$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 807

Level 27 has just begun, and the final 12 players are laid out like so:

Featured Table
Seat 1: Charlemagne Benjamin – 315,000 (6 bb)
Seat 2: Joseph Duchman – 1,295,000 (26 bb)
Seat 3: Daren Stabinski – 1,525,000 (31 bb)
Seat 4: Wally Maddah – 1,050,000 (21 bb)
Seat 5: Steven Richardson – 800,000 (16 bb)
Seat 6: Michael Abitbol – 2,550,000 (51 bb)

Secondary Table
Seat 1: James Dorrance – 2,450,000 (49 bb)
Seat 2: Marc Levy – 1,510,000 (30 bb)
Seat 3: Derek Ecenarro – 1,555,000 (31 bb)
Seat 4: David Diaz – 825,000 (17 bb)
Seat 5: Jesus Cabrera – 450,000 (9 bb)
Seat 6: David Maslowski – 2,210,000 (44 bb)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 807

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 807

James Dorrance opened the button with a raise to 90,000, and Marc Levy three-bet shoved for 720,000 in the small blind. Dorrance called to put him at risk.

Dorrance:
Levy:

The board ran out , and Levy turned kings up to double up.

Marc Levy – 1,510,000 (38 bb)
James Dorrance – 2,450,000 (61 bb)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 807

David Maslowski opened the cutoff with a raise, and J.C. Arriba defended his big blind.

The flop was , and Arriba check-called a continuation bet from Maslowski. The turn was the . Arriba checked again, and Maslowski moved all in for 460,000. Arriba pondered for several minutes, then called to try for the knockout.

Maslowski:
Arriba:

Maslowski’s kicker had him poised to double up, and he did just that as the completed the board on the river. Arriba was left with just 135,000 chips, and he was eliminated one hand later.

David Maslowski – 1,275,000 (32 bb)
J.C. Arriba – Eliminated in 16th place ($2,381)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 807

James Dorrance opened to 70,000 in early position, and Marc Levy three-bet to 200,000 a couple seats over. Dorrance called the remainder.

The flop was , and both players checked. The turn was the . Dorrance led for 250,000, and Levy practically beat him into the pot with an instantaneous call. The river was the , and Dorrance moved all in with his big stack. Levy was put to a decision for his remaining 865,000 chips, and he pondered for a couple minutes before surrendering his cards into the muck.

Dorrance won the pot with no showdown, extending his chip lead in the process.

James Dorrance – 2,650,000 (88 bb)
Marc Levy – 865,000 (29 bb)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 807

Action folded around to the button where big stack James Dorrance moved all in to put the pressure on the blinds. Jessica Dawley folded her small, but Ryan Sherman called all in for about 300,000 in the big, putting himself at risk.

Dorrance:
Sherman:

The board ran out , and Dorrance turned a Broadway straight to win the knockout pot. Sherman was eliminated in 21st place.

James Dorrance – 2,130,000 (71 bb)
Ryan Sherman – Eliminated in 21st place ($2,018)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with 4,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 807

Ryan Sherman appears to be the shortest stack left in the field, but he’s not done fighting just yet.

In the last pot, Sherman open-shoved the button for 150,000, and David Diaz eventually called from the big blind to put Sherman at risk.

Sherman:
Diaz:

The board ran out , and Sherman doubled back into contention with a set of nines.

Ryan Sherman – 344,000 (14 bb)
David Diaz – 1,150,000 (48 bb)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with 4,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 807

Jake Schwartz was among the shorter stacks left when the field combined to three tables, and he was unable to stave off elimination for long.

In his final hand, Schwartz and David Diaz both flopped a pair of aces, but Diaz’ ace-queen had Schwartz ace-ten in bad shape. Schwartz could not catch up, and he was eliminated in 24th place.

David Diaz – 1,280,000 (53 bb)
Jake Schwartz – Eliminated in 24th place ($2,018)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with 4,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 807

James Dorrance still appears to be the overall chip leader, but he’s just been dented by Jessica Dawley, who’s doubled up for the second time this orbit.

Dorrance was the preflop raiser, opening to what looked like 50,000 in middle position. Dawley three-bet shoved for 231,000 from the cutoff, and Dorrance called to put her at risk.

Dorrance:
Dawley:

The board ran out , and Dawley’s king kicker played to earn her another double-up.

Jessica Dawley – 530,000 (22 bb)
James Dorrance – 1,385,000 (69 bb)