Event 15: George Ruby – 7th Place ($6,020)

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Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 177

George Ruby

If folded to George Ruby in middle position and he moved all in for 193,000. Masa Yokosawa called next to act and the rest of the table folded.

Ruby: Qd9d
Yokosawa: Ad8h

Ruby had live cards to double but needed to improve. He missed the Th8s4d flop but added a gutshot draw and backdoor flush draw. The Td turn gave him the full diamond draw but he blanked the Ah river to go out in seventh place.

Masa Yokosawa – 840,000 (53 bb)
George Ruby – Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,020)

Event 20: Elvis Toomas – 8th Place ($5,285)

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Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 177

Elvis Toomas
Elvis Toomas

Masato Yokosawa began the final table with the shortest stack (only six big blinds), but he’s picked up a few key double-ups since then, and slowly built his way back to a workable stack.

Eventually, Elvis Toomas was all in preflop from middle position against two other players with about 150,000 in the main pot. Any additional betting would create a side pot.

The flop came KhKd5s, Igor Tretyakov checked the big blind, Masato Yokosawa bet 25,000 into the dry side pot from UTG+1, and Tretyakov called.

The turn card was the 6s, Tretyakov checked, Yokosawa bet 70,000, and Tretyakov folded. Yokosawa took the side pot.

For the main pot, Toomas turned over 4d4c, but he was drawing dead against Yokosawa’s 5d5c — Yokosawa flopped a full house.

The meaningless river card was the 7d, and Yokosawa won the pot to eliminate Toomas in eighth place.

Masato Yokosawa  –  565,000  (35 bb)
Elvis Toomas  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($5,285)

With seven players remaining from a field of 177, the average chip stack is about 506,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $6,020 each.

Event 20: Chad Gallimore – 9th Place ($4,590)

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Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 177

Chad Gallimore

Chad Gallimore opened the action from under the gun and Igor Tretyakov called in the small blind to see a 5c2d2h flop.

Tretyakov bet 115,000 and Gallimore moved all in for 301,000. Tretyakov thought for a few minutes and called.

Tretyakov: AdKd
Gallimore: 7c7d

Gallimore was ahead with his sevens but Tretyakov hit the Ac turn to pair his ace. The board finished with 2s river and Gallimore was eliminated with a smaller full house.

Igor Tretyakov – 1,300,000 (108 bb)
Chad Gallimore – Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,590)

Event 20: Josh Reichard Doubles Thru Scott Baumstein

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Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 177

Josh Reichard

Scott Baumstein raised from the cutoff to 20,000, Josh Reichard reraised from the button to 68,000, and Baumstein thought for a bit before four-betting all in.

Reichard quickly called all in for 429,000 with AsKc, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Baumstein’s 3h3d.

The board came 10d9c8dKd5s, and Reichard paired his king on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Josh Reichard  –  883,000  (88 bb)
Scott Baumstein  –  350,000  (35 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 177, the average chip stack is about 393,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $4,590 each.

Event 20: Final Table Begins with Scott Baumstein in the Lead

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Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 177

Event 20 Final Table

After the elimination of Miguel Velasco in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here are their updated seating positions and chip counts:

Seat 1.  Josh Reichard  –  476,000  (48 bb)
Seat 2.  Igor Tretyakov  –  384,000  (38 bb)
Seat 3.  George Ruby  –  251,000  (25 bb)
Seat 4.  Chad Gallimore  –  370,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5.  Masato Yokosawa  –  62,000  (6 bb)
Seat 6.  Elvis Toomas  –  163,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.  Kyrylo Kobzyev  –  273,000  (27 bb)
Seat 8.  Artem Metalidi  –  600,000  (60 bb)
Seat 9.  Scott Baumstein  –  900,000  (90 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $44,925 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $29,975
3rd:  $18,145
4th:  $11,035
5th:  $8,525
6th:  $7,065
7th:  $6,020
8th:  $5,285
9th:  $4,590

With nine players remaining from a field of 177, the average chip stack is about 393,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $4,590 each.

Event 20: Miguel Velasco Eliminated in 10th Place by Chad Gallimore

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Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 177

Miguel Velasco

Miguel Velasco moved all in for ~130,000 from under the gun and Chad Gillimore called in the big blind with a bigger stack.

Gillimore: AhKc
Velasco: AdJh

Velasco needed help then paired his jack on the JcTc9s flop. His lead was short-lived when Gillimore made Broadway on the Qs turn. Velasco had three chop outs but missed the 8d river to go out in 10th place.

Chad Gillimore – 370,000 (36 bb)
Miguel Velasco – Eliminated in 10th Place ($4,590)

Event 20: Sam Sternfield Eliminated in 11th Place by Scott Baumstein

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Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 177

Sam Sternfield

Sam Sternfield was down to 61,000 and was all in from the big blind after Scott Baumstein raised his button.

Baumstein: QsJc
Sternfield: AsTc

Sternfield was ahead for a double and faded the Kh9d5c flop. The board gave Baumstein a gutshot straight draw and it got there on the Th turn. Sternfield was drawing dead to the 2s river and picked up 11th place money.

Scott Baumstein – 1,100,000 (138 bb)
Sam Sternfield – Eliminated in 11th Place ($3,895)

Event 20: Jeremy Becker Eliminated in 12th Place by Artem Metalidi

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Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 177

Jeremy Becker

Jeremy Becker was down near the felt and had his short stack in the middle against three other players.

With the board reading Qh8d3h3c, George Ruby checked from the small blind, Artem Metalidi bet 95,000 and Igor Tretyakov folded. Ruby followed suit and the cards were tabled.

Metalidi: AsQd
Becker: KcTc

Becker needed one of the three remaining kings to double but the 7d river sent him out in 12th place.

Artem Metalidi – 515,000 (64 bb)
Jeremy Becker – Eliminated in 12th Place ($$3,895)

Event 20: Peter Vitantonio Eliminated in 13th Place by Scott Baumstein

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Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 177

Peter Vitantonio

Peter Vitantonio was all in from the hijack with AsAc against the Qc10c of Scott Baumstein, who was under the gun.

The final board was Kh7c5h2c8c, and Baumstein won the pot with a queen-high flush to eliminate Vitantonio in 13th place.

Scott Baumstein  –  840,000  (105 bb)
Peter Vitantonio  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($3,275)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 177, the average chip stack is about 295,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $3,895 each.

Event 20: Casey Hatmaker Eliminated in 14th Place by Elvis Toomas

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Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 177

Casey Hatmaker

Casey Hatmaker open-shipped for 78,000 from middle position and Elvis Toomas reshipped from the small blind to get a fold from Scott Baumstein in the big blind.

Hatmaker: Ks9s
Toomas: AsQd

Hatmaker had live cards to double up but it was Toomas pairing his queen on the Qc7s6h flop. He picked up an open-ended straight draw on the 8d turn but blanked the 3s river to exit in 14th place.