Event 30: Julius Threadgill – 6th Place ($18,030)

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 475

Julius Threadgill

Julius Threadgill opened to 145,000 from the cutoff, Chance Kornuth three-bet to about 350,000 from the button, Threadgill four-bet all in for 950,000, and Kornuth called after a few moments.

Threadgill:  9h9d
Kornuth:  10h10s

The board ran out AhQdAd8s7c, no help to Threadgill, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Chance Kornuth  –  3,100,000  (62 bb)
Julius Threadgill  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($18,030)

Event 30: Duff Charette Doubles Thru Maxx Dansky

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 475

Duff Charette

Duff Charette opened to 125,000 from the hijack, Maxx Dansky three-bet to 275,000 from the cutoff, and Charette called.

The flop was Kc8s4c and Charette check-called 150,000 from Dansky.

The turn was the 6c, Charette checked, Dansky bet effectively 700,000, and Charette called all in for that amount with AcQc for the nuts, having Dansky’s AsJd drawing dead.

Duff Charette  –  2,375,000  (47 bb)
Maxx Dansky  –  2,050,000  (41 bb)

Event 30: Robert Kuhn – 7th Place ($15,055)

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 475

Robert Kuhn

Maxx Dansky raised to 125,000 from the button, Robert Kuhn three-bet all in for roughly 1,100,000 from the big blind, and Dansky called instantly with AcKc, leading Kuhn’s Kd3d.

The board ran out Jh10cAh2hJc, no help to Kuhn, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Maxx Dansky  –  3,200,000  (64 bb)
Robert Kuhn  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($15,055)

Event 30: Kristen Bicknell – 8th Place ($12,085)

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 475

Kristen Bicknell

Kristen Bicknell raised all in for about 480,000 from middle position and Maxx Dansky isolated the pot with a shove from the small blind.

Bicknell:  AsKd
Dansky:  6d6h

The board ran out 5d3d9hJcJd, no help to Bicknell, ending her tournament in eighth place.

Maxx Dansky  –  1,700,000  (43 bb)
Kristen Bicknell  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($12,085)

Event 30: Matt Zarcadoolas – 9th Place ($9,125)

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 475

Matt Zarcadoolas

Chance Kornuth raised to 80,000 from middle position and Matt Zarcadoolas called from the big blind.

The flop was AcQh10c and Zarcadoolas got his stack of about 165,000 in with Qc10d for queens and tens, leading Kornuth’s Ah7c for a pair of aces.

The turn was the 7s, giving Kornuth aces and sevens to pull ahead.

The river was the 2d, no help to Zarcadoolas, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Chance Kornuth  –  1,900,000  (48 bb)
Matt Zarcadoolas  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($9,125)

Event 30: Duff Charette Doubles Thru Robert Kuhn

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 475

Julius Threadgill opened to 85,000 from early position, Robert Kuhn three-bet to 225,000 from the next seat over, and Duff Charette four-bet all in for 590,000 from the big blind.

Threadgill folded and Kuhn called all in after a few moments.

Kuhn:  Qs10d
Charette:  9c9h

The board ran out 2h4c4s2dKd, safe for Charette to double up.

Duff Charette  –  1,305,000  (34 bb)
Robert Kuhn  –  1,900,000  (48 bb)

Event 30: Final Table Lineup

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 475

2022 Showdown Event 30 Final Table

Seat 1:  Maxx Dansky  –  870,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2:  Julius Threadgill  –  1,050,000  (35 bb)
Seat 3:  Robert Kuhn  –  2,410,000  (80 bb)
Seat 4:  Chance Kornuth  –  1,120,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5:  Kristen Bicknell  –  550,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6:  Andrew Heckman  –  960,000  (32 bb)
Seat 7:  Valerie Novak  –  1,330,000  (44 bb)
Seat 8:  Duff Charette  –  610,000  (20 bb)
Seat 9:  Matt Zarcadoolas  –  310,000  (10 bb)

1st:  $91,835 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $61,585
3rd:  $41,055
4th:  $28,175
5th:  $21,630
6th:  $18,030
7th:  $15,055
8th:  $12,085
9th:  $9,125

Event 30: Chad Pease Eliminated in 10th Place by Andrew Heckman

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 475

Chad Pease

Andrew Heckman raised to 60,000 from UTG/hijack, Chad Pease raised all in for about 120,000 from the cutoff, and Heckman called.

Heckman:  Ah10d
Pease:  Ks10h

The board came AcQs6d5d9h, no help to Pease, ending his tournament 10th place.

Andrew Heckman  –  960,000  (32 bb)
Chad Pease  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($9,125)

Event 30: Adam Hendrix Eliminated in 11th Place by Maxx Dansky

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 475

Adam Hendrix

Adam Hendrix raised all in for 95,000 from the hijack and Maxx Dansky called from the big blind.

Hendrix:  Ac6h
Dansky:  KsJs

The board ran out Jd10dQhAd4s, giving Dansky an ace-high straight to eliminate Hendrix in 11th place.

Maxx Dansky  –  900,000  (30 bb)
Adam Hendrix  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($7,525)

Recent Eliminations
12th: Arian Stolt  –  $7,525

Event 30: Robert Kuhn Doubles Thru Chad Pease

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 475

Robert Kuhn raised to 60,000 from the button, Chad Pease reraised all in to effectively 1,140,000 from the big blind, and Kuhn called all in for that amount.

Kuhn:  AsAd
Pease:  KhJh

The board ran out 10s3sQs7c5c, no help to Pease after a flopped open-ender, securing the double for Kuhn back into the chip lead.

Robert Kuhn  –  2,325,000  (78 bb)
Chad Pease  –  215,000  (7 bb)