$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 147

Ben Heath was under the gun and moved all in for about 290,000. It folded to Dermot Blain in the small blind and he moved all in for roughly the same. The remaining players folded and the hands were turned up.

Blain:
Heath:

The stacks were close, and it was unclear who had who covered. The board was laid [5] earning Blain the hand. After a quick countdown of the stacks, it was revealed Heath claimed 286,000 to Blain’s 290,000. Heath busted 5th earning $8,820 while Blain took the chip lead.

Dermot Blain – 665,000 (27 bb)
Ben Heath – Eliminated in 5th Place ($8,820)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 147

Darren Rabinowitz moved all in for 149,000 from middle position and Alexander Khanas moved all in for about 415,000 on the button.

Khanas showed and was flipping with Rabinowitz’s .

The flop was and Khanas took the lead with a pair of queens. The turn was the and the river was the to send the pot to Khanas and eliminate Rabinowitz.

Rabinowitz took home $7,350 for his finish and Khanas is one of the bigger stacks remaining.

Alexander Khanas – 570,000 (29 bb)
Darren Rabinowitz – Eliminated 

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 24: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 147

Dermot Blain moved all in for 76,000 from early position. It folded to Darren Rabinowitz on the button and he shoved for more — 231,000. The remaining players folded and Blain was at risk and in trouble.

Rabinowtiz:
Blain:

The runout was kind, falling . Blain’s pair of twos was good and he earned another double.

Dermot Blain – 200,000 (8 bb)
Darren Rabinowitz – 150,000 (7 bb)

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 4
Level 7: 300/600

George Lusby moved all in for 4,750 on the button, and Aaron Mermelstein called from the big blind to put him at risk.

Lusby:
Mermelstein:

The board ran out , and Mermelstein flopped a pair of eights to win the pot, the game, and the match. He advances to a semifinal matchup against Alex Foxen, which is scheduled to begin in just a few minutes.

Lusby was eliminated by a score of 2-1.

Aaron Mermelstein – Advances to Semifinals
George Lusby – Eliminated in Quarterfinals ($4,800)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 24: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 147

Darren Rabinowitz moved all in out of the small blind and Ben Heath called from the big blind. Heath was the player at risk for 169,000.

Rabinowitz showed and was dominated by Heath’s .

The board ran out and Heath doubles up with queen-high.

Ben Heath – 355,000 (18 bb)
Darren Rabinowitz – 182,000 (9 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 147

Alexander Khanas opened the button and it folded to Dermot Blain in the big blind. He jammed for 61,000 and Khanas called. The hands were exposed.

Blain:
Khanas:

The board fell and Blain’s seven played. He earned the pot and a full double with just seven-high.

Dermot Blain – 167,000 (8 bb)

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 4
Level 6: 250/500

Aaron Mermelstein had been whittled down to 7,950 chips when he got it all in with a premium pair against George Lusby.

Mermelstein:
Lusby:

The board ran out , and Mermelstein won the pot with his pair of queens. That double-up gives him a 2:1 chiplead, the first time he’s had a such a large edge large in this decisive third game.

Aaron Mermelstein – 15,900
George Lusby – 8,100

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 147

Anthony Lombard was in early position and raised to 40,000. Jake Schwartz was on his direct left and moved all-in. Action folded back to Lombard and he called off about 135,000.

Schwartz:
Lombard:

The flop smacked Schwartz falling all spades — — improving him to a flush. The turn and the river fell the and ]kc]. Schwartz’s flush was best and he busted Lombard 7th.

Jake Schwartz – 580,000 (24 bb)
Anthony Lombard – Eliminated 7th ($5,880)

Event 21: $300 Charity Series of Poker (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50
Entries: 69

Award-winning actor Brad Garrett took the mic to thank players and staff for supporting this event, which benefits his foundation. A couple one-liners later, he delivered the most famous words in poker, and the cards are in the air for Event 21.

Here are the vitals:

• Players begin with 10,000 chips
• Levels are 15 minutes apiece
• Late registration available until start of Level 9
• $140 of each entry goes to the Maximum Hope Foundation
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 21 Structure Sheet

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7  of 147

Darren Rabinowitz raised to 26,000 from the cutoff and Gregory Marcus moved all in out of the big blind for 120,000. Rabinowitz called.

Marcus showed and was in the lead against Rabinowitz’s .

The board ran out and Marcus doubled up with tens full of aces to leave Rabinowitz with under 10 big blinds.

Gregory Marcus – 272,000 (17 bb)
Darren Rabinowitz – 95,000 (6 bb)