WPTDeepStacks: Brett Bader – 9th Place ($14,028)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 816

Brett Bader

Scott Stewart raised to 100,000 from early position and Brett Bader moved all in from middle position for 485,000. Action folded back to Stewart, who got an exact count before calling.

Stewart was flipping with QsTs against Bader’s 7c7h.

The board came 6c5s2d3cTc and Stewart rivered a pair to eliminate Bader in ninth place for $14,028. Stewart won the pot and nearly has the chip lead with eight players remaining.

Scott Stewart – 4,100,000
Brett Bader – Eliminated

WPTDeepStacks: Jose De La Cruz Eliminated in 10th Place ($9,123)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 816

Jose De La Cruz

Jose De La Cruz moved all in from under the gun for 285,000 and Zachary Donovan called from early position.

Everybody else got out of the way and the cards were tabled. Donovan showed AcAh and had De La Cruz’s As5d in terrible shape.

The board ran out Ts7d4s8d8h. De La Cruz turned a straight draw, but bricked off. Donovan won the pot with aces and eliminate De La Cruz in 10th place for $9,123.

Zachary Donovan – 1,420,000
Jose De La Cruz – Eliminated 

WPTDeepStacks: Michael Tureniec Leads Final 10 Players

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 816

After Fred Dabus hit the rail in 11th place, the final 10 players redrew for seats at the unofficial final table.

With one more elimination, the final nine players will take final table pictures and be credited with making the WPTDeepStacks final table.

Here is a look at the seat draw:

Seat 1: Brett Bader – 600,000
Seat 2: Ryan Hughes – 3,650,000
Seat 3: Jose De La Cruz – 600,000
Seat 4: Zachary Donovan – 1,700,000
Seat 5: Ravi Raghavan – 1,800,000
Seat 6: Dennis Rodriguez – 2,800,000
Seat 7: Donald Maloney – 780,000
Seat 8: Michael Tureniec – 3,900,000
Seat 9: Scott Stewart – 2,950,000
Seat 10: Chris Cornell – 370,000

WPTDeepStacks: Fred Dabus Eliminated in 11th Place ($9,123)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 816

Fred Dabus

Fred Dabus moved all in from under the gun for about 650,000. Ryan Hughes called on the button.

Dabus showed Ah2d and was in bad shape against Hughes’ 9s9c.

The board ran out 8h7c6c8sTh and Hughes ended up with a straight to send Dabus to the rail in 11th place.

Dabus earned $9,123 and there is a short break in the action as the final 10 players redraw for seats at the final table.

Ryan Hughes -3,758,000
Fred Dabus – Eliminated 

WPTDeepStacks: Arkadiy Tsinis Eliminated by Donald Maloney in 13th Place ($9,123)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 816

Donald Maloney

Arkadiy Tsinis moved all in for 275,000 on the button and Donald Maloney called out of the big blind.

Tsinis showed Ks4s and needed help against Maloney’s Ah6s.

The flop was Td9s9c, keeping Maloney in the lead, but the 4c on the turn gave Tsinis the lead. The river was the Tc, which counterfeited Tsinis’ pair and sent the pot to Maloney.

Tsinis finished in 13th place and earned $9,123 for his efforts.

Donald Maloney – 910,000
Arkadiy Tsinis – Eliminated 

WPTDeepStacks: Claudio Piedrabuena Eliminated by Michael Tureniec in 14th Place ($9,123)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 816

Michael Tureniec

On a flop of QhJh4h, Claudio Piedrabuena got all in from the small blind for about 600,000 against Michael Tureniec in middle position.

Piedrabuena showed AhAs and needed a heart, an ace or a four against Piedrabuena’s QdJd.

The turn was the Qc, which drastically reduced Piedrabuena’s outs with Tureniec turning a full house. Only an ace would save Piedrabuena, but the 2s sent him home in 14th place for $9,123.

Tureniec won the pot and extended his chip lead.

Michael Tureniec – 4,000,000
Claudio Piedrabuena – Eliminated 

WPTDeepStacks: Gregory Back Eliminated in 16th Place ($7,570)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 816

Gregory Back was eliminated in 16th place

After a couple raises, Gregory Back got all in from the cutoff for about 700,000 against Michael Tureniec in the big blind.

It was a race for Back’s tournament life with his JdTd up against Tureniec’s 5s5h.

The flop was Qs7d4d, giving Back two overcards and a flush draw. He picked up more outs on the Kc turn card, to give him an open-ended straight draw as well.

The river was the 4s and the table was shocked that Back didn’t hit any one of his numerous outs. Tureniec won the pot and Back hit the rail in 16th place for $7,570.

Michael Tureniec – 3,200,000
Gregory Back – Eliminated

WPTDeepStacks: Gaston Miculitzki Eliminated by Ryan Hughes in 17th Place ($7,570)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 816

Ryan Hughes

On a flop of Js7h6h, Gaston Miculitzki got all in on the button for about 250,000 against Ryan Hughes from the cutoff.

Miculitzki showed 9d8d and was open-ended, needing a five or a 10 against Hughes’ KsJd.

The turn was the 9s, giving Miculitzki more equity with a pair, but the Kd on the river gave Hughes two pair and eliminated Miculitzki in 17th place for $7,570.

Ryan Hughes – 3,280,000
Gaston Miculitzki – Eliminated 

WPTDeepStacks: Nancy Birnbaum Eliminated in 18th Place ($7,570)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 816

Nancy Birnbaum

After losing most of her stack with top pair on a king-high flop against pocket aces, Nancy Birnbaum moved all in for about 200,000 from middle position and got called by Scott Stewart in the big blind.

It was a race situation for Birnbaum’s tournament life with her QcJh up against Stewart’s ThTc.

The board ran out Kh5c3h9s2s and Birnbaum lost the race to exit the tournament in 18th place for $7,570.

Scott Stewart – 1,580,000
Nancy Birnbaum – Eliminated 

WPTDeepStacks: Tony Dunst Eliminated in 19th Place ($6,214)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 816

Tony Dunst

Ravi Raghavan raised from the hijack and Tony Dunst moved all in on the button for about 500,000. Raghavan called.

Dunst showed 6h6c and was up against Raghavan’s QhQc.

Dunst needed a six, but the Ad7d7sJhQd runout sent the pot to Raghavan and eliminated Dunst in 19th place. He took home $6,214 for his efforts.

Ravi Raghavan – 1,480,000
Tony Dunst – Eliminated