Event 1: Dimitry Agrachov Eliminated in 10th Place ($1,411)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 517
Average Stack: 860,000 (28 bb)

Dimitry Agrachov raised from the hijack, Roberto Bendeck three-bet to 135,000 from the small blind, Agrachov four-bet shoved for 662,000, and Bendeck called.

Agrachov: AsQc
Bendeck: JcJs

The board came down KsKh6d6s3s, no help to Agrachov, ending his tournament in 10th place.

Roberto Bendeck – 1,600,000 (53 bb)
Dimitry Agrachov – Eliminated in 10th Place ($1,411)

Event 1: Unofficial Final Table Set

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 517
Average Stack: 775,000 (32 bb)

The unofficial final table is set after the eliminations of Fariborz Zojaji (12th – $1,411) and Mark Nahama (11th – $1,411).

Seat 1: Nashaat Antonious – 1,100,000 (36 bb)
Seat 2: Marie Fisher – 550,000 (18 bb)
Seat 3: Raffaello Locatelli – 1,780,000 (59 bb)
Seat 4: George Boyadjian – 320,000 (10 bb)
Seat 5: Brent Philbin – 680,000 (22 bb)
Seat 6: Dimitry Agrachov – 670,000 (22 bb)
Seat 7: Charlamagne Benjamin – 520,000 (17 bb)
Seat 8: Michel Gariepy – 655,000 (22 bb)
Seat 9: Peter Petakus – 580,000 (19 bb)
Seat 10: Roberto Bendeck – 900,000 (30 bb)

Event 1: Jeff Fogel Eliminated in 13th Place ($1,086)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 517
Average Stack: 646,000 (27 bb)

Jeff Fogel raised all in from the hijack for about 190,000 and Charlamagne Benjamin called from the big blind with AhQs, leading Fogel’s Kc8c.

The board rolled out Qc7s3hQh9s, giving Benjamin trip queens to eliminate Fogel in 13th place.

Charlamagne Benjamin – 530,000 (22 bb)
Jeff Fogel – Eliminated in 13th Place ($1,086)

Event 1: Yves Fequiere Eliminated in 14th Place ($1,086)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 517
Average Stack: 596,000 (25 bb)

Following the eliminations of Edgar Varas (17th – $814), Theo Lawson (16th – $814), and Angel Bracho (15th – $1,086), Yves Fequiere raised all in from early position for about 150,000. Michel Gariepy called from the big blind.

Fequiere: Ks9h
Gariepy: AcJs

The board ran out Ah10s5cJdAs, giving Gariepy aces full of jacks to score the elimination.

Michel Gariepy – 710,000 (29 bb)
Yves Fequiere – Eliminated in 14th Place ($1,086)

Event 1: Matthew Zarcadoolas Eliminated in 18th Place ($814)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 517
Average Stack: 456,000 (28 bb)

Brent Philbin raised to 35,000 from the cutoff, Matthew Zarcadoolas three-bet shoved from the button for about 280,000, Charlemagne Benjamin four-bet shoved from the big blind for roughly 370,000, and Philbin called with a slightly covering stack.

Philbin: KhKs
Zarcadoolas: Qc9h
Benjamin: KcKd

The board ran out Qh10h10s5c3h, safe for Philbin and Benjamin to chop up Zarcadoolas’ stack.

Brent Philbin – 535,000 (33 bb)
Charlamagne Benjamin – 530,000 (33 bb)
Matthew Zarcadoolas – Eliminated in 18th Place ($814)

Event 1: Marie Fisher Doubles Twice

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 517
Average Stack: 431,000 (27 bb)

Jeff Fogel raised all in from the button with a covering stack and Marie Fisher called all in from the big blind for about 110,000 with KdQs, leading Fogel’s KcJh.

The board came down Qh9h7h9c5c, safe for Fisher to double through Fogel.

A few hands later with the board reading Kc4c2s and about 120,000 in the pot, Edgar Varas checked from the big blind and Yves Fequiere bet 53,000 from early position. Fisher called from the cutoff, Varas check-raised to 145,000, Fequiere folded, Fisher reraised all in for 177,000, and Varas called.

Fisher: Ks10s
Varas: 5d5c

The Ac turn gave Varas outs to a flush and straight, but the 10h river locked up the pot for Fisher with two pair.

Marie Fisher – 550,000 (34 bb)
Jeff Fogel – 190,000 (12 bb)
Edgar Varas – 160,000 (10 bb)

Event 1: Final Two Tables With Approximate Chip Counts

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 517
Average Stack: 431,000 (27 bb)

Table 40
Seat 1: Dimitry Agrachov – 745,000 (46 bb)
Seat 2: Michel Gariepy – 180,000 (11 bb)
Seat 3: Angel Bracho – 215,000 (13 bb)
Seat 4: Roberto Bendeck – 470,000 (29 bb)
Seat 5: Nashaat Antonious – 1,130,000 (70 bb)
Seat 6: Mark Nahama – 250,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Raffaello Locatelli -485,000 (30 bb)
Seat 8: George Boyadjian – 480,000 (30 bb)
Seat 9: : Fariborz Zojaji – 845,000 (52 bb)

Table 41
Seat 1: Marie Fisher – 130,000 (8 bb)
Seat 2: Brent Philbin – 375,000 (23 bb)
Seat 3: Matthew Zarcadoolas – 400,000 (25 bb)
Seat 4: Edgar Varas – 480,000 (30 bb)
Seat 5: Charlemagne Benjamin – 250,000 (15 bb)
Seat 6: Yves Fequiere – 420,000 (26 bb)
Seat 7: Peter Petakus – 330,000 (20 bb)
Seat 8: Jeff Fogel – 315,000 (19 bb)
Seat 9: Theo Lawson – 185,000 (11 bb)

Event 1: Final Three Table Redraw With Approximate Chip Counts

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 517
Average Stack: 287,000 (28 bb)

Table 39
Seat 1: Steve Olivier – 70,000 (7 bb)
Seat 2: George Boyadjian – 395,000 (39 bb)
Seat 3: Brent Philbin – 270,000 (27 bb)
Seat 4: George Davis – 240,000 (24 bb)
Seat 5: Fernando Pages – 130,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: Mark Nahama – 150,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Nashaat Antonious – 700,000 (70 bb)
Seat 8: Michael Yenko – 155,000 (15 bb)
Seat 9: Charlemagne Benjamin – 300,000 (30 bb)

Table 40
Seat 1: Dimitry Agrachov – 425,000 (42 bb)
Seat 2: Michel Gariepy – 210,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3: Pasquale Caiazza – 90,000 (9 bb)
Seat 4: Roberto Bendeck – 190,000 (19 bb)
Seat 5: Al Gomez – 270,000 (27 bb)
Seat 6: Angel Bracho – 250,000 (25 bb)
Seat 7: Raffaello Locatelli – 180,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8: Julio Sanchez – 280,000 (28 bb)
Seat 9: Eliezer Gonzalez – 60,000 (6 bb)

Table 41
Seat 1: Marie Fisher – 130,000 (13 bb)
Seat 2: Eric Siegel – 75,000 (7 bb)
Seat 3: Matthew Zarcadoolas – 385,000 (38 bb)
Seat 4: Edgar Varas – 305,000 (30 bb)
Seat 5: Fariborz Zojaji – 950,000 (95 bb)
Seat 6: Yves Fequiere – 310,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7: Peter Petakus – 415,000 (41 bb)
Seat 8: Jeff Fogel – 310,000 (31 bb)
Seat 9: Theo Lawson – 280,000 (28 bb)