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Event 46: James Carroll Doubles Twice into the Lead

$1,100 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 515

James Carroll

James Carroll limped in for 100,000, Rajasekar Govindan raised to 300,000 from the big blind, Carroll reraised all in for 1,475,000, and Govindan called.

Carroll:  AsKh
Govindan:  KsJd

The board ran out Kc3d2sAh7c, giving Carroll aces and kings to double up.

The next hand, on the river of a 9c8c7s3h3s board with about 3,000,000 in the pot, Carroll was all in for 1,450,000 from the big blind and Govindan called on the button with Ah8h.

Carroll, however, tabled KsKd for kings and treys to double into the chip lead.

James Carroll  –  6,000,000  (60 bb)
Rajasekar Govindan  –  4,300,000  (43 bb)

1st:  $100,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $68,100

Event 46: David Laufer – 3rd Place ($44,815)

$1,100 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 515

David Laufer

Rajasekar Govindan raised to 225,000 from the button, and David Laufer called in the big blind.

The flop was 9c7c6d, Laufer checked, Govindan went all in with a covering stack, and Laufer called all in for about 1,100,000.

Govindan:  As9s
Laufer:  7h5h

Govindan was ahead with a pair of nines and held up through the Th turn and Jh river to eliminate Laufer in third place.

Rajasekar Govindan  –  8,100,000  (81 bb)
James Carroll  –  2,200,000  (22 bb)
David Laufer  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($44,815)

1st:  $100,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $68,100

Event 43: Dan Sepiol Doubles Thru Chance Kornuth

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 411

Dan Sepiol
Dan Sepiol

Chance Kornuth raised from the button to 125,000, Dan Sepiol reraised from the big blind to 475,000, and Kornuth moved all in.

Sepiol quickly called all in for 1,995,000 with Ah9h, and Kornuth turned over 8h8c. Sepiol needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came AsJc2s3d5c, and Sepiol paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Dan Sepiol  –  4,050,000  (68 bb)
Chance Kornuth  –  6,225,000  (104 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $204,735 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $142,335

Event 43: Chance Kornuth Takes a 4-to-1 Chip Lead Over Dan Sepiol

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 411

Chance Kornuth
Chance Kornuth

Chance Kornuth raised from the button to 125,000, and Dan Sepiol called from the big blind.

The flop came Ad7c4c, Sepiol checked, Kornuth bet 100,000, and Sepiol called.

The turn card was the 2c, Sepiol checked, Kornuth bet 390,000, and Sepiol called.

The river card was the Js, Sepiol checked, Kornuth bet 920,000, and Sepiol called. Kornuth showed Jc6c to win the pot with a jack-high flush and take a 4-to-1 chip lead.

Chance Kornuth  –  8,320,000  (139 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  1,955,000  (33 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $204,735 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $142,335

Event 46: Scott Dehm – 4th Place ($31,445)

$1,100 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 515

Scott Dehm

Scott Dehm raised all in for 805,000 from under the gun, and Rajasekar Govindan called in the big blind with AcJd, racing with Dehm’s 5h5c.

The board ran out AsKs3c8h4d, giving Govindan a pair of aces to eliminate Dehm in fourth place.

Rajasekar Govindan  –  5,525,000  (69 bb)
James Carroll  –  2,500,000  (31 bb)
David Laufer  –  2,275,000  (28 bb)
Scott Dehm  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($31,445)

1st:  $100,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $68,100
3rd:  $44,815

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 3,425,000 (43 big blinds).

Event 46: Darren Rabinowitz – 5th Place ($24,150)

$1,100 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 515

Darren Rabinowitz
Darren Rabinowitz

Darren Rabinowitz  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($24,150)

Here are approximate chip counts for the final four players:

Seat 1.  James Carroll  –  4,300,000  (54 bb)
Seat 2.  David Laufer  –  1,580,000  (20 bb)
Seat 3.  Rajasekar Govindan  –  2,135,000  (27 bb)
Seat 4.  Scott Dehm  –  2,280,000  (29 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $100,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $68,100
3rd:  $44,815
4th:  $31,445

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,575,000 (32 big blinds).

Event 43: Dan Sepiol Leads Chance Kornuth Heads-Up at the Break

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 411

Dan Sepiol
Dan Sepiol

The final two players return from break to begin Level 28, with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 with a 60,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Dan Sepiol  –  5,635,000  (94 bb)
Chance Kornuth  –  4,640,000  (77 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $204,735 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $142,335

3rd:  Michael Wang  –  $92,790
4th:  Nitis Udornpim  –  $62,000
5th:  Leonard August  –  $47,680
6th:  Bin Weng  –  $39,525
7th:  Michael Rocco  –  $33,180
8th:  Hamed Zia  –  $26,885
9th:  Brian Altman  –  $20,600

Event 46: Scott Dehm Doubles Up

$1,100 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 515

Scott Dehm

David Laufer had a raise just over 300,000 out on the table from the cutoff, and Scott Dehm reraised all in for 1.2 million on the big blind. Laufer called to cover so the two players tabled their cards.

Dehm: Ac5s
Laufer: 6h6d

Board: AhJh2cAsQs

Dehm doubled up to 2.6 million, and Laufer was at 1.86 million after the hand,

Scott Dehm – 2,600,000 (30 bb)
David Laufer – 1,860,000 (23 bb)

Event 43: Dan Sepiol Doubles into the Lead

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 411

Dan Sepiol

Dan Sepiol raised to 100,000 from the button, Chance Kornuth three-bet to 400,000 from the big blind, Sepiol four-bet all in for 2,550,000, and Kornuth called with JdJc, leading Sepiol’s Ah5d,

The board ran out As7s6c7d5h, giving Sepiol aces and sevens to double into the lead.

Dan Sepiol  –  5,200,000  (104 bb)
Chance Kornuth  –  5,075,000  (102 bb)

1st:  $204,735 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $142,335

Event 43: Michael Wang – 3rd Place ($92,790)

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 411

Michael Wang
Michael Wang

Chance Kornuth raised from the button to 100,000, Michael Wang reraised from the small blind to 400,000, and Kornuth reraised to 750,000.

Wang thought for a while before he five-bet all in for about 2,550,000, and Kornuth quickly called with JsJd.

Wang turned over 9h9c, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came AhAd6cKc6h, and the pocket jacks held up for Kornuth to win the pot and eliminate Michael Wang in third place.

Michael Wang  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($92,790)

Here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Chance Kornuth  –  7,725,000  (155 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  2,550,000  (51 bb)

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $204,735 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $142,335