Event 1: Lucas Mendes Eliminated in 14th Place by Mihalache Cean

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 3,687

Lucas Mendes
Lucas Mendes

After a flop of QhJc4d with a little more than 1.5 million already in the pot, Mihalache Cean bet 500,000 from the big blind. Lucas Mendes moved all in under the gun for 3,975,000, and Alexander Perez quickly folded on the button.

Cean asked for an exact count and went into the tank for a long time, apologizing to the rest of the table. But they gave him plenty of time to think.

Cean eventually called, and Mendes showed AdKh for ace high with a gutshot straight draw. Cean turned over KsQc for a pair of queens, and Mendes needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the 5h, the river card was the 6h, and Cean won the pot with his pair of queens to eliminate Mendes in 14th place.

Mihalache Cean  –  11,450,000  (57 bb)
Lucas Mendes  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($8,225)

With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 5,675,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,225 each.

Event 1: Chip Counts With 14 Players Remaining

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 3,687

Table 8
Seat 1:  Adam Darkazalli  –  5,950,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2:  Kevin Payton  –  7,700,000  (39 bb)
Seat 3:  Toan Pham  –  10,775,000  (54 bb)
Seat 4:  Michael Gulliford  –  4,875,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5:  Luis Hernandez  –  1,650,000  (8 bb)
Seat 6:  James Collins  –  5,325,000  (27 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  Al Norman  –  5,650,000  (28 bb)
Seat 9:

Table 16
Seat 1:  Alexander Perez  –  3,800,000  (19 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Jason Klass  –  5,675,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5:  Mihalache Cean  –  6,375,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6:  Lucas Mendes  –  4,425,000  (22 bb)
Seat 7:  Michael Dermer  –  3,275,000  (16 bb)
Seat 8:  Daniyal Gheba  –  5,400,000  (27 bb)
Seat 9:  Jose Vargas Mone  –  2,875,000  (14 bb)

1st:  $183,320 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $120,270
3rd:  $90,425
4th:  $74,110
5th:  $59,225
6th:  $44,845
7th:  $33,460
8th:  $23,115
9th-10th:  $15,230
11th-12th:  $10,720
13th-14th:  $8,225

Event 1: Daniyal Gheba Doubles Thru Michael Dermer

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 3,687

Daniyal Gheba
Daniyal Gheba

Michael Dermer raised from the cutoff to 450,000, Daniyal Gheba moved all in from the button for 2,500,000, and Dermer tanked for a while before he called with 10s10h.

Gheba turned over Ad10c, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came AsQc3d9hJh, and Gheba paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Daniyal Gheba  –  5,375,000  (36 bb)
Michael Dermer  –  2,450,000  (16 bb)

With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 5,275,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,225 each.

Event 1: Sean Dunleavy Eliminated in 15th Place by Jason Klass

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 3,687

Sean Dunleavy
Sean Dunleavy

Alexander Perez raised from the cutoff to 300,000, Sean Dunleavy moved all in from the button for 1,050,000, and Jason Klass moved all in over the top from the small blind. Perez folded.

Dunleavy turned over KcJd, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Klass’s AcQh.

The board came 7h6c3d4s3h, and Klass won the pot with his ace to eliminate Dunleavy in 15th place.

Jason Klass  –  5,600,000  (37 bb)
Sean Dunleavy  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($8,225)

With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 5,275,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,225 each.

Event 1: Al Norman Doubles Thru Toan Pham

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 3,687

Al Norman
Al Norman

Toan Pham raised under the gun to 475,000, Al Norman moved all in from the button for 2,450,000, and Pham called with AhJs.

Norman turned over KdQh, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Qs6c5s4h7c, and Norman paired his queen on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Al Norman  –  5,275,000  (35 bb)
Toan Pham  –  10,300,000  (69 bb)

With 15 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,925,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,225 each.

Event 1: John Stevenson Eliminated in 16th Place by Al Norman

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 3,687

John Stevenson
John Stevenson

Al Norman raised UTG+1 to 350,000, John Stevenson moved all in from middle position for 600,000, and Norman called with 6h6d.

Stevenson turned over Kc10c, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came QsQh8h7s6c, and Norman was ahead the entire way, winning with a full house on the river to eliminate Stevenson in 16th place.

Al Norman  –  5,300,000  (35 bb)
John Stevenson  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($6,985)

With 15 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,925,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,225 each.

Event 1: Ronald Glantz Eliminated in 17th Place by Adam Darkazalli

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 3,687

Ronald Glantz
Ronald Glantz

Adam Darkazalli raised under the gun to 350,000, Kevin Payton called UTG+1, Luis Hernandez called from the hijack, and Ronald Glantz moved all in from the button for about 2.5 million.

Darkazalli moved all in over the top, and Payton and Hernandez both folded.

Glantz turned over AcKd, and needed to improve to stay alive against Darkazalli’s JsJd.

The board came 8c8d5d2d2h — Glantz turned a king-high flush draw, but missed all of his outs on the river. Darkazalli won the pot with his pocket jacks to eliminate Glantz in 17th place.

Ronald Glantz  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($6,985)
Adam Darkazalli  –  7,900,000  (53 bb)

With 16 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,600,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,985 each.

Event 1: Toan Pham Doubles Thru John Stevenson in Biggest Pot of the Tourney So Far

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 3,687

Toan Pham
Toan Pham

Al Norman raised from early position to 350,000, John Stevenson reraised from middle position to 825,000, and Toan Pham cold-four-bet it from the cutoff to about 2.0 million.

Norman folded, Stevenson moved all in, and Pham called all in for 5,725,000 with KsKd.

Stevenson turned over 10s10h, and Pham needed his kings to hold to stay alive.

The board came 9c8s6sQs3s, and with four spades on the board, Pham won the pot with a king-high flush to double up in the biggest pot of the tournament so far.

Stevenson was knocked all the way down to just two big blinds.

Toan Pham  –  11,825,000  (79 bb)
John Stevenson  –  300,000  (2 bb)

With 17 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,350,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,985 each.

Event 1: Luke Brereton Eliminated in 18th Place by Jose Vargas Mone

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 3,687

Luke Brereton
Luke Brereton

Mihalahe Cean raised from middle position to 275,000, Jose Vargas Mone moved all in from the button for about 2.0 million, and Luke Brereton called all in from the big blind for about 1.8 million. Cean folded.

Brereton turned over AhKs, and needed to improve to stay alive against Vargas Mone’s JsJc.

The board came KhKc3d8hJd — Brereton flopped trip kings, but Vargas Mone rivered a full house, jacks full of kings, to win the pot and eliminate Brereton in 18th place.

Jose Vargas Mone  –  4,275,000  (34 bb)
Luke Brereton  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($6,985)

With 17 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,350,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,985 each.

Event 1: Kevin Cline Eliminated in 19th Place by Luke Brereton

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 3,687

Kevin Cline
Kevin Cline

Kevin Cline moved all in UTG+1 for 225,000, and Luke Brereton called from the big blind with 4h3c.

Cline turned over Ad8d, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came KsJc7dKh4d, and Brereton paired his four on the river to win the pot and eliminate Cline in 19th place.

Luke Brereton  –  2,500,000  (20 bb)
Kevin Cline  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($5,875)

With 18 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,100,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,985 each.