$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 10/126

Seat 1: Julian Gallo -140,000 (18 bb)
Seat 2: Andrew Butler – 195,000 (24 bb)
Seat 3: Richard Perea – 170,000 (21 bb)
Seat 4: Manny Tarich – 135,000 (17 bb)
Seat 5: Yuriy Kozinskiy -260,000 (33 bb)
Seat 6: Michael Sinisgalli -200,000 (25 bb)
Seat 7: Yossi Ben Kessous -210,000 (26 bb)
Seat 8: Robert Leff -95,000 (12 bb)
Seat 9: Kelly Sejour -95,000 (12 bb)
Seat 10: Steven Bennett – 390,000 (49 bb)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 11/126

With the board reading, , Charles Bon was already all in from the big blind against Kelly Sejour (under the gun) and Michael Sinisgalli (button). In sidepot action, Sejour bet 12,000 and Sinisgalli called.

The river was the , Sejour checked, Sinisgalli bet 15,000, and Sejour called.

Sinisgalli showed for a jack-high straight, Sejour mucked, and Bon showed a defeated to bust in 11th place.

Michael Sinisgalli – 200,000 (25 bb)
Kelly Sejour – 95,000 (12 bb)
Charles Bon – Eliminated in 11th Place ($675)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 11/126

Ory Hen raised all in from the small blind for about 40,000, and Steven Bennett called from the big blind.

Hen:
Bennett:

The board comes down , giving both aces and kings but giving Bennett the better kicker to eliminate Hen in 12th place.

Steven Bennett – 395,000 (49 bb)
Ory Hen – Eliminated in 12th Place ($675)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 12/126

Hongbo Chu was all in from the cutoff for about 25,000 with against Kelly Sejour in the big blind with .

The board came down , safe for Sejour to score the elimination.

Kelly Sejour – 180,000 (30 bb)
Hongbo Chu – Eliminated in 13th Place ($589)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 13/126

Yossi Ben Kessous raised from the hijack, Tommy Burleson reraised all in for about 65,000 from the big blind, and Ben Kessous called.

Ben Kessous:
Burleson:

The board came down , giving Ben Kessous a pair of aces to eliminate Burleson in 15th place.

Shortly thereafter, Ben Kessous eliminated Stanley Sanders in 14th place.

Yossi Ben Kessous – 195,000 (33 bb)
Stanley Sanders – Eliminated in 14th Place ($589)
Tommy Burleson – Eliminated in 15th Place ($589)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 15/126

Marry Tarich raised all in from the button for 32,000, and Alejandro Funes called all in for 25,000 from the big blind.

Tarich:
Funes:

The board came down , no help to Funes, ending his tournament in 16th place.

Manny Tarich – 67,000 (11 bb)
Alejandro Funes – Eliminated in 16th Place ($516)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 16/126

Steven Bennett raised to 7,000 from the cutoff, Hongbo Chu called from the small blind, and Julian Gallo called from the big blind.

The flop was , and action checked to Bennett who continued for 10,000. Only Chu called.

The turn was the , Chu checked, Bennett bet 25,000, Chu check-raised to 60,000, Bennett reraised all in with a covering stack, and Chu tanked for a bit before he folded.

Steven Bennett  400,000 (133 bb)
Hongbo Chu – 120,000 (40 bb)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 16/126

Yuriy Kozinskiy raised to 7,500 from under the gun, a player in middle position reraised all in for 35,500, and Kozinskiy called with , leading his opponent’s .

The board came down , safe for Kozinsky to win the pot and send the remaining field into the money.

Yuriy Kozinskiy – 265,000 (88 bb)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 21/126

Michael Sinisgalli limped from the small blind, the player in the big blind raised all in for 17,500, and Sinisgalli called mulled it over for a bit before he called with , trailing his opponent’s .

The board came down , giving Sinisgalli tens and sevens to score the elimination.

Michael Sinisgalli – 120,000 (40 bb)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 36/126

Following a flop of with about 12,000 in the pot, the player in the small blind checked and the player in the big blind bet 4,500. Event 1 winner Steven Bennett called from the button, and the player in the small blind folded.

The turn was the , the big blind checked, Bennett bet 8,500, and his opponent called. The river was the , the big blind checked, Bennett bet 24,000, and his opponent tanked for a while before he folded.

Bennet won the pot to chip to about 160,000, and he is among the biggest stacks in the room.