$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 2,692
Average Stack: 4,894,545

Dani Dayan raises to 375,000 on the button and Mark Tarich calls from the small blind. The big blind calls as well and they are three-handed to a flop of .

Tarich leads out for 600,000 and only Dayan calls. The turn is the and Tarich bets 800,000. Dayan moves all in for 2,020,000 and Tarich calls.

Tarich tables , good for trips, but needs to fill up against Dayan’s .

The river is the and Dayan doubles up with a flush.

Dani Dayan – 6,000,000
Mark Tarich – 1,000,000

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 2,692
Average Stack: 4,894,545

Francis Margalione moves all in from middle position for about 400,000 and Jon Borenstein calls out of the big blind without looking at his cards.

Borenstein is dominated with his against Margalione’s . Everything changes on a flop of as Borenstein takes the lead and leaves Margalione with three outs.

The turn is the and the river is the to eliminate Margalione in 12th place for $8,076. Borenstein takes the pot and has about 20% of the chips in play.

After the next elimination, there will be a slight pause in the action as they re-draw for seats at the unofficial final table of 10.

Jon Borenstein – 11,000,000

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry) 
Level 31: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 2,692
Average Stack: 4,486,667

A flurry of raises get in preflop between Marcus Stein in middle position and James Salmon out of the big blind. Salmon gets his last 1,395,000 into the middle preflop and the cards are tabled.

Salmon shows and has Stein’s in awful shape. The flop is and Stein is drawing to running cards to make a straight to eliminate Salmon.

The turn is the , leaving Stein drawing dead. The river is the and Salmon doubles up at the start of the level.

James Salmon – 2,850,000
Marcus Stein – 4,100,000

$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) 
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 2,692
Average Stack: 4,486,667

Albert Destrade gets all in preflop against Vitor Coelho for about 1,200,000. Destrade shows , but needs to find a four against Coelho’s .

The board runs out dry for Destrade and Coelho’s aces hold up to drag the pot. Destrade just misses out on a payjump and takes home $5,451 for his finish and the remaining 12 players are all guaranteed $8,076.

Vitor Coelho – 5,500,000
Albert Destrade – Eliminated

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 2,692
Average Stack: 4,486,667

Vincent Fiorenza moves all in from under-the-gun for 710,000 and Jon Borenstein calls out of the big blind.

Borenstein tables and needs to improve against Fiorenza’s .

The flop is and Borenstein flops a flush draw and two overcards against Fiorenza’s bottom pair. The turn is the , giving Fiorenza a flush draw of his own, but the comes on the river to give the pot to Borenstein.

Borenstein drags the pot and Fiorenza is eliminated. Fiorenza collects $5,451 for his efforts and Boreinstein is nearing the 10 million chip mark.

Jon Borenstein – 9,600,000
Vincent Fiorenza – Eliminated

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 2,692
Average Stack: 4,141,538

Stephen Esposito gets all in preflop from the big blind against James Salmon who is under-the-gun.

Esposito shows , but is crushed by Salmon’s .

The flop is and Esposito picks up some outs after flopping bottom pair. A few players on the rail call for a deuce, but the turn is the and the river is the to send Esposito home in 15th place.

Salmon drags the pot, but is still well below an average stack.

James Salmon – 1,800,000
Stephen Esposito – Eliminated

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 50,000/100,000
Players Remaining: 16 of 2,692
Average Stack: 3,365,000

Mark Tarich is under-the-gun and gets all in preflop for his last 1,660,000 against Bernard Muhire on the button.

Muhire shows and has Tarich’s dominated. The flop is and Tarich flops a full house to take the lead. Muhire is left drawing to two outs to eliminate Tarich.

The turn is the and the river is the to give Tarich the double up through Muhire. At the end of the hand, players start a 15-minute break before they play three more levels and wrap up play for the night.

Mark Tarich – 3,400,000
Bernard Muhire – 4,900,00

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 2,692
Average Stack: 2,447,273

With 23 players remaining, it is Luke Brereton and Jon Borenstein battling for the top spot on the chip counts.

Here is a look at the top five counts as they move closer and closer to a two table re-draw:

Luke Brereton – 7,200,000
Jon Borenstein – 6,300,000
Dani Dayan – 3,600,000
Vitor Coelho – 3,500,000
Marcus Stein – 3,300,000

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry) 
Level 28: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 2,692
Average Stack: 2,243,333

Albert Destrade and Jean Gaspard get all the chips into the middle preflop with Destrade having the bigger stack and Gaspard’s tournament life at risk.

Gaspard hows and is up against Destrade . The flop is and Gaspard takes the lead in the race.

The turn is the and Destrade picks up a flush draw. The river is the and Destrade rivers a flush to eliminate Gaspard. Gaspard takes home $3,392 for his deep run in the opening event to the series.

Albert Destrade – 1,400,000
Jean Gaspard – Eliminated

$350 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 2,692
Average Stack: 2,243,333

Jon Borenstein raises on the button and Jason Kmetetz moves all in for about 600,000 from the small blind. Borenstein calls and the cards are tabled.

Borenstein has and Kmetetz is dominated with his .

“I think I’m done,” said Kmetetz to his rail. “I need to make a set or I’m done.”

The board runs out and Borenstein picks up the pot to eliminate another player.

“That’s the first time I’ve had aces all tournament,” said Borenstein after the hand.

Borenstein is battling Luke Brereton for the chip lead with 25 players left.

Jon Borenstein – 6,300,000
Jason Kmetetz – Eliminated