Event 4 (Day 2): Gregory Marcus Out in 25th Place ($3,915)

$1,650 Deepest-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($300,000 Guaranteed)
Level 21: Blinds 6,000/12,000, Ante 2,000
Players Remaining: 24/290
Average Stack: 604,167 (50 bb)

A series of raises between Gregory Marcus in middle position and Scott Jaffa in the hijack resulted in Marcus all in for 696,000 with QcQh against Jaffa’s KdKc.

Marcus found no help from the board, giving Jaffa the pot.

Scott Jaffa – 1,500,000 (125 bb)
Gregory Marcus – Out in 25th Place ($3,915)

Other recent eliminations include Michael Lewin (26th – $3,915).

Event 4 (Day 2): Double Bubble

$1,650 Deepest-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($300,000 Guaranteed)
Level 21: Blinds 6,000/12,000, Ante 2,000
Players Remaining: 26/290
Average Stack: 517,857 (43 bb)

Andrew Graham opened to 30,000 from the small blind, Harvey Vandeven shoved from the big blind for about 600,000, and Graham called.

Graham: QhQc
Vandeven: 6h6d

The board ran out KdJcJdJs8s, no help to Vandeven, giving Graham the sizable pot.

Andrew Graham – 2,100,000 (175 bb)
Harvey Vandeven – Eliminated

Meanwhile, Shay Azarzar got his stack of 248,000 into the middle with KdKs against the 10c10s held by Philip Woerner. The board ran out 6c4c3cAdJc, giving Woerner a flush to eliminate Azarzar.

Philip Woerner – 530,000 (44 bb)
Shay Azarzar – Eliminated

Vandeven and Azarzar split 27th place and will receive $1,957.50 each.

Event 4 (Day 2): Marcus Runs into Aces on Back-to-Back Hands

$1,650 Deepest-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($300,000 Guaranteed)
Level 21: Blinds 6,000/12,000, Ante 2,000
Players Remaining: 28/290
Average Stack: 517,857 (43 bb)

On back to back hands, Gregory Marcus ran a pair into opponents’ pocket aces.

First, Marcus ran QsQh into John Restrepo’s AdAs. Restrepo’s aces held up, giving him a double to about 610,000. The following hand, Marcus opened to 75,000 from middle position, Andjelko Andrejevic three-bet shoved for about 240,000 from the cutoff, and Marcus called.

This time Marcus had 10d10s, but Andrejevic tabled AsAh and held up through the 6sJc3d9c7s runout.

John Restrepo – 610,000 (50 bb)
Andjelko Andrejevic – 510,000 (42 bb)
Gregory Marcus – 785,000 (65 bb)

Event 4 (Day 2): Bret Beebe Eliminated by Andrew Graham

$1,650 Deepest-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($300,000 Guaranteed)
Level 20: Blinds 5,000/10,000, Ante 1,000
Players Remaining: 28/290
Average Stack: 517,857 (51 bb)

Bret Beebe raised to 41,000 from the button, Andrew Graham three-bet to 110,000 from the big blind, Beebe tanked for about two minutes before he four-bet shoved for about 300,000, and Graham called.

Beebe: QhQd
Graham: KhKc

The board ran out 2s4cJdJh7c, no help to Beebe, locking up the pot for Graham.

Andrew Graham – 1,580,000 (158 bb)
Bret Beebe – Eliminated

We are now on the money bubble.

Event 4 (Day 2): Brad Patton Eliminated by Bret Beebe

$1,650 Deepest-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($300,000 Guaranteed)
Level 20: Blinds 5,000/10,000, Ante 1,000
Players Remaining: 29/290
Average Stack: 500,000 (50 bb)

Action folded to Brad Patton in the small blind and he shoved for about 120,000. Bret Beebe called from the big blind with JsJc, leading Patton’s 3d3h.

The board ran out 4d8h4hQs6d, no help to Patton, securing the pot for Beebe.

Bret Beebe – 310,000 (31 bb)
Brad Patton – Eliminated

Event 4 (Day 2): Chip Leaders After Level 19

$1,650 Deepest-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($300,000 Guaranteed)
Level 20: Blinds 5,000/10,000, Ante 1,000
Players Remaining: 35/290
Average Stack: 414,286 (41 bb)

Andrew Graham – 1,520,000 (152 bb)
Gregory Marcus – 1,100,000 (110 bb)
Shay Azarzar – 744,000 (74 bb)
Seth Gilson – 734,000 (73 bb)

Recent eliminations include John Ambrosi, Barry Pevner, Joelle Guarino, Chris Bolek, Jon Brody, and Michael Newman

Event 4 (Day 2): Philip Woerner Doubles Through Howard Darnold

$1,650 Deepest-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($300,000 Guaranteed)
Level 19: Blinds 4,000/8,000, Ante 1,000
Players Remaining: 41/290
Average Stack: 353,659 (44 bb)

Philip Woerner raised to 20,000 from middle position, Howard Darnold three-bet to 55,000 from the small blind, Woerner four-bet to 130,000, Darnold five-bet shoved, and Woerner called all in for 276,000.

Woerner: KsKd
Darnold: JsJh

The board came down 9d8s3dAd2c, safe for Woerner to score the double.

Philip Woerner – 569,000 (71 bb)
Howard Darnold – 140,000 (17 bb)