$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 232
Haim Toorgeman raised to 40,000 from the cutoff, Kelly Minkin reraised all in for 227,000 from the button, and Toorgeman tanked for nearly two minutes before he called.
Toorgeman: 
Minkin: 
The board came down 
, no help to Minkin, ending her tournament in sixth place for $8,979.
Haim Toorgeman – 545,000 (34 bb)
Kelly Minkin – Eliminated
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 232
Ari Engel raised to 37,000 from middle position, Michael Pearson called from the cutoff, and Paul Balzano called from the big blind.
They checked to the turn of a 
board where Balzano shoved for 125,000. Engel folded, and Pearson thought about it for about 45 seconds before he called.
Balzano: 
Pearson: 
Pearson was ahead against Balzano’s flush draw.
The river was the , no help to Balzano, ending his tournament in seventh place for $7,651.
Michael Pearson – 705,000 (44 bb)
Paul Balzano – Eliminated
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 232
Seat 1: Michael Pearson – 501,000 (31 bb)
Seat 3: Haim Toorgeman – 345,000 (22 bb)
Seat 5: Kelly Minkin – 276,000 (17 bb)
Seat 6: Paul Balzano – 171,000 (11 bb)
Seat 7: Loni Harwood – 334,000 (21 bb)
Seat 8: Ari Engel – 785,000 (49 bb)
Seat 9: John Richards – 376,000 (24 bb)
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 232
John Richards raised from the hijack, Maria Ho reraised all in from the cutoff for roughly 70,000, and Richards called with 
, leading Ho’s 
.
The board came down 
, no help to Ho, ending her tournament in eighth place for $6,526.
John Richards – 340,000 (28 bb)
Maria Ho – Eliminated
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 232
Ari Engel raised to 25,000 from middle position, Haim Toorgeman reraised all in for 115,000 from the button, and Engel mulled it over briefly before he called.
Engel: 
Toorgeman: 
The board ran out 
, giving Toorgeman queens full of tens to double through Engel.
Haim Toorgeman – 254,000 (25 bb)
Ari Engel – 830,000 (83 bb)
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 232
John Richards raised to 25,000 from middle position, David Finkelstein called all in for 11,000 from the cutoff, Kelly Minkin reraised all in for 120,000 from the big blind, and Richards called.
Richards:
Finkelstein: 
Minkin: 
The board came down 
, safe for Minkin to double through Richards and eliminate Finkelstein in 10th place for $4,631.
Kelly Minkin – 266,000 (27 bb)
John Richards – 196,000 (20 bb)
David Finkelstein – Eliminated
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 232
Following Ira Schwartz’s elimination in 11th place for $4,631, the final 10 players have redrawn for seats at the unofficial final table.
Here is the lineup:
Seat 1: Michael Pearson – 370,000 (46 bb)
Seat 2: David Finkelstein – 31,000 (4 bb)
Seat 3: Haim Toorgeman – 145,000 (18 bb)
Seat 4: Jeremy Ausmus – 115,000 (14 bb)
Seat 5: Kelly Minkin – 106,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: Paul Balzano – 353,000 (44 bb)
Seat 7: Loni Harwood – 265,000 (33 bb)
Seat 8: Ari Engel – 936,000 (117 bb)
Seat 9: John Richards – 336,000 (42 bb)
Seat 10: Maria Ho – 124,000 (16 bb)
Remaining Payouts:
1st: $53,050 + trophy
2nd: $37,240
3rd: $23,067
4th: $14,031
5th: $10,836
6th: $8,979
7th: $7,651
8th: $6,526
9th: $5,304
10th: $4,631
Results Thus Far:
11th: Ira Schwartz – $4,631
12th: Scott Efron -$4,631
13th: Stephen Song – $3,972
14th: Jake Bazeley – $3,972
15th: Eduardo Christ – $3,972
16th: Tajesh Patel – $3,313
17th: Philipp Kampf – $3,313
18th: Vladislav Varlashin – $3,313
19th: Jeffrey Soffer – $2,653
20th: Arunas Sapitavicius – $2,653
21st: Dylan Linde – $2,653
22nd: Darren Rabinowitz – $2,082
23rd: Ryan McKnight – $2,082
24th: Roland Israelashvili – $2,082
25th: Kenneth Slater – $1,771
26th: Aaron Massey – $1,771
27th: Almedin Imsirovic – $1,771
28th: Shea Smith – $1,555
29th: Bienvenido Santiago – $1,555
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 232
Michael Pearson raised to 20,000, Maria Ho reraised all in from the big blind for roughly 60,000, and Pearson called with 
, slightly ahead of Ho’s 
.
The board came down 
, giving Ho kings full of fives to double up.
Maria Ho – 130,000 (16 bb)
Michael Pearson – 370,000 (46 bb)
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 232
Jake Bazeley raised to 14,000 from middle position, Kelly Minkin called from the button, Scott Efron called from the small blind, and Ari Engel three-bet to 58,000 from the big blind. Bazeley four-bet shoved for 298,000, Minkin folded, Efron folded, and Engel called instantly (just barely having Bazeley covered)
Bazeley: 
Engel: 
The board came down 
, no help to Bazeley, ending his tournament in 14th place for $3,972. Engel is now far and away the chip leader.
Ari Engel – 638,000 (106 bb)
Jake Bazeley – Eliminated
Other recent eliminations
12th: Scott Efron -$4,631
13th: Stephen Song – $3,972
15th: Eduardo Christ – $3,972
16th: Tajesh Patel – $3,313
17th: Philipp Kampf – $3,313
