Poker Open

Event 1: Nigel Murray Doubles Thru Eric Siegel

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 7,703

Nigel Murray
Nigel Murray

Nigel Murray got it all in from the small blind with AcJs, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the KdQh of Eric Siegel in middle position.

The board came 8s5h2h10d2c, and Murray won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Nigel Murray  –  4,150,000  (21 bb)
Eric Siegel  –  3,300,000  (17 bb)

With 29 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 5,300,000 (27 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,863 each.

Event 1: Ramzey Hassoun Eliminated in 34th Place by Corel Theuma

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 7,703

Corel Theuma
Corel Theuma

Ramzey Hassoun was all in for about 2,400,000 from the cutoff against Corel Theuma in middle position.

Hassoun:  JcJs
Theuma:  AcAs

The board ran out 7c7h5c8h5d, safe for Theuma to score the elimination.

Corel Theuma  –  10,400,000  (69 bb)
Ramzey Hassoun  –  Eliminated in 34th Place  ($6,863)

Event 1: Tommy Morgado Doubles Thru Raffello Locatelli to Take the Lead

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  34 of 7,703

Tommy Morgado
Tommy Morgado

With about 5,000,000 in the pot and the board reading 9d7s5sJh, Raffaello Locatelli checked from the big blind and Tommy Morgado bet 2,500,000 from the cutoff.

Locatelli check-raised all in with a covering stack and Morgado called all in for 4,775,000 with QsJs for a pair of jacks with a flush draw, leading Locatelli’s 6h5d for a pair of fives with a straight draw.

The river was the 4d, safe for Morgado to win what is thus far the largest pot of the tournament.

Tommy Morgado  –  14,550,000  (97 bb)
Raffaello Locatelli  –  7,400,000  (49 bb)

Event 1: Vinny Monteiro and Raffaello Locatelli Battle For the Chip Lead

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 7,703

Vinny Monteiro
Vinny Monteiro

Somebody finally caught up to Raffaello Locatelli on the leaderboard, and actually passed him — Vinny Monteiro.

1.  Vinny Monteiro  –  11,300,000  (75 bb)
2.  Raffaello Locatelli  –  10,350,000  (69 bb)

But a few minutes after we took those counts, Locatelli won a sizable pot to retake the chip lead.

1.  Raffaello Locatelli  –  14,100,000  (94 bb)
2.  Vinny Monteiro  –  10,350,000  (69 bb)

With 36 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 4,275,000 (29 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,863 each.

Event 1: Rob Brown Eliminated in 41st Place by David Banaszak

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 7,703

David Banaszak
David Banaszak

The player in the cutoff raised to 300,000, Rob Brown three-bet all in for about 1,300,000 from the small blind, and David Banaszak isolated the pot with a shove from the big blind.

Brown:  QdJd
Banaszak:  QsQc

The board came AsQh9h3sKh, giving Banaszak a set of queens to eliminate Brown in 41st place.

David Banaszak  –  3,800,000  (30 bb)
Rob Brown  –  Eliminated in 41st Place  ($6,228)

Event 1: Tamara Goldshteyn Eliminated in 42nd Place by Hung Tran

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  41 of 7,703

Hung Tran
Hung Tran

Tamara Goldshteyn got it all in from the cutoff for about 850,000 with KdQd, and she needed to improve to stay alive against the QsQh of Hung Tran in the big blind.

The board came 5h4c2cKcQc — Goldshteyn paired her king on the turn, but Tran rivered a set of queens to win the pot and eliminate Goldshteyn in 42nd place.

Hung Tran  –  3,325,000  (27 bb)
Tamara Goldshteyn  –  Eliminated in 42nd Place  ($6,228)

With 41 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 3,750,000 (30 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,228 each.

Event 1: Raminder Singh Eliminated in 44th Place by Scott Livingston

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  43 of 7,703

Scott Livingston
Scott Livingston

Raminder Singh moved all in from middle position for 400,000, and Scott Livingston moved all in over the top from the cutoff for about 2.8 million with AcJd.

Singh turned over Ks5s, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Qd10h10cJh5c, and Singh turned an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further. Livingston won the pot with two pair, jacks and tens, to eliminate Singh in 44th place.

Scott Livingston  –  3,525,000  (28 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  Eliminated in 44th Place  ($6,228)

With 43 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 3,575,000 (29 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,228 each.

Event 1: Gary Herstein Eliminated in 46th Place by Raffello Locatelli

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 7,703

Ramzey Hassoun raised to 400,000 from the hijack, Gary Herstein three-bet all in for 1,950,000 from the button, Raffallo Locatelli four-bet all in with a covering stack from the big blind, and Hassoun folded.

Herstein:  JdJs
Locatelli:  AdKs

The board ran out Kd9s6d10c10h, giving Locatelli kings and tens to eliminate Herstain.

Raffaello Locatelli  –  10,800,000  (86 bb)
Gary Herstein  –  Eliminated in 46th Place  ($5,592)

Event 1: Raffaello Locatelli Leads the Field at the Break with 11,275,000

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  54 of 7,703

Raffaello Locatelli
Chipleader Raffaello Locatelli

The players returned from break to begin Level 30, with increased blinds of 75,000-125,000 with a 125,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least six million in chips — and one with a lot more than six million — to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Raffaello Locatelli  –  11,275,000  (90 bb)
2.  Andrew Pecina  –  6,925,000  (55 bb)
3.  Tommy Morgado  –  6,750,000  (54 bb)
4.  Ivan Saul  –  6,200,000  (50 bb)
5.  Ramzey Hassoun  –  6,175,000  (49 bb)

With 54 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 2,850,000 (23 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $5,592 each.

Event 1: Fanilkumar Patel Eliminated in 56th Place by Jim Gleason

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  55 of 7,703

Jim Gleason
Jim Gleason

Fanilkumar Patel got it all in from the small blind with AcQd, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the KhKc of Jim Gleason on the button.

The board came Kd9s5sJs7d — Gleason flopped a set of kings, Patel turned a gutshot straight draw, and the river card was a blank. Gleason won the pot with his set to eliminate Patel in 56th place.

Jim Gleason  –  2,915,000  (29 bb)
Fanilkumar Patel  –  Eliminated in 56th Place  ($5,211)

With 55 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 2,800,000 (28 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $5,211 each.