$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 90

During No-Limit Hold’em, Yuval Bronshtein moved all in from the small blind for about 70,000, and Brian Yoon called from the big blind with .

Bronshtein turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Yoon flopped two pair to Bronshtein’s ace-high flush draw, and Bronshtein only improved to a pair of aces on the river. Yoon won the pot with his two pair, queens and nines, to eliminate Bronshtein in fourth place.

Brian Yoon  –  1,065,000  (27 BB)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($7,860)

Not long after that, Jason Papastavrou was eliminated by Brian Yoon during a Stud round to finish in third place.

Jason Papastavrou  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($11,475)

Heads-up play is currently underway, and here are updated chip counts:

Brian Yoon  –  1,275,000  (32 BB)
Jon Breneman  –  445,000  (11 BB)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $26,620 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $17,235

3rd:  Jason Papastavrou  –  $11,475
4th:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  $7,860
5th:  Benny Glaser  –  $5,545
6th:  Corey Wade  –  $4,035
7th:  John Holley  –  $3,030

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 90

During Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw, chipleader Brian Yoon raised from the cutoff to 40,000, and Yuval Bronshtein called from the big blind.

First Draw:  Bronshtein drew three, Yoon drew one. Bronshtein checked, Yoon bet 20,000, and Bronshtein called.

Second Draw:  Bronshtein drew two, Yoon drew one. Bronshtein checked, Yoon bet 40,000, and Bronshtein called.

Third Draw:  Bronshtein drew one, Yoon drew one. Bronshtein checked, Yoon bet 40,000, and Bronshtein called.

Yoon showed to win the pot with an 8-7 low, and Bronshtein mucked.

Brian Yoon  –  850,000  (21 BB)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  240,000  (6 BB)

The next hand, Bronshtein raised from the small blind to 40,000, and Yoon called from the big blind.

First Draw:  Bronshtein drew one, Yoon drew three. Bronshtein bet 20,000 in the dark, and Yoon called.

Second Draw:  Bronshtein stood pat, Yoon drew two. Bronshtein bet 40,000 in the dark, and Yoon called.

Third Draw:  Bronshtein stood pat, Yoon drew one. Bronshtein checked, Yoon bet 40,000, and Bronshtein called.

Yoon showed to win the pot with the second best possible hand, a 7-6 low, and Bronshtein mucked.

Brian Yoon  –  990,000  (25 BB)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  98,000  (2 BB)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 450,000 (11 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,860 each.

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 90

Playing Pot-Limit Omaha, Benny Glaser raised to 21,000 from the cutoff and Jason Papastavrou called in the big blind. The flop was and Jason Papastavrou checked. Glaser bet 8,000 and Papastavrou called.

The turn was , Papastavrou checked, Glaser bet 18,000 and Papastavrou called. The river was and both players checked.

Papastavrou showed for a full house, kings full of jacks, Glaser mucked, and was down to 78,000.

The next time Glaser was in the cutoff, this time in Limit Hold’em and 15,000/30,000 limits, he raised and Papastavrou called in the big blind. The flop was , Papastavrou checked, Glaser bet, and Papastavrou called the 15,000.

The turn was , Papastavrou checked, and Glaser bet. Papastavrou raised and Glaser called for his last 33,000 total.

Papastavrou:
Glaser:

Papastavrou was ahead with the pocket threes and Glaser missed the river to exit in fifth place.

Jason Papastavrou – 320,000 (11 bb)
Benny Glaser – Eliminated in 5th Place ($5,545)

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 90

During Razz, Jon Breneman played a hand to showdown against Corey Wade.

Jon Breneman:  ()  
Corey Wade:  ()  

3rd Street:  Both players put in 15,000 each.

4th Street:  Wade bet 15,000, and Breneman called.

5th Street:  Wade checked, Breneman bet 30,000, and Wade called.

6th Street:  Breneman bet 30,000, and Wade called.

7th Street:  Breneman bet 30,000, and Wade called.

Breneman won the pot with a 7-6 low against Wade’s 8-6 low to knock Wade down to about 50,000 in chips.

Jon Breneman  –  380,000  (13 BB)
Corey Wade  –  50,000  (2 BB)

Shortly after that, Wade got it all in on 3rd street in Razz for 43,000 against Brian Yoon.

Brian Yoon:  ()    ()
Corey Wade:  ()    ()

Wade’s final three cards were horrible, giving him a Q-6 low, and Yoon won the pot with a 10-8 low to eliminate Wade in sixth place.

Brian Yoon  –  625,000  (21 BB)
Corey Wade  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($4,035)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 360,000 (12 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,545 each.

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 90

Brian Yoon and Yuval Bronshtein played a hand to seventh street during the Stud round.

Brian Yoon:  ()    ()
Yuval Bronshtein:  ()    ()

4th Street:  Bronshtein bet 12,000, and Yoon called.

5th Street:  Yoon bet 24,000, and Bronshtein called.

6th Street:  Yoon bet 24,000, and Bronshtein called.

7th Street:  Yoon bet 24,000, and Bronshtein called. Yoon immediately mucked his cards, forfeiting the pot to Bronshtein, who won without showing.

