$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante

Aaron Valencia came back from break with a healthy lead but the result was still up in the air. With the stacks still deep, a long night grind was possible.

Until both hit a big hand.

The board was out to the turn reading and Valencia checked. Duarte bet 400,000 from his button and Valencia called. The river was , Duarte bet and Valencia announced all in. Duarte checked to make sure he heard correctly and called at risk for 4,350,000.

Valencia tabled for the rivered full house and Duarte flipped over . He flopped trip tens but the river five ended his tournament in second place for $35,480 while Valencia earned $54,095 for the win.

1st: Aaron Velancia – $54,095
2nd: Luiz Duarte – $35,480

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 536

Aaron Valencia and Luiz Duarte were sent on another 10-minute break. Valencia extended his lead even further as blinds go up to 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante.

Seat 3: Aaron Valencia – 16,050,000 (107 bb)
Seat 5: Luiz Duarte – 4,475,000 (30 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $54,095
2nd: $35,480

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 536

It was a casual hand until the end. Aaron Valencia had the button and the board was out reading . Luiz Duarte slid a barrel of 100k chips in the middle and Valencia thought for 30 seconds before he called.

Duarte was ready to much after the call and Valencia showed for the flopped set, rivered full house. Duarte flashed what looked like to Valencia before mucking.

Seat 3: Aaron Valencia – 14,650,000 (117 bb)
Seat 5: Luiz Duarte – 6,800,000 (54 bb)

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 536

The heads-up match for the Event 3 title is underway with Aaron Valencia leading Luiz Duarte. But there are a lot of chips in play and they are settled in for the long haul.

Blind levels will now last 40 minutes for the duration.

Seat 3: Aaron Valencia – 12,425,000 (99 bb)
Seat 5: Luiz Duarte – 9,025,000 (72 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $54,095
2nd: $35,480

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 536

While Luiz Duarte built his stack after the break, Andre Bryan wasn’t so lucky. He was down to 2,150,000 and moved all in after Duarte opened to 250,000 and Valencia called. Duarte folded to the shove but Valencia quickly called.

Valencia:
Bryan:

Bryan needed help and caught an open-ended straight draw on the flop. But that was as close as the Poker Room favorite would get as the turn and river finished his tournament in third place.

Aaron Valencia – 12,425,000 (99 bb)
Andre Bryan – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($26,100)

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 536

Seat 3: Aaron Valencia – 10,725,000 (86 bb)
Seat 4: Andre Bryan – 5,725,000 (46 bb)
Seat 5: Luiz Duarte – 4,975,000 (40 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $54,095
2nd: $35,480
3rd: $26,100

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 536

Andre Bryan and Luiz Duarte folded their hands and Brandon Miller moved all in for 625,000 from the small blind. Aaron Valencia called and Miller was at risk.

Valencia:
Miller:

Miller was ahead in the non-standard flip but Valencia paired his six on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Miller was sent out in fourth place.

Aaron Valencia – 10,750,000 (108 bb)
Brandon Miller – Eliminated in 4th Place ($19,425)

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 536

If folded to Luiz Duarte on the button and he moved a barrel of 100K chips in the middle, enough to cover either Brandon Miller or Ricardo Eyzaguirre in the blinds. Miller folded his small but Eyzaguirre called in the big.

Duarte:
Eyzaguirre:

Eyzaguirre had two suited live cards to double but it was Duarte improving on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Eyzaguirre was eliminated in fifth place.

Luiz Duarte – 3,650,000 (37 bb)
Ricardo Eyzaguirre – Eliminated in 5th Place ($14,630)

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 536

Luiz Duarte open-shipped for 850,000 from under the gun and Ricardo Eyzaguirre reshoved from the button to get folds from the blinds.

Eyzaguirre:
Duarte:

Duarte was in trouble against the aces but the gave him some hope with the gutshot draw. The turn was a blank but he hit his straight on the river to double up.

Luiz Duarte – 1,950,000 (20 bb)
Ricardo Eyzaguirre – 575,000 (6 bb)

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 536

A few hands after the break, Charlie Odenz moved all in for 875,000 and Ricardo Eyzaguirre reshipped for 975,000. The rest of the table folded and the hands were tabled.

Eyzaguirre:
Odenz:

Odenz ran into a monster and Eyzaguirre’s aces held on the run out to send Odenz out in sixth place.

Ricardo Eyzaguirre – 2,100,000 (21 bb)
Charlie Odenz – Eliminated in 6th Place ($10,955)