$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,804
Average Stack: 2,255,000 (15 bb)

Mike Beasley opened to 300,000 in early position, and Jordan Meltzer defended his big blind. The flop came , and Meltzer moved all in for 515,000. Beasley quickly called, putting his opponent at risk.

Melzter:
Beasley:

Beasley was ahead for the moment, but the turn and river saved Meltzer’s tournament life. He made jacks up, doubling up and putting Beasley on the short stack.

Jordan Meltzer – 1,905,000 (13 bb)
Mike Beasley – 555,000 (4 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,804
Average Stack: 2,255,000 (19 bb)

Zo Karim opened to 250,000 in early position, and Salah Levy three-bet shoved for 790,00 in the cutoff. Karim asked for an exact count, then called to put him at risk.

Karim:
Levy:

The board ran out , and Levy’s kicker played to earn him the double-up.

On the next hand, Steve Fraser opened to 460,000 in early position, and Levy three-bet shoved for 1,900,000. Fraser called, having his opponent slightly covered. For the second straight hand, Levy was at risk, and this time he was well behind.

Fraser:
Levy:

The board ran out , and Levy came from behind to river his flush. He doubled up again, moving into the chip lead in the process.

Salah Levy – 4,140,000 (35 bb)
Zo Karim – 3,345,000 (28 bb)
Steve Fraser – 285,000 (2 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,804
Average Stack: 2,005,000 (20 bb)

David Hass moved all in for 825,000 in early position, and Fred Allenspach re-shoved for about 925,000 in late position to put him at risk.

Hass:
Allenspach:

The board ran out . Allenspach won the pot with kings up, and Hass was eliminated in ninth place.

Fred Allenspach – 2,035,000 (20 bb)
David Hass – Eliminated

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,804
Average Stack: 1,805,000 (23 bb)

Johanssy Joseph moved all in for 405,000 in late position, and Zo Karim called. Steve Fraser re-shoved over the top, and Karim folded out of the way to let Joseph fight heads up for his tournament life.

Joseph:
Fraser:

The flop gave Fraser queens full, leaving Joseph drawing nearly dead. The turn was the and the river the , and Joseph was eliminated in tenth place.

Steve Fraser – 1,875,000 (23 bb)
Johanssy Joseph – Eliminated

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,804
Average Stack: 1,804,000 (23 bb)

Midway through Level 29, the field was reduced to ten players, and they redrew new seats around the final table. Zo Karim continued his domination this level, sitting with about 30% of the total chips in play. Here’s how he and the other finalists stack up:

Seat 1: Alan Dobrow – 2,500,000 (31 bb)
Seat 2: Mike Beasley – 1,865,000 (23 bb)
Seat 3: Johanssy Joseph – 500,000 (6 bb)
Seat 4: Fred Allenspach – 1,000,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5: Zo Karim – 5,400,000 (68 bb)
Seat 6: Steve Fraser – 1,200,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Sagi Zommer – 2,400,000 (30 bb)
Seat 8: Salah Levy – 360,000 (5 bb)
Seat 9: Jordan Meltzer – 2,000,000 (25 bb)
Seat 10: David Hass – 815,000 (10 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st: $49,957
2nd: $29,372
3rd: $20,146
4th: $13,638
5th: $9,417
6th: $7,252
7th: $5,520
8th: $4,048
9th: $2,901
10th: $2,078

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 1,804
Average Stack: 1,022,222 (20 bb)

Alan Dobrow’s chip lead was short lived. After he knocked out Jake Richardson, the field was redrawn around the final two tables.

With 18 players remaining, Zo Karim was responsible for eliminations on back-to-back hands, and he’s single-handedly reduced the field to 16 players. The chips he’s collected also give him a significant lead over the field once again. He has at least 3,800,000 at the moment, putting him about 1 million clear of the nearest challengers.

“It’s the Zo show so far,” Mike Beasley said from the other end of the table.

Zo Karim – 3,800,000 (76 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 1,804
Average Stack: 902,000 (18 bb)

Alan Dobrow opened with a raise to 130,000 in the hijack, and Jake Richardson three-bet to 285,000 in the cutoff. Dobrow called the remainder to see the flop.

It came , and Dobow moved all in for 1,020,000. Richardson had 800,000 left in front of him, and he spent a long while in the tank. “This is my whole tournament, huh?” he realized. At one point, he stood up and gave the board a long stare, clearly agonizing over the decision. He eventually called, then he let out a fist pump as he realized he was correct.

Dobrow: (pair of sevens)
Richardson: (pair of queens)

The turn and river filled out the board, though, and Dobrow ran down a flush to earn the knockout. He’s now the chipleader with 19 players remaining as Richardson heads to the payout desk.

Alan Dobrow – 2,500,000 (50 bb)
Jake Richardson – Eliminated

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 1,804
Average Stack: 644,000 (16 bb)

Salah Levy moved all in for 230,000 under the gun, and Ana Segura called from the big blind.

Levy:
Segura:

The board ran out , and Levy doubled up with kings up. Segura was left with 230,000 chips, and she was eliminated shortly thereafter in 26th place.

Salah Levy – 510,000 (13 bb)
Ana Segura – Eliminated

$350 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 Ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 176
Average Stack: 68,000 (57 bb)

From a starting field of 176, the final 26 players have just been sent on a 40-minute dinner break. Here’s the top of the leaderboard:

Zach Kessler – 281,800 (235 bb)
David Jackson – 166,200 (139 bb)
Ira Schwartz – 157,300 (131 bb)
Ryan Hoberg – 105,500 (88 bb)
Alcides Gomez – 75,800 (63 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 34 of 1,804
Average Stack: 531,000 (22 bb)

Dave Inselberg moved all in for 87,000 in late position, and Jake Richardson called to put him at risk.

Inselberg:
Richardson:

The board ran out , and Richardson rivers a pair of queens to earn the knockout.

Jake Richardson – 540,000 (23 bb)
Dave Inselberg – Eliminated