$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 129

James Astorino was all in for 83,000 against Jonathan Moschel.

Astorino: 
Moschel: 

The board came , giving Astorino nines full of deuces to double through Moschel, leaving him with 20,000.

A few hands later, Moschel raised all in for 20,000 under the gun, Matt Affleck reraised to 32,000 from the button, and Astorino called in the small blind.

The flop was and Astorino check-called 25,000 from Affleck.

The turn was the , Astorino bet the pot, and Affleck folded.

Astorino showed for a flush, leading Moschel’s for aces and kings.

The river was the , keeping Astorino’s flush as the winner for the high, while his live deuce was good for the low, scooping the pot and eliminating Moschel in seventh place.

James Astorino  –  290,000  (24 bb)
Matt Affleck  –  280,000  (23 bb)
Jonathan Moschel  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,575)

$400 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 272

After the elimination of Stacy Matin in fifth place, the final four players agreed to an ICM chop to end the tournament. These were their official chip counts:

1.  Robert Garcia  –  2,330,000  (78 bb)
2.  Amir Baron  –  1,425,000  (48 bb)
3.  Lisa Teebagy  –  965,000  (32 bb)
4.  Mark Fersaci  –  720,000  (24 bb)

And here are the final table payouts, with the modified amounts for 1st-4th places:

1st:  Robert Garcia  –  $15,364* + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  Amir Baron  –  $13,042*
3rd:  Lisa Teebagy  –  $11,273*
4th:  Mark Fersaci  –  $10,051*
5th:  Stacy Matin  –  $4,385
6th:  Tamara Goldshteyn  –  $3,635
7th:  Hector Pacheco  –  $3,060
8th:  Amie Martini  –  $2,555
9th:  Shurland George  –  $2,055

Stay tuned for a recap of Garcia’s victory, which will be posted later tonight.

* Indicates the results of a four-way deal.

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000
Players Remaining:  7 of 129

Lyle Diamond opened to 25,000 from under the gun, James Astortino reraised all in for 29,000 from the cutoff, Jefferson Trent called all in for 25,000 from the small blind, and Diamond called to put both players at risk.

Diamond: 
Astorino: 
Trent: 

The board ran out , giving Astorino a flush to win the pot to triple up and eliminate Trent in eighth place.

James Astorino  –  83,000  (7 bb)
Lyle Diamond  –  761,000  (63 bb)
Jefferson Trent  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,380)

$400 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 272

Robert Garcia raised under the gun to 100,000, and Stacy Matin called all in from the small blind for 80,000 with .

Garcia turned over , and Matin needed his queens to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Garcia turned a double-gutshot straight draw, and spiked it on the river to win with a seven-high straight. Matin was eliminated in fifth place.

Robert Garcia  –  2,330,000  (78 bb)
Stacy Matin  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($4,385)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,360,000 (45 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $5,680.

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000
Players Remaining:  8 of 129

Seat 1:  Hal Rotholz  –  460,000  (38 bb)
Seat 2:  Matt Affleck  –  370,000  (31 bb)
Seat 3:  James Astorino  –  29,000  (2 bb)
Seat 4:  Eric Kent  –  48,000  (4 bb)
Seat 5:  Jefferson Trent  –  13,000  (1 bb)
Seat 6:  Jonathan Moschel  –  103,000  (9 bb)
Seat 7:  Lyle Diamond  –  790,000  (66 bb)
Seat 8:  Paul Williams  –  80,000  (7 bb)

1st:  $11,860 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $7,425
3rd:  $4,580
4th:  $2,800
5th:  $2,140
6th:  $1,815
7th:  $1,575
8th:  $1,380

$400 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 272

Robert Garcia raised from the cutoff to 75,000, Tamara Goldshteyn moved all in from the small blind for 170,000, and Garcia called with .

Goldshteyn turned over , and she needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Goldshteyn turned a heart flush draw, but improved no further. Garcia won the pot with two pair, tens and threes, to eliminate Goldshteyn in sixth place.

Robert Garcia  –  2,400,000  (80 bb)
Tamara Goldshteyn  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($3,635)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,090,000 (36 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $4,385.

$400 Big Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000
Players Remaining:  8 of 129

As Jay Kerbel was eliminated in 9th place at Table 8, Lyle Diamond doubled into the chip lead at Table 7 through Jefferson Trent.

On the turn of an board, Diamond got his stack of 374,000 into the middle from the button with for a wheel with a flush draw, facing Jefferson Trent in the small blind who tabled for a wheel draw with a set of fours.

The river was the , safe for Diamond to double up.

Lyle Diamond  –  790,000  (66 bb)
Jefferson Trent  –  13,000  (1 bb)

Recent Eliminations
9th:  Jay Kerbel  –  $1,380

10th:  Ari Engel  –  $1,190
11th:  Jordan Miller  –  $1,190
12th:  Matt Ezrol  –  $1,190

13th:  Stephen Johnson  –  $1,000
14th:  Sean Kennedy  –  $1,000
15th:  Juan De La Guardia  –  $1,000

$400 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 272

After a flop of , Robert Garcia checked the small blind, Hector Pacheco bet 100,000 from the big blind, and Garcia called.

The turn card was the , Garcia checked, Pacheco bet 175,000, and Garcia called.

The river card was the , Garcia checked, Pacheco bet about 300,000, and Garcia check-raised all in. Pacheco called all in for about 700,000 with for a flopped two pair, kings and threes, but Garcia turned over for a higher two pair on the river — kings and sevens. Garcia won the pot to eliminate Pacheco in seventh place.

Robert Garcia  –  2,200,000  (73 bb)
Hector Pacheco  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($3,060)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 905,000 (30 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $3,635.

$400 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 272

After a flop of , Amie Martini was all in from the big blind for 355,000 with for two pair, queens and tens, but she needed to improve to stay alive against the of Hector Pacheco on the button — the same two pair with a higher kicker.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Pacheco won the pot with his two pair and king kicker to eliminate Martini in eighth place.

Hector Pacheco  –  1,275,000  (51 bb)
Amie Martini  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($2,555)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 775,000 (31 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $3,060.

$400 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 272

Shurland George was all in from the cutoff for 250,000, Amir Baron called or raised from the button, and Hector Pacheco folded face up from the big blind.

George turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive against Baron’s .

The board came — George paired his queen on the flop, but it was no good as Baron flopped a set of fours, which held up to win the pot and eliminate George in ninth place.

Pacheco was fortunate he didn’t make it to the flop, or he would have lost a massive pot and been eliminated or left with scraps.

Amir Baron  –  1,270,000  (51 bb)
Shurland George  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($2,055)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 680,000 (27 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $2,555.