Event 1: Tommy Morgado Leads the Final 26 Players at Break with 15.7 Million

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 7,703

Tommy Morgado
Chipleader Tommy Morgado

The players returned from break to begin Level 33, with increased blinds of 125,000-250,000 with a 250,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 10 million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Tommy Morgado  –  15,675,000  (63 bb)
2.  Corel Theuma  –  13,825,000  (55 bb)
3.  Vinny Monteiro  –  11,325,000  (45 bb)
4.  Ivan Saul  –  10,450,000  (42 bb)

With 26 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 5,925,000 (24 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $7,626 each.

Event 1: Corel Theuma Scores a Double Knockout

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$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 7,703

Corel Theuma
Corel Theuma

Just before the players went on break, a three-way all in emerged with Michael Hermoza all in from the cutoff with QsJc, Jose Hernandez all in from the small blind with 6h6d, and Corel Theuma had both covered on the button with KhQh.

The board ran out KdQd9h2c5c, giving Theuma kings and queens to score the double elimination.

Corel Theuma  –  13,825,000  (69 bb)
Michael Hermoza  –  Eliminated in 27th Place  ($7,626)
Jose Hernandez  –  Eliminated in 28th Place  ($6,863)

Event 1: David Frenkel Spikes a Boat on the River to Triple Up

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$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 7,703

David Frenkel
David Frenkel

After a flop of Js9c6h, David Frenkel check-raised all in from the big blind, and both of his opponents called.

The turn card was the 8s, the UTG+1 player bet 1,400, the late position player moved all in, and the UTG+1 player called. All three players showed their cards.

Late Position:  Qc10c  (queen-high straight)
Early Position:  Qh10h  (queen-high straight)
David Frenkel:  9h6c  (two pair, nines and sixes)

Frenkel needed to catch a nine or a six to stay alive, and the river card was — the 6d.

Frenkel clapped his hands in victory as he rivered a full house, sixes full of nines, to win the pot and triple up in chips.

David Frenkel  –  4,900,000  (25 bb)

With 29 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 5,300,000 (27 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,863 each.

Event 1: Nigel Murray Doubles Thru Eric Siegel

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$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 7,703

Nigel Murray
Nigel Murray

Nigel Murray got it all in from the small blind with AcJs, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the KdQh of Eric Siegel in middle position.

The board came 8s5h2h10d2c, and Murray won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Nigel Murray  –  4,150,000  (21 bb)
Eric Siegel  –  3,300,000  (17 bb)

With 29 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 5,300,000 (27 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,863 each.

Event 1: Ramzey Hassoun Eliminated in 34th Place by Corel Theuma

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$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 7,703

Corel Theuma
Corel Theuma

Ramzey Hassoun was all in for about 2,400,000 from the cutoff against Corel Theuma in middle position.

Hassoun:  JcJs
Theuma:  AcAs

The board ran out 7c7h5c8h5d, safe for Theuma to score the elimination.

Corel Theuma  –  10,400,000  (69 bb)
Ramzey Hassoun  –  Eliminated in 34th Place  ($6,863)

Event 1: Tommy Morgado Doubles Thru Raffello Locatelli to Take the Lead

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  34 of 7,703

Tommy Morgado
Tommy Morgado

With about 5,000,000 in the pot and the board reading 9d7s5sJh, Raffaello Locatelli checked from the big blind and Tommy Morgado bet 2,500,000 from the cutoff.

Locatelli check-raised all in with a covering stack and Morgado called all in for 4,775,000 with QsJs for a pair of jacks with a flush draw, leading Locatelli’s 6h5d for a pair of fives with a straight draw.

The river was the 4d, safe for Morgado to win what is thus far the largest pot of the tournament.

Tommy Morgado  –  14,550,000  (97 bb)
Raffaello Locatelli  –  7,400,000  (49 bb)

Event 1: Vinny Monteiro and Raffaello Locatelli Battle For the Chip Lead

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 7,703

Vinny Monteiro
Vinny Monteiro

Somebody finally caught up to Raffaello Locatelli on the leaderboard, and actually passed him — Vinny Monteiro.

1.  Vinny Monteiro  –  11,300,000  (75 bb)
2.  Raffaello Locatelli  –  10,350,000  (69 bb)

But a few minutes after we took those counts, Locatelli won a sizable pot to retake the chip lead.

1.  Raffaello Locatelli  –  14,100,000  (94 bb)
2.  Vinny Monteiro  –  10,350,000  (69 bb)

With 36 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 4,275,000 (29 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,863 each.

Event 1: Rob Brown Eliminated in 41st Place by David Banaszak

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 7,703

David Banaszak
David Banaszak

The player in the cutoff raised to 300,000, Rob Brown three-bet all in for about 1,300,000 from the small blind, and David Banaszak isolated the pot with a shove from the big blind.

Brown:  QdJd
Banaszak:  QsQc

The board came AsQh9h3sKh, giving Banaszak a set of queens to eliminate Brown in 41st place.

David Banaszak  –  3,800,000  (30 bb)
Rob Brown  –  Eliminated in 41st Place  ($6,228)

Event 1: Tamara Goldshteyn Eliminated in 42nd Place by Hung Tran

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  41 of 7,703

Hung Tran
Hung Tran

Tamara Goldshteyn got it all in from the cutoff for about 850,000 with KdQd, and she needed to improve to stay alive against the QsQh of Hung Tran in the big blind.

The board came 5h4c2cKcQc — Goldshteyn paired her king on the turn, but Tran rivered a set of queens to win the pot and eliminate Goldshteyn in 42nd place.

Hung Tran  –  3,325,000  (27 bb)
Tamara Goldshteyn  –  Eliminated in 42nd Place  ($6,228)

With 41 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 3,750,000 (30 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,228 each.

Event 1: Raminder Singh Eliminated in 44th Place by Scott Livingston

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  43 of 7,703

Scott Livingston
Scott Livingston

Raminder Singh moved all in from middle position for 400,000, and Scott Livingston moved all in over the top from the cutoff for about 2.8 million with AcJd.

Singh turned over Ks5s, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Qd10h10cJh5c, and Singh turned an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further. Livingston won the pot with two pair, jacks and tens, to eliminate Singh in 44th place.

Scott Livingston  –  3,525,000  (28 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  Eliminated in 44th Place  ($6,228)

With 43 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 3,575,000 (29 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,228 each.