$2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 435
Josh Adcock was all in preflop for a little over a million with in the hole from middle position, and Brian Altman had him covered holding on the cutoff.
The final board read , and Adcock doubled up to survive with 2.35 million. Altman was down to 915,000 after the hand.
$2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 435
The final nine players have retaken their seats, and action resumes with roughly 15 minutes remaining in Level 26, with blinds at 20,000-40,000 with a 40,000 ante.
Everything is set and ready to go, so it’s time to shuffle up and deal!
Here are the official chip counts, followed by the remaining payouts at stake:
Seat 1. Josh Adcock – 1,075,000 (26 bb) Seat 2. Francis Anderson – 2,605,000 (65 bb) Seat 3. Brian Altman – 1,705,000 (42 bb) Seat 4. Bobby Lupo – 1,415,000 (35 bb) Seat 5. Michael Wetcher – 485,000 (12 bb) Seat 6. Brandon Hamlet – 830,000 (20 bb) Seat 7. Stephen Song – 1,260,000 (31 bb) Seat 8. Ren Lin – 945,000 (23 bb) Seat 9. Viktor Kovachev – 560,000 (14 bb)
$2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 435
The $2,700 Big 4 tournament featured a seven-digit prize pool and nine players return this afternoon at 1 pm to begin playing down the final table. Francis Anderson leads coming back but the always dangerous, three-time WPT champ Brian Altman lurks in second place.
Seat 1: Josh Adcock – 1,075,000 (26 bb) Seat 2: Francis Anderson – 2,605,000 (65 bb) Seat 3: Brian Altman – 1,705,000 (42 bb) Seat 4: Bobby Lupo – 1,415,000 (35 bb) Seat 5: Michael Wetcher – 485,000 (12 bb) Seat 6: Brandon Hamlet – 830,000 (20 bb) Seat 7: Stephen Song – 1,260,000 (31 bb) Seat 8: Ren Lin – 945,000 (23 bb) Seat 9: Viktor Kovachev – 560,000 (14 bb)
$2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 435
The final table is set for Event 35 at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, and Francis Anderson is the chip leader with a stack of 2,605,000. The final table will begin at 1:00 pm tomorrow (Tuesday), as one of The Big 4 tables that will bring this tournament series to a close. Play will resume with 15:46 remaining in Level 26 when cards get back in the air.
Here is a look at the final table seat draw with chip counts:
Seat 1: Josh Adcock – 1,075,000 (26 bb) Seat 2: Francis Anderson – 2,605,000 (65 bb) Seat 3: Brian Altman – 1,705,000 (42 bb) Seat 4: Bobby Lupo – 1,415,000 (35 bb) Seat 5: Michael Wetcher – 485,000 (12 bb) Seat 6: Brandon Hamlet – 830,000 (20 bb) Seat 7: Stephen Song – 1,260,000 (31 bb) Seat 8: Ren Lin – 945,000 (23 bb) Seat 9: Viktor Kovachev – 560,000 (14 bb)
$2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 10 of 435
David Nowling was all in preflop for 420,000 under the gun with in the hole, and Brian Altman had him covered UTG+1 holding .
The board ran out with some suspense as it hit , and Nowling was eliminated in 10th place, good for $21,510. Altman stacked up 1,705,000 after collecting the pot thanks to a straight.
Brian Altman – 1,705,000 (42 bb) David Nowling – Eliminated in 10th Place ($21,510)
$2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 10 of 435
Francis Anderson raised to 80,000 preflop under the gun, Stephen Song called UTG+1, and Brandon Hamlet moved all in for 330,000 from the button. Anderson called, Song folded, and the two remaining players revealed their cards.
Hamlet: Anderson:
Board:
Hamlet doubled up to survive with 760,000, and Anderson was down to 1.4 million after the hand.
Brandon Hamlet – 760,000 (19 bb) Francis Anderson – 1,400,000 (35 bb)
$2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 24: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante Players Remaining: 10 of 435
Shannon Shorr was all in preflop for 570,000 from the button with in the hole, and Brian Altman had him covered holding on the hijack.
The final board read , and Shorr was eliminated in 11th place, good for $18,225. Altman stacked up 1.23 million after collecting the pot.
Shorr was the defending champion in this event, making a strong title defense almost down to the final table.
$2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante Players Remaining: 11 of 435
James Katz got all in for a short stack worth 215,000 preflop from the hijack, Bobby Lupo called to cover from the cutoff, and Chance Kornuth reraised all in over the top for about 550,000. Lupo called to cover Kornuth as well so all three players flipped over their cards.
Lupo: Kornuth: Katz:
Board:
Lupo won the hand to grow his stack to 1.85 million and both Katz (13th place – $15,135), and Kornuth (12th place – $18,225) were eliminated on the hand.
Bobby Lupo – 1,850,000 (92 bb) James Katz – Eliminated in 13th Place ($15,135) Chance Kornuth – Eliminated in 12th Place ($18,225)
$2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante Players Remaining: 13 of 435
After Justin Datloff fell in 16th place ($12,415), and Nir Cohen fell in 15th place ($15,135), Michael Rossitto was the next player to get all in for his tournament life.
He hung his hopes on , but Stephen Song had him covered with in the hole with a final board reading . Song stacked up 1.73 million after the hand, and Rossitto was eliminated in 14th place, good for $15,135. Song was back up to 1.73 million after the hand.
Stephen Song – 1,730,000 (86 bb) Michael Rossitto – Eliminated in 14th Place ($15,135)