Event 5: Shawn Farmer – 3rd Place ($2,670)

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 168

Shawn Farmer
Shawn Farmer

Shawn Farmer raised all in for about 1,250,000 from the button and Jatinder Singh called in the big blind with AhJs, leading Singh’s Ad6s.

The board came 7s7d3s8s9d, no help to Farmer, ending his tournament in third place.

Jatinder Singh  –  4,920,000  (49 bb)
Robert Scott  –  1,800,000  (18 bb)
Shawn Farmer  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($2,670)

1st: $6,300 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $4,200

Event 4: We Have a Deal!

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 82

Donald Maloney
Donald Maloney

Following the elimination of Cat Mon in sixth place, the remaining five players looked at the numbers and eventually reached a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Donald Maloney  –  389,000  (16 BB)
Shan Meruga  –  385,000  (16 BB)
Hossein Ghodosi Fard  –  225,000  (9 BB)
Steven Roth  –  159,000  (7 BB)
Robert Poolos  –  73,000  (3 BB)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Donald Maloney  –  $8,505
Shan Meruga  –  $8,469
Hossein Ghodosi Fard  –  $6,728
Steven Roth  –  $5,781
Robert Poolos  –  $4,227

As the chip leader, Donald Maloney was the official Event 4 winner for $8,505.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

Shan Meruga
Shan Meruga
Hossein Ghodosi Fard
Hossein Ghodosi Fard
Steven Roth
Steven Roth
Robert Poolos
Robert Poolos

Event 4: Cat Mon – 6th Place ($2,155)

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 82

Cat Mon
Cat Mon

Shan Meruga raised to 24,000 from under the gun, Cat Mon called all in for less in the small blind, and Donald Maloney called in the big blind.

Maloney and Meruga checked to the turn of a Qd8d6hQc board where Meruga bet 24,000. Maloney called.

The river was the 5d, Maloney checked, Meruga bet 24,000, and Maloney called.

Here were their hands:

Meruga:  AsKd6s4c
Maloney:  AdKhJh6d
Mon:  Ks9s5h2h

Maloney had an ace-high flush, Meruga had an 8-6-5-4-A low, and Mon couldn’t beat either, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Donald Maloney  –  389,000  (16 BB)
Shan Meruga  –  385,000  (16 BB)
Cat Mon  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,155)

Event 1 Flight D: Registration Closed with 666 Entries

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight D Entries:  666

Flight D of Event 1 drew 666 entries, bringing the total field size to 2,348 with two starting flights to come. The prize pool currently stands at $774,840.

Play in Flight D will continue until 84 players remain. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Day/TimeFlightEntriesAdvanced
Thurs at 10 amA56570
Thurs at 6 pmB56971
Friday at 10 amC54869
Friday at 6 pmD666TBD
Sat at 10 amE
Sat at 6 pmF
Total2,348210

Chip Counts Thru Flight C

Event 4: Yuval Bronshtein – 7th Place ($1,790)

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 82

Yuval Bronshtein
Yuval Bronshtein

Yuval Bronshtein raised to 20,000 from under the gun, Donald Maloney three-bet to 30,000 from the big blind, and Bronshtein called all in for 27,000.

Bronshtein:  AsJhTs7d
Maloney:  Ks3h3c2c

The board ran out Jc5c4cJs8c, giving Maloney flush along with an 8-5-4-3-2 low to scoop the pot and eliminate Bronshtein in sixth place.

Donald Maloney  –  360,000  (18 BB)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,790)

With six players remaining, the average stack is around 205,000 (10 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,155.

Event 5: Gil Guadalpi – 4th Place ($1,725)

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 168

Gil Guadalpi
Gil Guadalpi

Gil Guadalpi got it all in from the button for about 775,000 with Ad10d, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the AcQh of Jatinder Singh in the cutoff.

The board came Qc5s2s10sQs — Singh paired his queen on the flop, Guadalpi paired his ten on the turn to pick up some outs, and Singh rivered trips to clinch the pot. Guadalpi was eliminated in fourth place.

Jatinder Singh  –  2,875,000  (48 bb)
Gil Guadalpi  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($1,725)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,240,000 (37 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,670 each.

Event 5: Andrew Yakubovich – 5th Place ($1,255)

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 168

Andrew Yakubovich
Andrew Yakubovich

Andrew Yakubovich got it all in from the button for 740,000 with Qs9d, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the JsJd of Robert Scott in the small blind.

The board came Jc6s2d8d3d — Scott flopped a set, Yakubovich turned a gutshot straight draw, and the river card was a blank. Scott won the pot with his set of jacks to eliminate Yakubovich in fifth place.

Robert Scott  –  1,875,000  (31 bb)
Andrew Yakubovich  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($1,255)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,680,000 (28 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,725 each.

Event 5: Shravan Kulshrestha – 6th Place ($1,040)

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 168

Shravan Kulshrestha
Shravan Kulshrestha

Jatinder Singh moves all in from the cutoff for about 1,850,000, and Shravan Kulshrestha calls all in from the big blind for about 110,000 with Kd3h.

Singh turns over QhQd, and Kulshrestha needs to improve to stay alive.

The board came Qc10s5sAh4s — Singh flops a set, Kulshrestha turns a gutshot straight draw, and the river card is a blank. Singh wins the pot with his set of queens to eliminate Kulshrestha in sixth place.

Jatinder Singh  –  2,025,000  (34 bb)
Shravan Kulshrestha  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,040)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,345,000 (22 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,255 each.

Event 5: Tomislav Krizanic – 7th Place ($925)

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 168

Tomislav Krizanic
Tomislav Krizanic

Jatinder Singh limped in from middle position, Shawn Farmer did the same from the cutoff, and Tomislav Krizanic raised all in for 370,000 from the button. Singh folded and Farmer called.

Farmer:  9h7h
Krizanic:  KsKd

The board ran out Jd7c3cTh8d, giving Farmer jack-high straight to win the bounty and eliminate Krizanic in seventh place.

Shawn Farmer  –  1,725,000   (35 bb)
Tomislav Krizanic  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($925)

With six players remaining, the average stack is about 1,120,000 (22 bb). Everyone is guaranteed $1,040.

Event 5: Jessica Leal Gonzalez – 8th Place ($815)

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 168

Jessica Leal Gonzalez
Jessica Leal Gonzalez

Jessica Leal Gonzalez raised all in for 205,000 from under the gun and Andrew Yakubovich called in the big blind with Ah9d, leading Gonzalez’s Qc8c.

The board ran out 5h4s3s3cJs, no help to Gonzalez, ending her tournament in eighth place.

Andrew Yakubovich  –  610,000  (12 bb)
Jessica Leal Gonzalez  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($815)

With seven players remaining, the average stack is about 960,000  (19 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $925.