Mark Bernstein  –  160,000  (11 bb)
Seat 3.  Shurland George  –  150,000  (10 bb)
Seat 4.  Eduardo Moucherek Cecchinato  –  400,000  (27 bb)
Seat 5.  Anthony Hobbs  –  215,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6.  Anthony Velasquez  –  40,000  (3 bb)
Seat 7.  Lisa Teebagy  –  470,000  (31 bb)
Seat 8.  Nancy Thomas  –  220,000  (15 bb)
Seat 9.  Stacy Matin  –  255,000  (17 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Mark Fersaci  –  335,000  (22 bb)
Seat 2.  Amie Martini  –  270,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3.  Jeffrey Bidelman  –  145,000  (10 bb)
Seat 4.  Hector Pacheco  –  380,000  (25 bb)
Seat 5.  Michael Preston  –  95,000  (6 bb)
Seat 6.  Robert Garcia  –  851,000  (57 bb)
Seat 7.  Tamara Goldshteyn  –  285,000  (19 bb)
Seat 8.  Mohan Navani  –  240,000  (16 bb)
Seat 9.  Richard Hill  –  200,000  (13 bb)

Here is the remaining prizepool at stake:

1st:  $20,550 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $14,185
3rd:  $9,315
4th:  $5,680
5th:  $4,385
6th:  $3,635
7th:  $3,060
8th:  $2,555
9th-10th:  $2,055
11th-12th:  $1,730
13th-15th:  $1,480
16th-18th:  $1,240

And here are the players who have finished in the money so far:

19th:  Rado Boltryk  –  $1,025
20th:  Guillermo Garcia  –  $1,025
21st:  Jacque Doucette  –  $1,025

22nd:  David Guiffreda  –  $820
23rd:  Alan Reichstein  –  $820
24th:  Michael Fess  –  $820

25th:  Blair Miller  –  $705
26th:  Tuan Nguyen  –  $705
27th:  Charles Gudaitis  –  $705

28th:  Peter Lombardo  –  $625
29th:  Valery Litvak  –  $625
30th:  Christopher Canzano  –  $625
31st:  Laura Matthew  –  $625
32nd:  Philip Consolo  –  $625
33rd:  Ronald Katz  –  $625
34th:  Arthur Sarkisian  –  $625

With 18 players remaining from a field of 272, the average chip stack is about 300,000 (20 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $1,240 each.