Yuval Bronshtein  –  400,000  (17 BB)
Brian Yoon  –  620,000  (26 BB)

The next hand Bronshtein won a pot on 5th street to increase his stack even further.

Yuval Bronshtein  –  440,000  (18 BB)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is around 300,000 (13 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,035 each.

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 90

The players return from break to begin Level 19, with increased limits of 12,000-24,000.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Corey Wade  –  264,000  (11 BB)
Seat 2.  Yuval Bronshtein  –  203,000  (8 BB)
Seat 3.  Benny Glaser  –  241,000  (10 BB)
Seat 4.  Brian Yoon  –  623,000  (26 BB)
Seat 5.  Jon Breneman  –  190,000  (8 BB)
Seat 6.  Jason Papastavrou  –  199,000  (8 BB)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is around 300,000 (13 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,035 each.

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 90

During Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw, Benny Glaser raised from the hijack to 20,000, and John Holley called from the big blind.

First Draw:  Holley drew one, Glaser drew one. Holley checked, Glaser bet, and Holley called all in for 9,000.

Second Draw:  Holley drew one, Glaser stood pat.

Third Draw:  Holley drew one, Glaser stood pat.

Benny Glaser:  
John Holley:  

Glaser had a 9-6 low, and Holley was drawing live with an 8-7 low. But Holley’s final card was the for a K-8 low, and Glaser won the pot to eliminate Holley in seventh place.

Benny Glaser  –  260,000  (13 BB)
John Holley  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($3,030)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is around 300,000 (15 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,035 each.

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 90

Yuval Bronshtein and John Holley both have eight trophies here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, and if either of them wins their ninth today, they will tie Raminder Singh and Michael Newman for the career lead.

Holley will have a much tougher path than Bronshtein today, starting as the short stack with less than four big bets.

Holley started off on the right foot, winning a nice pot against Jon Breneman during Limit Hold’em on a board of . Holley bet the flop and then check-called the turn, and both players checked the river. Holley showed to win the pot with an eight-high flush, and Breneman mucked.

John Holley  –  130,000  (7 BB)
Jon Breneman  –  355,000  (18 BB)

A little while later, Holley played hand of Stud Hi-Lo to showdown against chipleader Brian Yoon.

Brian Yoon:  ()  
John Holley:  ()  

Neither player made a qualifying low, and Yoon won the pot with a pair of eights over Holley’s pair of sixes.

Brian Yoon  –  560,000  (28 BB)
John Holley  –  90,000  (5 BB)

The next hand (still Stud Hi-Lo), Jason Papastavrou (who was also a short stack) had the bring-in with the and made it 10,000 to go, getting four callers. On 4th street, everyone checked to Papastavrou, who bet another 10,000, and all four players called.

On 5th street, everyone checked to Papastavrou, who bet 20,000. Holley check-raised to 40,000, and the other three players folded. Papastavrou called all in for 37,000.

John Holley:  ()    ()
Jason Papastavrou:  ()    ()

Holley made a pair of aces for the high, and a 7-5 for the low, but Papastavrou made a six-high straight to scoop the pot and more than double up in chips.

Jason Papastavrou  –  215,000  (11 BB)
John Holley  –  29,000  (1.5 BB)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is around 257,000 (13 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,030 each.

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 90

The final seven players have returned to play down to a winner today. Everything is set and ready to go, so it’s time to shuffle up and deal!

Here is the lineup, followed by the remaining payouts:

Seat 1.  Corey Wade  –  161,000  (8 BB)
Seat 2.  Yuval Bronshtein  –  313,000  (16 BB)
Seat 3.  Benny Glaser  –  290,500  (15 BB)
Seat 4.  Brian Yoon  –  467,000  (23 BB)
Seat 5.  Jon Breneman  –  460,000  (23 BB)
Seat 6.  Jason Papastavrou  –  78,500  (4 BB)
Seat 7.  John Holley  –  76,000  (4 BB)

1st:  $26,620 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $17,235
3rd:  $11,475
4th:  $7,860
5th:  $5,545
6th:  $4,035
7th:  $3,030

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is around 257,000 (13 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,030 each.

$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 90

The $1,100 Eight-Game Mix drew a great crew of 90 entries, the first time we’ve run this tournament since the 2015 Poker Showdown and our players came out to show their love of mix games.

From those 90 players, the field was reduced to the seven-handed final table last night and they return at the top of the hour to begin playing for the title. Four-time WSOP bracelet winner Brian Yoon leads the talented group with Yuval Bronshtein and John Holley chasing some history.

Both have earned eight major Hollywood titles and if they win, they would move into a tie for the all-time lead with Raminder Singh and Michael Newman.

Cards go back in the air at noon and we will have all the action.

Seat 1:  Corey Wade  –  161,000  (8 BB)
Seat 2:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  313,000  (16 BB)
Seat 3:  Benny Glaser  –  290,500  (15 BB)
Seat 4:  Brian Yoon  –  467,000  (23 BB)
Seat 5:  Jon Breneman  –  460,000  (23 BB)
Seat 6:  Jason Papastavrou  –  78,500  (4 BB)
Seat 7:  John Holley  –  76,000  (4 BB)

1st:  $26,620 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $17,235
3rd:  $11,475
4th:  $7,860
5th:  $5,545
6th:  $4,035
7th:  $3,030