Event 14: Alexander Stewart Doubles Thru Pao Lee

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 405

Alexander Stewart
Alexander Stewart

Alexander Stewart raised from middle position to 40,000, Tom Guedj called from the hijack, and Pao Lee called from the button.

The flop came 10d6d5d, and Stewart bet 25,000. Guedj raised to 75,000, Lee called, and Stewart three-bet all in for 435,000.

Guedj folded, and Lee waited for an exact count and tanked for a while before he called, covering Stewart.

Pao Lee:  10c10h5h4s  (set of tens)
Alexander Stewart:  AdKsJh2d  (ace-high flush)

The turn card was the Qd, the river card was the 2h, and Stewart won the pot with his flopped diamond flush to double up in chips.

Alexander Stewart  –  1,115,000  (56 bb)
Pao Lee  –  430,000  (22 bb)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is around 900,000 (45 big blinds). The next player to be eliminated will earn $4,310.

Event 14: Eric Kolodny Doubles Thru Alexander Stewart

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 405

Eric Kolodny

Eric Kolodny potted to 70,000 from the hijack and Alexander Stewart called in the cutoff.

The flop was AcQh7c, Kolodny potted for 190,000, Stewart raised, and Kolodny called all in for 280,000.

Kolodny:  AsAdQd3s
Stewart:  AhKc9s3h

Kolodny was well ahead with a set of aces and held through the Ks turn and 4h river to double up.

Eric Kolodny  –  750,000   (38 bb)
Alexander Stewart  –  535,000  (27 bb)

Event 14: Final Table Begins with Ilias Liapis in the Lead with 1,785,000

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 405

Event 14 Final Table
Event 14 Final Table

After the elimination of Jorge Briones in 10th place, the final nine players drew for random seats at the final table. They played the final five minutes of Level 21 before taking a 15-minute break without much chip movement, and here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Tom Guedj  –  610,000  (31 bb)
Seat 2.  Alexander Hoff  –  815,000  (41 bb)
Seat 3.  Pao Lee  –  765,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.  John Holley  –  1,455,000  (73 bb)
Seat 5.  Joel Harwood  –  950,000  (48 bb)
Seat 6.  Ilias Liapis  –  1,785,000  (89 bb)
Seat 7.  Neil Zonenashvili  –  545,000  (27 bb)
Seat 8.  Eric Kolodny  –  340,000  (17 bb)
Seat 9.  Alexander Stewart  –  835,000  (42 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $42,425 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $30,100
3rd:  $19,400
4th:  $12,965
5th:  $9,975
6th:  $8,300
7th:  $6,950
8th:  $5,625
9th:  $4,310

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is around 900,000 (45 big blinds).

Event 14: Down to 10 Players

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 405

Event 14 - Final 10 Players
Event 14 – Final 10 Players

The final 10 players are on the final table bubble, guaranteed at least $3,635 each. Here is the current lineup:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Pao Lee
Seat 2.  Alexander Stewart
Seat 3.  Ilias Liapis
Seat 4.  Neil Zonenashvili
Seat 5.  Jorge Briones

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Alexander Hoff
Seat 2.  Tom Guedj
Seat 3.  Joel Harwood
Seat 4.  Eric Kolodny
Seat 5.  John Holley

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $42,425 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $30,100
3rd:  $19,400
4th:  $12,965
5th:  $9,975
6th:  $8,300
7th:  $6,950
8th:  $5,625
9th-10th:  $4,310

And here are the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

11th:  Reynaldo Tosado  –  $3,635
12th:  Ruslan Lukash  –  $3,635

13th:  Daniel Wirgau  –  $3,025
14th:  Moshe Gutnick  –  $3,025
15th:  Kahlil Francis  –  $3,025

16th:  Shane Raikes  –  $2,485
17th:  Mehmet Cetinkaya  –  $2,485
18th:  Gabriel Ramos  –  $2,485

19th:  Jonathan Zarin  –  $2,065
20th:  Steven Haynes  –  $2,065
21st:  Kenneth Po  –  $2,065

22nd:  Colby Covington  –  $1,750
23rd:  Robert Sells  –  $1,750
24th:  Alfred Gjekaj  –  $1,750

25th:  Simon Lefebvre  –  $1,445
26th:  William Beasley  –  $1,445
27th:  Jack Musheyev  –  $1,445

With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 810,000 (54 big blinds), and they are playing down to a winner tonight.

Event 14: John Holley and Alexander Stewart Lead the Final 18 at the Break

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 405

John Holley
Last night, John Holley won Event #16, $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8.

The final 18 players returned from break to begin Level 20, with increased blinds of 6,000-12,000 with a 12,000 ante.

The chipleaders appear to be Event 16 champion John Holley and Alexander Stewart, who both have a little more than 900K in chips (75 big blinds).

