$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35: 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 2,958

Nathan Lee opened to 1,000,000 from under the gun and Robert Pollmeier defended his big blind to the flop. Pollmeier checked, Lee bet 2,500,000 and Pollmeier check-raised all in. Lee quickly called and groaned when he saw the hands.

Pollmeier:
Lee:

Pollmeier flopped a set of ducks and they were good enough for the double after the turn and river.

Robert Pollmeier – 14,500,000 (36 bb)
Nathan Lee – 9,200,000 (23 bb)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35: 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 2,958

After the break, Nathan Lee opened to 1,000,000 from the button and Ryan McKnight three-bet to 2,400,000 from the small blind. Jeff Kessler folded his big and Lee announced: “all in”. McKnight quickly called at risk with a monster.

McKnight:
Lee:

“Oh, I didn’t think you were that strong!” Lee said.

The big hand was ahead preflop but Lee nailed the flop to take the lead. The turn and river completed the bad best for McKnight and he was sent out in sixth place.

Nathan Lee – 17,175,000 (43 bb)
Ryan McKnight – Eliminated in 6th Place ($58,421)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35: 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 2,958

After Mohammed Tarkmani was eliminated in seventh place, the six remaining players paused the clock to discuss a possible deal. The talks fell through and they played out the rest of the level with little action.

They are back from break with blinds at 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante.

Seat 1: Allan Bieler – 7,750,000 (19 bb)
Seat 3: Nick Ahmadi – 6,825,000 (17 bb)
Seat 6: Robert Pollmeier – 7,250,000 (18 bb)
Seat 7: Nathan Lee – 10,200,000 (26 bb)
Seat 8: Ryan McKnight – 6,175,000 (15 bb)
Seat 9: Jeff Kessler – 20,925,000 (52 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $254,010
2nd: $165,944
3rd: $108,780
4th: $91,328
5th: $74,320
6th: $58,421

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34: 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 2,958

Seat 1: Allan Bieler – 7,900,000 (26 bb)
Seat 3: Nick Ahmadi – 5,350,000 (18 bb)
Seat 6: Robert Pollmeier – 10,200,000 (34 bb)
Seat 7: Nathan Lee – 8,650,000 (29 bb)
Seat 8: Ryan McKnight – 6,050,000 (20 bb)
Seat 9: Jeff Kessler – 20,975,000 (70 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $254,010
2nd: $165,944
3rd: $108,780
4th: $91,328
5th: $74,320
6th: $58,421

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34: 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 2,958

It folded to Nathan Lee on the button and he moved all in for 4,025,000. Ryan McKnight called in the small blind and Jeff Kessler thought about coming along.

“I think I’m folding the best hand,” Kessler said. “But not against two players.”

Kessler folded face up.

Lee:
McKnight:

Lee was in great shape for the double but everyone began needling Kessler when the flop came . The turn and river finished the board to give Lee another double.

Nathan Lee – 8,650,000 (29 bb)
Ryan McKnight – 8,100,000 (27 bb)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34: 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 2,958

Mohammed Tarkmani was short after doubling up Nathan Lee and put his last 2,750,000 in the middle. Nick Ahmadi called to put him at risk.

Ahmadi:
Tarkmani:

Tarkmani was outkicked and couldn’t find a save on the board.

Nick Ahmadi – 8,100,000 (27 bb)
Mohammed Tarkmani – Eliminated in 7th Place ($42,891)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34: 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 2,958

Jeff Kessler opened to 1,000,000 to get folds to Arkadiy Tsinis in the small blind. He moved all in for 5,450,000 and Kessler shrug/called.

Tsinis:
Kessler:

Tsinish had a flip to stay alive but Kessler smashed the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Tsinis was eliminated in eight place.

Jeff Kessler – 21,600,000 (72 bb)
Arkadiy Tsinis – Eliminated in 8th Place ($28,842)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34: 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 2,958

Nathan Lee open-shoved for 2,275,000 and it folded to Mohammed Tarkmani moved all in over the top from the small blind to get a fold from Nick Ahmadi in the big.

Lee:
Tarkmani:

Lee was ahead for the double and the board ran out to give him a flush on the turn.

Nathan Lee – 5,150,000 (17 bb)
Mohammed Tarkmani – 2,075,000 (7 bb)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33: 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 2,958

Action folded around to Habib Jahangard in the small blind and he completed. Jeff Kessler checked his option in the big, the flop came and Jahangard checked. Kessler bet 1,300,000 and Jahangard check-raised two barrels of 100K chips.

Thinking Jahangard was all-in, Kessler called and was about to table his hand. The dealer stopped him from exposing his cards and Kessler paid off the 4,200,000 bet. Jahangard had 325,000 behind and tossed them in after the turn to get a quick call.

Kessler:
Jahangard:

It looked like a chopped pot with both holding kings and fours but the spiked the river to give Kessler bigger kings up.

Jeff Kessler – 15,600,000 (62 bb)
Habib Jahangard – Eliminated in 9th Place ($20,706)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33: 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 2,958

Gavin O’Rourke open-shoved for ~2,500,000 and Robert Pollmeier called. The rest of the table folded and the hands were flipped over.

Pollmeier:
O’Rourke:

O’Rourke had two live suited cards to double up but Pollmeier moved further ahead on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and O’Rourke was the first eliminated from the final table.

Robert Pollmeier – 11,600,000 (46 bb)
Gavin O’Rourke – Eliminated in 10th Place ($13,311)