Event 37: Thomas Boivin – 6th Place ($40,200)

$10,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 89

Thomas Boivin
Thomas Boivin

Dylan Smith raised from the cutoff to 120,000, Thomas Boivin moved all in from the big blind for 225,000, and Smith called with Ks6s.

Boivin turned over As2h, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came Jh10d9cKd8d, and Smith paired his king on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Boivin in sixth place.

Dylan Smith  –  3,200,000  (53 bb)
Thomas Boivin  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($40,200)

With five players remaining from a field of 89, the average chip stack is around 1,780,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $50,800 each.

Event 37: Shannon Shorr Doubles Thru Filipp Khavin

$10,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 89

Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr

Filipp Khavin raised from the button to 125,000, Shannon Shorr moved all in from the big blind for 740,000, and Khavin called with AhKs.

Shorr turned over Ac7h, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 9c7s6d8d4d, and Shorr paired his seven on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Shannon Shorr  –  1,570,000  (26 bb)
Filipp Khavin  –  2,160,000  (36 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 89, the average chip stack is around 1,485,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $40,200 each.

Event 37: Bryn Kenney – 7th Place ($33,800)

$10,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 89

Bryn Kenney
Bryn Kenney

Filipp Khavin raised from the small blind, and Bryn Kenney called from the big blind. The flop came 10c7d6s, Khavin checked, Kenney bet 235,000, and Khavin moved all in.

Kenney quickly called all in for roughly 650,000 with JhJd, but Khavin turned over 9c8h for a flopped ten-high straight. Kenney needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the 7c, the river card was the 9s, and the straight held up for Khavin to win the pot and eliminate Kenney in seventh place.

Filipp Khavin  –  2,800,000  (47 bb)
Bryn Kenney  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($33,800)

With six players remaining from a field of 89, the average chip stack is around 1,485,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $40,200 each.

Event 37: Dylan Smith Leads the Final Seven Players with 2,545,000

$10,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 89

Dylan Smith
Chipleader Dylan Smith

The players have returned from break to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 with a 60,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the final table payouts:

Seat 1.  Filipp Khavin  –  1,750,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2.  Bryn Kenney  –  805,000  (13 bb)
Seat 3.  Dylan Smith  –  2,545,000  (42 bb)
Seat 4.  Shannon Shorr  –  600,000  (10 bb)
Seat 5.  Dan Colpoys  –  980,000  (16 bb)
Seat 6.  Thomas Boivin  –  1,010,000  (17 bb)
Seat 7.  Adam Hendrix  –  1,205,000  (20 bb)

1st:  $260,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $160,700
3rd:  $101,500
4th:  $65,500
5th:  $50,800
6th:  $40,200
7th:  $33,800

8th:  Nadya Magnus  –  $29,600
9th:  Eli Berg  –  $26,900

With seven players remaining from a field of 89, the average chip stack is around 1,270,000 (21 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $33,800 each.

Event 37: Filipp Khavin Doubles Thru Thomas Boivin

$10,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 89

Filipp Khavin
Filipp Khavin

Filipp Khavin got it all in from the big blind for 850,000 with 9h9d, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the 6x6x of Thomas Boivin on the button.

The board came 8c4c4s9cJc, and Khavin won the pot with a full house, nines full of fours, to double up in chips.

Filipp Khavin  –  1,775,000  (36 bb)
Thomas Boivin  –  840,000  (17 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 89, the average chip stack is around 1,270,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $33,800 each.

Event 37: Nadya Magnus – 8th Place ($29,600)

$10,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 89

Nadya Magnus
Nadya Magnus

Nadya Magnus moved all in from the small blind for 630,000, and Thomas Boivin called from the big blind with 6d6c. Magnus turned over Ac6s, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 8s7s6hQd9h, and Boivin flopped a set of sixes to win the pot and eliminate Magnus in eighth place.

Thomas Boivin  –  1,735,000  (35 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($29,600)

With seven players remaining from a field of 89, the average chip stack is around 1,270,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $33,800 each.

Event 37: Dylan Smith Shoves the River Against Adam Hendrix

$10,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 89

Dylan Smith
Dylan Smith

Adam Hendrix raised UTG+1 to 80,000, Dylan Smith reraised from the cutoff to 200,000, and Hendrix called.

The flop came 6d3d2h, Hendrix checked, and Smith used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before betting 150,000. Hendrix called.

The turn card paired the board with the 6s, and both players checked.

The river card was the Qs, Hendrix checked, Smith moved all in for about 2.15 million, and Hendrix used four of his eight final table Time Chips to tank for more than two minutes before he folded. Smith took the pot.

Dylan Smith  –  2,950,000  (74 bb)
Adam Hendrix  –  1,165,000  (29 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 89, the average chip stack is around 1,115,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $29,600 each.

Event 37: Eli Berg – 9th Place ($26,900)

$10,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 89

Eli Berg
Eli Berg

After a flop of Ks9c4c, Eli Berg checked from the big blind, Dylan Smith bet from the hijack, and Berg check-raised to 140,000. Smith reraised to 340,000, and Berg four-bet all in for roughly 800,000.

Smith snap-called with KcJc for a pair of kings with a club flush draw, and Berg turned over Kh5s for a pair of kings with a lower kicker. Berg needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card paired the board with the 9h, the river card double-paired the board with the 4h. Smith won the pot with two pair, kings and nines with a jack kicker, to eliminate Berg in ninth place.

Dylan Smith  –  2,125,000  (53 bb)
Eli Berg  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($26,900)

With eight players remaining from a field of 89, the average chip stack is around 1,115,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $29,600 each.

Event 37: Dylan Smith Doubles Thru Bryn Kenney

$10,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 89

Bryn Kenney wasn’t here at the start, but he showed up just as the blind level increased to 20,000-40,000 with a 40,000 ante.

In Kenney’s first hand, Eli Berg raised under the gun to 100,000, Kenney called from the hijack, and Dylan Smith moved all in from the cutoff for 785,000.

Berg quickly folded, and Kenney called with AcKd. Smith turned over KcQc, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 4d2h2cQd4h, and Smith paired his queen on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Dylan Smith  –  1,770,000  (44 bb)
Bryn Kenney  –  520,000  (13 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 89, the average chip stack is around 990,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $26,900 each.

Event 37: Shuffle Up & Deal!

$10,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 89

The final nine players have taken their seats, and with everything set and ready to go, it’s time to shuffle up and deal!

Here is the lineup, followed by the final table payouts:

Seat 1.  Filipp Khavin  –  415,000  (14 bb)
Seat 2.  Bryn Kenney  –  1,405,000  (47 bb)
Seat 3.  Dylan Smith  –  860,000  (29 bb)
Seat 4.  Shannon Shorr  –  1,035,000  (35 bb)
Seat 5.  Dan Colpoys  –  1,430,000  (48 bb)
Seat 6.  Nadya Magnus  –  765,000  (26 bb)
Seat 7.  Eli Berg  –  730,000  (24 bb)
Seat 8.  Thomas Boivin  –  1,140,000  (38 bb)
Seat 9.  Adam Hendrix  –  1,125,000  (38 bb)

1st:  $260,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $160,700
3rd:  $101,500
4th:  $65,500
5th:  $50,800
6th:  $40,200
7th:  $33,800
8th:  $29,600
9th:  $26,900

With nine players remaining from a field of 89, the average chip stack is around 990,000 (33 big blinds).