Here is a seat map of the remaining 18 players:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Shane Raikes
Seat 2.  Pao Lee
Seat 3.  Reynaldo Tosado
Seat 4.  Mehmet Cetinkaya
Seat 5.  Alexander Stewart
Seat 6.  Ilias Liapis
Seat 7.  Neil Zonenashvili
Seat 8.  Jorge Briones
Seat 9.  Dan Wirgau

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Ruslan Lukash
Seat 2.  Alexander Hoff
Seat 3.  Tom Guedj
Seat 4.  Kahlil Francis
Seat 5.  Joel Harwood
Seat 6.  Gabe Ramos
Seat 7.  Eric Kolodny
Seat 8.  Moshe Gutnick
Seat 9.  John Holley

And here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $42,425 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $30,100
3rd:  $19,400
4th:  $12,965
5th:  $9,975
6th:  $8,300
7th:  $6,950
8th:  $5,625
9th-10th:  $4,310
11th-12th:  $3,635
13th-15th:  $3,025
16th-18th:  $2,485

With 18 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 450,000 (38 big blinds). Blind levels have increased to one hour for the rest of this event, and they are playing down to a winner tonight.

Alexander Stewart
Alexander Stewart

Event 14: Three-Table Redraw

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 405

Caleb Piderit

Caleb Piderit was eliminated from the $600 Pot Limit Omaha tournament in 28th place, triggering a full redraw for seats at the last three tables.

They will move to 60-minute blind levels once Level 18 comes to an end.

28th: Caleb Piderit – $1,180
29th: Marc King – $1,180
30th: Naftali Rosenberg – $1,180
31st: Anthony Askey – $1,180
32nd: Long Nguyen – $1,180
33rd: Sam Dorenstein – $1,180
34th: Jorge Manzur Duarte – $1,180
35th: Pavel Krapivin – $1,180
36th: Cesar Fuentes – $1,180

Tamra Piderit, standing watch over son Caleb in Event 14

Event 14: Down to Four Tables

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 405

RRPO Event 8 champ Matt Bretzfield finished in 39th place

One more level down and another table broke when the field reached the last 36 players in the tournament. They are now guaranteed at least $1,180 with $42K still waiting for our champ.

Results:

37th: Timothy Repp – $1,055
38th: Leif Force – $1,055
39th: Matt Bretzfield – $1,055
40th: Oleksandr Trokhymenko – $1,055
41st: Saber Salum Penayo – $1,055
42nd: Alan Katsnelson – $1,055
43rd: Manh Nguyen – $1,055
44th: Yahir Cardona – $1,055
45th: Charlie Coultas – $1,055

46th: Alan Wentz – $935
47th: Lee Vaughn Williams – $935
48th: Benjamin Nirgir – $935
49th: Nick Yunis – $935
50th: Bijay Rai – $935
51st: Kai Hicks – $935
52nd: Alexander Ziskin – $935

Event 14: Down to Five Table After Break

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 405

Nick Yunis
Nick Yunis finished in 49th place

After eight minutes of Level 13 and a 40-minute Level 14, players were sent on a 15-minute break to color off the purple chips. The tournament dropped down to 45 players on the last hand and returned to see Table 6 break and disperse its players among the last five tables.

46th: Alan Wentz – $935
47th: Lee Vaughn Williams – $935
48th: Benjamin Nirgir – $935
49th: Nick Yunis – $935
50th: Bijay Rai – $935
51st: Kai Hicks – $935
52nd: Alexander Ziskin – $935

Event 14: PLO Back in Action

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  52 of 405

Pao Lee unbags his chip lead

Cards are back in the air for the $600 Pot Limit Omaha multi-flight tournament with 52 players remaining and all in the money.

Thanks to a quick night in Flight C, blinds rolled back to 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante and the average stack is about 155,000 (62 bb).

Event 14: Day 2 Field Set

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  52 of 405

We put together a nice multi-flight Pot Limit Omaha tournament with the new week and the $600 Deep Stack PLO event drew 405 entries over three starting flights to put more than $200,000 in the prize pool.

Of that group, 52 players survived their flight to bag a Day 2 stack and they return this afternoon at 2 pm to begin playing down to a winner.

The stacks are deep, the levels are long, and this will be a battle for the top spot.

Top ten returning stacks:

  1. Pao Lee – 467,000 (187 bb)
  2. Neil Zonenashvili – 413,000 (165 bb)
  3. Gabe Ramos – 340,000 (136 bb)
  4. Eric Kolodny – 324,500 (130 bb)
  5. Colby Covington – 321,000 (128 bb)
  6. Ilias Liapis – 306,500 (123 bb)
  7. Jorge Briones – 294,500 (118 bb)
  8. Kahill Francis – 288,000 (115 bb)
  9. Marc King Brody – 255,000 (102 bb)
  10. Mehmet Cetinkaya – 236,000 (94 bb)

Day 2 Seats | Day 2 Chips | Payouts