$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining: 4 of 430

Carlos Loving opened the cutoff for a raise to 100,000. David Gunas was on the button and three-bet to 275,000. It was back on Loving and he four-bet shoved for 1,335,000 total. After a minute or two, Gunas called and Loving flipping for his tournament life.

Gunas:
Loving:

Runout:

Gunas’ eights held and he earned the pot and the elimination. Loving busted in fifth place earning $7,175.

David Gunas – 4,575,000 (91 bb)
Carlos Loving – Eliminated in 5th place ($7,175)

$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining: 5 of 430

Seat 1: Mike Ortiz – 930,000 (18 bb)
Seat 2: Bryce McVay – 2,275,000 (45 bb)
Seat 3: Carlos Loving – 1,130,000 (22 bb)
Seat 4: David Gunas – 3,600,000 (72 bb)
Seat 5: Jeffrey Dickman – 665,000 (13 bb)

1st – $28,379 + Gold Ring
2nd – $17,538
3rd – $12,815
4th – $9,515
5th – $7,175

$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining: 5 of 430

David Gunas was in the cutoff and raised to 80,000. Next up was Jeffrey Dickman in the small blind and he three-be to 220,000. Mike Ortize verified the amount of the three-bet, then four-bet to 525,000. It was back on Gunas and he moved all-in for 1,685,000. Dickman folded and Ortiz called putting Gunas at risk.

Gunas:
Ortiz:

Runout:

Ortiz had outs to Broadway after the turn, but the river fell dry. He doubled Gunas.

David Gunas – 3,675,000 (91 bb)
Mike Ortiz – 700,000 (17 bb)

$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 26: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining: 5 of 430

Bryce McVay opened the button. Carlos Loving folded his small blind and shorstack Georges Boyadjian promptly shoved 295,000 from the big blind. McVay called and Boyadjian was at risk and behind.

McVay:
Boyadjian:

Flop: – McVay retained the lead, but Boyadjian earned some straight outs.

Turn: – McVay’s ace-10 high was still good.

River: – Both players improved to aces-up, but McVay had Boyadjian outkicked.

Boyadjian was eliminated in sixth place earning $5,492.

Bryce McVay – 1,430,000 (47 bb)
Georges Boyadjian – Eliminated in 6th place ($5,492)

$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining: 6 of 430

Mike Ortiz opened the action with a raise to 100,000 from the small blind. Steven Bennett was in the big blind and moved all-in for about 420,000. After some thought, Ortiz called putting yet another player at risk.

Ortiz:
Bennett:

Ortiz was ahead as they went to the flop.

Flop: – Bennett took the lead with a pair of fours, but Ortiz still claimed overs along with a backdoor flush draw.

Turn: – The first leg of Ortiz’s backdoor flush draw came through.

River: – Ortiz hit his unlikely flush and Bennett was eliminated in seventh place earning $4,265. Ortiz, meanwhile, recorded his third elimination of the final table and took the chip lead.

Mike Ortiz – 2,350,000 (97 bb)
Steven Bennett – Eliminated in 7th place ($4,265)

$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining: 7 of 430

Herbert Woodbery was in the big blind holding . He was all-in and ahead but at risk versus Mike Ortiz’s . A king on the flop put an end to Woodbery’s lead. He never caught up and was eliminated by Ortiz. The eighth-place finish earned the Tampa grinder $3,359.

Mike Ortiz – 1,890,000 (78 bb)
Herbert Woodbery – Eliminated in 8th place ($3,359)

$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining: 8 of 430

There was four-way action in a raised pot. Nancy Thomas was in the small blind and open-shoved about 360,000 on a flop.  After a pair of folds, it was on Mike Ortiz and he quickly called putting Thomas at risk.

Ortiz: for middle set
Thomas: for an overpair

Turn and River:

Ortiz improved to a fullhouse and Thomas’ two pair was no good. She busted in ninth place earning $2,683.

Nancy Thomas – Eliminated in 9th place ($2,683)

$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining:  9 of 430

Jack Rolnitzky was on the button and got the last of his stack in against Bryce McVay in the big blind.

McVay:
Rolnitzky:

McVay flopped a 10 — the — and Rolnitzky promptly stood from the table. The dealer made it official putting out an inconsequential turn and river and Rolnitzky bowed out 10th for $2,172. It marked a pay jump as the final nine players secured at least $2,683.

Bryce McVay – 1,450,000 (60 bb)
Jack Rolnitzky – Eliminated in 10th place ($2,172)

$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining:  10 of 430

Seat assignments with chip counts:

Seat 1: Mike Ortiz – 1,386,000 (58 bb)
Seat 2: Jack Rolnitzky – 407,000 (17 bb)
Seat 3: Steven Bennett – 436,000 (18 bb)
Seat 4: Bryce McVay – 987,000 (41 bb)
Seat 5: Carlos Loving – 1,690,000 (70 bb)
Seat 6: Nancy Thomas – 472,000 (20 bb)
Seat 7: Georges Boyadjian – 650,000 (27 bb)
Seat 8: Herbert Woodbery – 470,000 (20 bb)
Seat 9: David Gunas – 855,000 (36 bb)
Seat 10: Jeffrey Dickman – 1,277,000 (53 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st – $28,379 + Gold Ring
2nd – $17,538
3rd – $12,815
4th – $9,515
5th – $7,175
6th – $5,492
7th – $4,265
8th – $3,359
9th – $2,683
10th – $2,172

Updated Day 2 eliminations:

11th: Jessica Dawley – $2,172
12th: Kelly Webb – $2,172
13th: Edward Novak – $1,783
14th: Andrew Gordon – $1,783
15th: Charles Campos – $1,783
16th: Dejan Petkovic – $1,484
17th: Matthew Zarcadoolas – $1,484
18th: Shawn Clark – $1,484
19th: Luiz De Farias Guimares – $1,250
20th: Nagui Yassa – $1,250
21st: Joseph Duchman – $1,250
22nd: Dedric Henderson – $1,067

$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 24: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining:  10 of 430

Georges Boyadjian limped from late position and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Jessica Dawley made it 70,000 from the cutoff. It was on Michael Ortiz on the button and he called. After a pair of folds in the blinds, Boyadjian was up again. He called and they were three ways to the flop.

Flop:

Boyadjian checked. Dawley reached into her stack and bet 125,000 leaving herself about 345,000 behind. It was Ortiz’s turn to act. He had both players covered and moved all-in. Boyadjian promptly got out of the way and Dawley called for her tournament life.

Ortiz: for trip jacks
Dawley: for kings up

Dawley was drawing slim as the dealer burned and turned again.

Turn and River:

That did it. Dawley’s kings were rendered no good and Ortiz eliminated the Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member in 11th place for $2,172.

With that, the field narrowed to the final 10 and redrew to one table. Updated seating assignments with chip counts will be posted shortly.

Jessica Dawley – Eliminated in 11th place ($2,172)