Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 7 – $250 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30 pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays till completion
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 5 Day 3 – $1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 5 Day 2 Chip Counts and Seats
• Event 5 Payouts

6PM: Event 8 – $150 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:10 pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays till completion
• Event 8 Structure Sheet

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 398

After the elimination of James Carroll, tournament staff paused the clock with 85:42 remaining in Level 25 to redraw the final table seats. The eight remaining players will return on Monday at 2 pm to begin the process of playing down to our Event 5 champion.

Stuart Greenbaum stormed ahead late in the day and will come to the final table hodling the chip lead with Rafiki Brown in second. They are all guaranteed at least $13,620 but each of them would like to take home the $120,640 top prize.

Cards go back in the air at 2 pm and we will be here with them.

Seat 1: Cosmin Joldis – 730,000 (18 bb)
Seat 2: Dien Le – 570,000 (14 bb)
Seat 3: Richard Zipes – 2,535,000 (63 bb)
Seat 4: Rafiki Brown – 4,090,000 (102 bb)
Seat 5: Jason Wandling – 975,000 (24 bb)
Seat 6: Tony Cappadona – 3,515,000 (88 bb)
Seat 7: Stuart Greenbaum – 5,695,000 (142 bb)
Seat 8: Steve Karp – 1,775,000 (44 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $120,410 + Trophy
2nd: $80,250
3rd: $58,985
4th: $43,880
5th: $33,045
6th: $25,190
7th: $18,445
8th: $13,620

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 398

James Carroll and Stuart Greenbaum were heads up with the board reading out to the turn. Carroll was down to 625,000 and got them in the middle with Greenbaum had him at risk.

Greenbaum:
Carroll:

Both had top pair kings but Carroll had kicker issues. The river came and it was a shocking ninth place for the 2019 WPT Poker Showdown champ.

Stuart Greenbaum – 5,695,000 (142 bb)
James Carroll – Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,620)

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 398

Table 1
Seat 3: James Carroll – 1,215,000 (30 bb)
Seat 4: Tony Cappadona – 3,515,000 (88 bb)
Seat 5: Jason Wandling – 955,000 (24 bb)
Seat 6: Stuart Greenbaum – 4,810,000 (120 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: Cosmin Joldis – 810,000 (20 bb)
Seat 3: Richard Zipes – 1,770,000 (44 bb)
Seat 4: Steven Karp – 2,105,000 (53 bb)
Seat 6: Rafiki Brown – 4,190,000 (105 bb)
Seat 7: Dien Le – 530,000 (13 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $120,410
2nd: $80,250
3rd: $58,985
4th: $43,880
5th: $33,045
6th: $25,190
7th: $18,445
8th-9th: $13,620

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 398

James Carroll and Scott Zakheim were heads up to a flop of when Zakheim put his last 425,000 in the middle and Carroll had him at risk.

Carroll:
Zakheim:

Zakheim flopped middle pair of jacks but was behind Carroll’s top pair kings. He needed to improve to double but missed the turn and river to exit in ninth place.

James Carroll – 2,850,000 (95 bb)
Scott Zakheim – Eliminated in 9th Place ($10,845)

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 398

Stuart Greenbaum opened to 75,000 from the button and Mark Guariglia called from the big blind to see the flop.

Guariglia checked, Greenbaum bet 100,000 and Guariglia moved all in for 115,000 total. Greenbaum called.

Greenbaum:
Guariglia:

Guariglia outflopped Greenbaum and his paired ten was ahead. Greenbaum had a flush draw and gutshot draw to knock Guariglia out and it was the straight that got there on the turn. Guariglia was drawing dead to the river to exit in 11th place.

Stuart Greenbaum – 3,650,000 (122 bb)
Mark Guariglia – Eliminated in 11th Place ($10,845)

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 398

Skip McDonough was left short stacked after doubling up Jason Wandling, put his 460,000 in the middle soon after, and Stuart Greenbaum called to put him at risk.

McDonough:
Greenbaum:

“Oh, I thought you were steaming,” Greenbaum said when he saw he was dominated.

McDonough was looking at a double up and the flop was safe. The bad news came on the turn as Greenbaum took the lead and held after the river to send McDonough out in 12th place.

Stuart Greenbaum – 3,500,000 (117 bb)
Skip McDonough – Eliminated in 12th Place ($8,755)

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 398

Jason Wandling and Skip McDonough were heads up with the flop reading . Wandling got his remaining 715,000 in the middle with and needed to fade the flush draw of McDonough with .

The turn was safe for Wandling and he had his double after the river.

Jason Wandling – 1,650,000 (55 bb)
Skip McDonough – 460,000 (15 bb)

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 398

There was little action over the first half of Level 24 after Dien Le doubled, though James Carroll sent about a quarter of his huge stack to others at his table. But he was still comfortable.

Carroll opened to 65,000 from middle position and Sergio Giha moved all in from the button for 230,000. The blinds released and Carroll called.

Carroll:
Giha:

Giha was looking good for a double but Carroll paired his nine on the flop. Neither the turn nor river were any help for Giha and he was eliminated in 13th place.

James Carroll – 3,200,000 (107 bb)
Sergio Giha – Eliminated in 13th Place ($8,755)

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 398

Action folded to Dien Le on the button and he moved all in for 435,000. Cosmin Joldis called from the small blind and James Carroll folded his big.

Le:
Joldis:

It was a race and Le needed to improve to double. The flop was no help although Le added a gutshot straight draw. The turn changed nothing but the river gave Le the ace-high straight to double up.

Dien Le – 930,000 (31 bb)
Cosmin Joldis – 1,100,000 (37 bb)