$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 3,989

Ronald Birmingham raised all in for 375,000 from the hijack and Ari Engel called in the big blind.

Birmingham: 
Engel: 

The board ran out , giving Engel a jack-high straight to eliminate Birmingham in 16th place.

Ari Engel  –  11,900,000  (95 bb)
Ronald Birmingham  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($12,845)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 3,989

With the board showing on the turn, Zhen Cai got it all in from the big blind with for a pair of queens with a nine-high diamond flush draw, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the (pair of queens, higher kicker) of Vladyslav Shovkovyi in the hijack.

The river card was the , and Shovkovyi won the pot with two pair, queens and sevens with his ace kicker to eliminate Cai in 17th place.

Vladyslav Shovkovyi  –  10,500,000  (84 bb)
Zhen Cai  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($12,845)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 4,975,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $12,845 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 3,989

Greg Anda raised from middle position to 350,000, and Hagai Stein called all in from the small blind for 250,000 with . Anda turned over , and Stein needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Stein flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Anda won the pot with a flopped pair of queens to eliminate Stein in 18th place.

Greg Anda  –  7,850,000  (63 bb)
Hagai Stein  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($12,845)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 4,700,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $12,845 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 3,989

Greg Anda raised to 350,000 from middle position, Hagai Stein three-bet to 850,000 from the big blind, Anda four-bet all in for 3,575,000, and Anda called with , leading Stein’s .

The flop came , giving Anda a set of aces, but also giving Stein a flush draw.

The turn was no help, nor was the river (giving Stein a meaningless set of queens), locking up the double for Anda.

Greg Anda  –  7,350,000  (59 bb)
Hagai Stein  –  250,000  (2 bb)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 3,989

Ari Engel raised to 250,000 from the hijack, Steven McKoy three-bet all in for about 2,700,000 from the button, and Engel called with , leading McKoy’s .

The board ran out , no help to McKoy, locking up the pot for Engel.

Ari Engel  –  11,900,000  (95 bb)
Steven McKoy  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($10,740)

Recent Eliminations
20th:  Michael Eddy  –  $10,740

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 3,989

Jorge Gomez was all in from the button with , and needed to improve to stay alive against the of Ari Engel in the cutoff.

The board came , and Engel flopped a set of jacks and turned quads to win the pot and eliminate Gomez in 21st place.

Ari Engel  –  9,000,000  (72 bb)
Jorge Gomez  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($10,740)

With 20 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 4,000,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,740 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 3,989

Jeremy Halaska raised to 675,000 from under the gun (leaving 25,000 behind) and Steven McKoy called UTG+1.

The flop was , Halaska checked, McKoy bet, and Halaska called all in for 25,000 with , leading McKoy’s .

The turn and river completed the board, safe for Halaska to double up.

Jeremy Halaska  –  1,725,000  (14 bb)
Steven McKoy  –  3,100,000  (25 bb)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 3,989

Darryll Fish raised to 300,000 from UTG+1, Michael Yehudai called in the next seat over, and Harold Evans three-bet all in for 850,000 from the small blind. Fish four-bet all in for about 7,600,000 and Yehudai folded face up.

Fish: 
Evans: 

The board ran out , safe for Fish to eliminate Evans.

“That worked out lovely,” commented Fish after the hand.

Darryll Fish  –  9,000,000  (72 bb)
Michael Yehudai  –  2,900,000  (23 bb)
Harold Evans  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($8,965)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 3,989

The final 22 players have returned from break to begin Level 30, with increased blinds of 75,000-125,000 with a 125,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Table 7
Seat 1:  Darryll Fish  –  6,950,000  (56 bb)
Seat 2:  Michael Yehudai  –  3,575,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Eric Kolodny  –  3,175,000  (25 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6:  Cangir Elcin  –  2,575,000  (21 bb)
Seat 7:  Harold Evans  –  1,100,000  (9 bb)
Seat 8:  Joseph Dipascale  –  6,875,000  (55 bb)
Seat 9:  Gregory Anda  –  3,325,000  (27 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1:  Steven McKoy  –  3,925,000  (31 bb)
Seat 2:  David Trager  –  3,375,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3:  Ronald Birmingham  –  1,400,000  (11 bb)
Seat 4:
Seat 5:  Sean Heywood  –  2,250,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6:  Zhen Cai  –  2,175,000  (17 bb)
Seat 7:  Ari Engel  –  3,550,000  (28 bb)
Seat 8:  Jorge Gomez –  4,300,000  (34 bb)
Seat 9:  Jeremy Halaska  –  1,025,000  (8 bb)

Table 16
Seat 1:  Hagai Stein  –  4,125,000  (33 bb)
Seat 2:  Ryan Brown  –  3,275,000  (26 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Michael Eddy  –  1,375,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5:  Alexandre Henry  –  2,475,000  (20 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  Moises Jattin  –  3,400,000  (27 bb)
Seat 8:  Vladyslav Shovkovyi  –  9,675,000  (77 bb)
Seat 9:  Charlemagne Benjamin  –  3,900,000  (31 bb)

1st:  $360,000 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $228,200
3rd:  $161,700
4th:  $124,600
5th:  $94,300
6th:  $69,580
7th:  $50,015
8th:  $39,800
9th-10th:  $30,765
11th-12th:  $22,965
13th-15th:  $16,450
16th-18th:  $12,845
19th-21st:  $10,740
22nd:  $8,965

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 3,989

Bin Weng raised to 500,000 from the hijack, Joseph Dipascale three-bet all in for about 4,900,000 from the small blind, and Weng called all in for about 1,300,000 with , racing with Dipascale’s .

The board ran out , giving Dipascale a set of jacks to eliminate Weng in 23rd place.

Joseph Dispascale  –  6,520,000  (65 bb)
Bin Weng  –  Eliminated in 23rd Place  ($8,965)