$1,100 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
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Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 160

Nick Yunis got it all in from the hijack for 110,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Brandon Navarrete in the small blind.

The board came , and Yunis paired his ten on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Nick Yunis  –  260,000  (13 bb)
Brandon Navarrete  –  120,000  (6 bb)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 400,000 (20 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,845 each.

$1,100 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 160

Wasim Assaf limped under the gun for 20,000, Nick Yunis limped from UTG+1, Eric Siegel limped from the button, and Michael Graffeo checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Graffeo checked, and Assaf bet 45,000. Yunis raised to 145,000, and Siegel moved all in for 460,000. Graffeo quickly folded, and Assaf thought for a while before he folded.

As he was making the call, Yunis asked, “Did I run into fours?”

“Something like that,” said Siegel, who then showed for a flopped set of fours.

Yunis turned over for two pair, queens and tens.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and the set of fours held up for Siegel to win the pot and double up in chips.

Eric Siegel  –  1,075,000  (54 bb)
Nick Yunis  –  160,000  (8 bb)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 400,000 (20 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,845 each.

$1,100 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
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Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 160

Michael Graffeo raised from the cutoff to 32,000, Nick Yunis called from the small blind, and Don Flynn called from the big blind.

The flop came , Yunis checked, and Flynn bet 30,000. Graffeo and Yunis both called.

The turn card was the , and all three players checked.

The river card was the , Yunis checked, and Flynn moved all in for 94,000. Graffeo folded, and Yunis asked for an exact count before he went into the tank for a long time.

Yunis eventually called, and Flynn turned over for trip fives. Yunis mucked, and Flynn won the pot to double up in chips.

Don Flynn  –  390,000  (24 bb)
Nick Yunis  –  500,000  (31 bb)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 400,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,845 each.

$1,100 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 160

Nick Yunis raised from middle position to 34,000, Eric Siegel called from the small blind, and Nick Palma called from the big blind.

The flop came , and it checked to Yunis, who bet 35,000. Siegel check-raised to 95,000, and Palma folded.

Yunis tanked for a long time before he folded. Yunis said he made a huge fold, and both players agreed to show their cards.

Yunis showed for a flopped king-high straight, and then Siegel turned over for the same straight with a diamond flush draw.

Eric Siegel  –  455,000  (28 bb)
Nick Yunis  –  690,000  (43 bb)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 400,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,845 each.

$1,100 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 160

Mike Beasley moved all in UTG+1 for 48,000, Eric Siegel reraised from middle position to about 103,000, and everyone else folded.

Beasley turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Siegel’s .

The board came , and Siegel was ahead the entire way and won the pot with a higher club flush to eliminate Beasley in ninth place.

Eric Siegel  –  370,000  (23 bb)
Mike Beasley  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($4,270)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 400,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,845 each.

$1,100 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 160

Nick Yunis raised UTG+1 to 35,000, Mike Beasley moved all in from the hijack for 40,000, and Nick Palma moved all in over the top from the small blind. Yunis folded.

Beasley turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Palma’s .

The board came — Palma flopped a set of nines, but Beasley turned a jack-high flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Mike Beasley  –  147,000  (9 bb)
Nick Palma  –  255,000  (16 bb)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 356,000 (22 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,270 each.

$1,100 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 160

After the elimination of Mike Chiappetta in 10th place, the final nine players drew for random seats at the final table. Here is the updated lineup with approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Don Flynn  –  385,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2.  Viktor Kovachev  –  340,000  (21 bb)
Seat 3.  Mike Beasley  –  40,000  (3 bb)
Seat 4.  Brandon Navarrete  –  270,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5.  Eric Siegel  –  347,000  (22 bb)
Seat 6.  Nick Palma  –  235,000  (15 bb)
Seat 7.  Michael Graffeo  –  320,000  (20 bb)
Seat 8.  Wasim Assaf  –  638,000  (40 bb)
Seat 9.  Nick Yunis  –  625,000  (39 bb)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 356,000 (22 big blinds). And here are the remaining payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $41,050 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $26,060
3rd:  $15,950
4th:  $9,700
5th:  $7,490
6th:  $6,205
7th:  $5,410
8th:  $4,845
9th:  $4,270

$1,100 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 160

In the last hand of Level 20, with blinds at 6,000-12,000, Mike Chiappetta moved all in from the cutoff for 135,000, and Eric Siegel moved all in over the top from the button with .

Chiappetta turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Siegel won the pot with his king kicker to eliminate Chiappetta in 10th place.

Eric Siegel  –  347,000  (22 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($4,270)

With nine players remaining and the blinds increasing to 8,000-16,000, the average chip stack is about 356,000 (22 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,270 each.

$1,100 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 160

We did not see the early action but Wasim Assaf on the button and Michael Chiappetta in the small blind were heads-up with the board out to the turn reading . Chiappetta moved all in and Wasim Assaf quickly called at risk for 212,000.

Assaf:
Chiappetta:

Assaf flopped a club draw that got there on the turn and Chiappetta was drawing dead to the river.

Wasim Assaf – 645,000 (54 bb)
Michael Chiappetta – 102,000 (9 bb)

$1,100 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 160

Action folded to Don Flynn in the small blind and he ripped it in for 147,000. Nick Palma was in the big blind and called with the bigger stack.

Flynn:
Palma:

Flynn needed a lot of help to stay in the game and paired his six on the to give him some help. He began gathering his things after the turn but quickly sat back down when the river gave him two pair sixes and fives for a double.

Don Flynn – 306,000 (26 bb)
Nick Palma – 220,000 (18 bb)