Main Event: Brett Bader Doubles Through

$1,675 Main Event NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Structure
Level 31: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 904

Action folded to Brett Bader on the button, he moved all in for 1,085,000 and Brian Hastings reshoved from the small blind for more. Mauricio Ameller folded his big blind and we had another race.

Hastings: AdKc
Bader: 5h5s

Bader was ahead for the double and never had a sweat as the board ran Th8s3s9c7d to get him back in the game.

Brett Bader – 2,380,000 (24 bb)
Brian Hastings – 885,000 (9 bb)

Main Event: Chad Eveslage – 6th Place ($51,148)

$1,675 Main Event NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Structure
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 904

Chad Eveslage

Chad Eveslage opened under the gun to 175,000 and Mauricio Ameller three-bet to 500,000 next to act. The rest of the table folded and Eveslage called to see the QhTh8d flop.

Eveslage checked and Ameller moved all in with the bigger stack. Eveslage called for ~1,400,000 and he saw a problem when the cards were flipped up.

Eveslage: AsQd
Ameller: KhKd

Eveslage flopped top pair/top kicker but Ameller was ahead with the kings. The 3d turn could not help Eveslage and he was eliminated after the 7s river.

Mauricio Ameller – 4,550,000 (57 bb)
Chad Eveslage – Eliminated in 6th place ($51,148)

Main Event: Asher Conniff Versus Brett Bader

$1,675 Main Event NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Structure
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 904

Asher Conniff

Brett Bader opened to 160,000 from under the gun and Asher Conniff called in the big blind to the Tc9d3c flop. Conniff checked, Bader bet 180,000 and Conniff called. The turn was 8s and Conniff checked again. Bader put out 425,000 and Conniff called again after a short think.

The 8c river prompted Conniff to take the initiative and he bet out 820,000. Bader thought for a moment and tossed in a calling chip.

“Ten-eight,” Conniff said as he tabled the full house Ts8d.

Bader looked pained, peeled his cards, and put them in the muck.

Asher Conniff – 5,200,000 (65 bb)
Brett Bader – 2,365,000 (30 bb)

Main Event: Updated Counts at Break

$1,675 Main Event NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Structure
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 904

Brett Bader

The six remaining players went on a 10-minute break and are now back underway. Brett Bader was in ninth place out of nine players at the last break but now, two hours later, holds the chip lead.

Seat 1: Mauricio Ameller – 3,335,000 (42 bb)
Seat 2: Joseph Gotlieb – 3,190,000 (40 bb)
Seat 3: Asher Conniff – 4,050,000 (51 bb)
Seat 7: Brett Bader – 4,260,000 (53 bb)
Seat 8: Brian Hastings – 1,045,000 (13 bb)
Seat 9: Chad Eveslage – 2,075,000 (26 bb)

Main Event: Brian Hastings Doubles Through Asher Conniff

$1,675 Main Event NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Structure
Level 29: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 904

Brian Hastings open-shoved from the hijack and it folded around to Asher Conniff in the big blind. After checking his cards, he asked for a count and called after hearing 560,000.

Conniff: Ad4d
Hastings: AcKc

Hastings was way ahead for the double but Conniff hit the 6s4h2c flop to take the lead. Hastings picked up a flush draw on the Tc turn and the 8c closed it for his double.

Brian Hastings – 1,205,000 (20 bb)
Asher Conniff – 2,750,000 (46 bb)

Main Event: Jack Shea – 7th Place ($39,717)

$1,675 Main Event NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Structure
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 904

Jack Shea

Joseph Gotlieb limped from the cutoff and Asher Conniff raised to 155,000 from the button. Jack Shea moved all in for 625,000 from the small blind and Gotlieb folded. Conniff called to create another Main Event race.

Shea: 9s9d
Conniff: AsKc

Shea was ahead and dodged the 8d4c2s flop. The Ts turn was no problem but the Kh sent him out in seventh place.

Asher Conniff – 3,295,000 (66 bb)
Jack Shea – Eliminated in 7th place ($39,717)

Main Event: Daniel Genachte – 8th Place ($31,229)

$1,675 Main Event NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Structure
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 904

Daniel Genachte

Chad Eveslage opened to 110,000 from the hijack and Joseph Gotlieb called on the button. Daniel Genachte three-bet to 450,000 from the big blind and Eveslage folded. Gotlieb called to see the Kh5h5d flop and Genachte bet 800,000 with 650,000 behind.

After a minute, Gotlieb announced all in and Genachte called with the smaller stack.

Genachte: AsKd
Gotlieb: 6h4h

Genachte was ahead with top/top but needed to dodge the hearts. The Ac turn gave Genachte aces up but the 3h river was the heart he did not need to see. Gotlieb earned the pot while local favorite Genachte went out in 8th place.

Joseph Gotlieb – 4,600,000 (92 bb)
Daniel Genachte – Eliminated in 8th place ($31,229)

Main Event: Michael Amato – 9th Place ($24,842)

$1,675 Main Event NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Structure
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 904

Michael Amato

Joseph Gotlieb limped in middle position, Michael Amato called in the small blind, and Brett Bader checked his big blind option to the 9c5h4s flop. Amato and Bader checked before Gotlieb bet 110,000.

Amato moved all in for ~625,000, Bader released, and Gotlieb quickly called.

Amato: Kh9d
Gotlieb: KsKc

Gotlieb’s limped monster was huge and Amato couldn’t come back on the 7c turn or 4d river to exit in ninth place.

Joseph Gotlieb – 2,300,000 (46 bb)
Michael Amato – Eliminated in 9th place ($24,842)

Main Event: Brett Bader Doubles Through Joseph Gotlieb

$1,675 Main Event NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Structure
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 904

Joseph Gotlieb opened to 110,000 from under the gun and Brett Bader moved all in from the cutoff. The button and blinds mucked their hands and Gotlieb quickly called.

Gotlieb: AdQc
Bader: 8c8s

Bader was once again racing but Gotlieb took a huge lead when he flopped Broadway on the KdJsTc flop. Bader was drawing very thin but picked up four outs on the Ts turn. The longshot come-back was complete on the shocking Td river to get the other players excited.

“He’s like a cat!” Asher Conniff joked.

Brett Bader – 1,830,000 (37 bb)
Joseph Gotlieb – 1,500,000 (30 bb)

Main Event: Brett Bader Doubles Through Mauricio Ameller

$1,675 Main Event NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Structure
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 904

Mauricio Ameller opened to 125,000 from under the gun and Brett Bader moved all in from the button for 370,000. The blinds released and the hands were tabled.

Ameller: AdTd
Bader: 7h7s

It was a race and Bader faded the Qs5s4d flop. Ameller added a flush draw on the 2d turn but the 8c sent Bader the needed double.

Brett Bader – 850,000 (17 bb)
Mauricio Ameller – 3,400,000 (68 bb)