$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 168

The final eight players return from break to begin Level 22, with increased blinds of 20,000-40,000 with a 40,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the prizepool:

Seat 1:  Andrew Yakubovich  –  995,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2:  Jessica Leal Gonzalez  –  485,000  (12 bb)
Seat 3:  Robert Scott  –  1,795,000  (45 bb)
Seat 4:  Jatinder Singh  –  1,505,000  (38 bb)
Seat 5:  Gil Guadalpi  –  750,000  (19 bb)
Seat 6:  Shawn Farmer  –  485,000  (12 bb)
Seat 7:  Tomislav Krizanic  –  205,000  (5 bb)
Seat 8:  Shravan Kulshrestha  –  605,000  (15 bb)

1st:  $6,300 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $4,200
3rd:  $2,670
4th:  $1,725
5th:  $1,255
6th:  $1,040
7th:  $925
8th:  $815

9th:  David Laufer  –  $705
10th:  James Sebastiano  –  $705

11th:  David Shmuel  –  $600
12th:  Gustavo Perla  –  $600

13th:  Christopher Asaro  –  $525
14th:  Kenneth Goff Jr.  –  $525
15th:  Benjamin Pollan  –  $525

16th:  Ronald Groeller  –  $500
17th:  Todd Louer  –  $500

19th:  Pierre-Xavier Laurent  –  $475
20th:  Antonio Diaz  –  $475

21st:  Danny Chang  –  $238
22nd:  Lloyd Kapper  –  $237

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 82

With the final board reading , Brett Skolnick committed his final chips with for the second-best low, but Hossein Ghodosi Fard had him beat with for a pair of queens with the nut low to eliminate Skolnick in eighth place.

Hossein Ghodosi Fard  –  310,000  (19 BB)
Brett Skolnick  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,510)

With seven players remaining, the average stack is around 175,000 (11 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $1,790.

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  6,000/12,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 82

On the turn of a board, Cat Mon checked from the small blind and Donald Maloney checked from the big blind. Gary Webster bet his remaining 2,000 from middle position, and both Mon and Maloney called.

The river was the , and both checked again.

Mon tabled for trip fives, besting Maloney’s holdings and Webster’s to end Webster’s tournament in ninth place.

Cat Mon  –  230,000  (19 BB)
Donald Maloney  –  200,000  (17 BB)
Gary Webster  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,340)

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  6,000/12,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 82

After the elimination of Jay Palmer in 10th place, there is a random redraw for seats at the final table. Here is the updated lineup:

Seat 1.  Steven Roth  –  30,000  (3 BB)
Seat 2.  Gary Webster  –  135,000  (11 BB)
Seat 3.  Hossein Ghodosi Fard  –  220,000  (18 BB)
Seat 4.  Brett Skolnick  –  85,000  (7 BB)
Seat 5.  Cat Mon  –  115,000  (10 BB)
Seat 6.  Donald Maloney  –  205,000  (17 BB)
Seat 7.  Yuval Bronshtein  –  255,000  (21 BB)
Seat 8.  Shan Meruga  –  110,000  (9 BB)
Seat 9.  Robert Poolos  –  95,000  (8 BB)

And here are the payouts for this event:

1st:  $13,875 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $8,395
3rd:  $5,220
4th:  $3,530
5th:  $2,690
6th:  $2,155
7th:  $1,790
8th:  $1,510
9th:  $1,340

10th:  Jay Palmer  –  $1,340
11th:  Michael Laake  –  $1,340

With nine players remaining, the average stack is around 137,000 (11 Big Bets).

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  5,000/10,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  13 of 82

The players returned from break to begin Level 16, with increased limits of 5,000-10,000.

Here is the current lineup as they near the Money Bubble and the final table, along with their chip counts and the value of their stack in terms of big bets (BB):

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Gary Webster  –  101,000  (10 BB)
Seat 2.  Michael Laake  –  21,000  (2 BB)
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Steven Herschkowitz  –  39,000  (4 BB)
Seat 5.  Jay Palmer  –  23,000  (2 BB)
Seat 6.  Donald Maloney  –  145,000  (15 BB)
Seat 7.  Steven Roth  –  46,000  (5 BB)
Seat 8.  Cat Mon  –  84,000  (8 BB)
Seat 9.  

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Shideh Bina  –  37,000  (4 BB)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Brett Skolnick  –  136,000  (14 BB)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Shan Meruga  –  104,000  (10 BB)
Seat 7.  Yuval Bronshtein  –  179,000  (18 BB)
Seat 8.  Hossein Ghodosi Fard  –  243,000  (24 BB)
Seat 9.  Robert Poolos  –  69,000  (7 BB)

The final 11 players will finish in the money, earning at least $1,340 each.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  210 of 1,682

Flight A:  565 Entries;  70 Advanced
Flight B:  569 Entries;  71 Advanced
Flight C:  548 Entries;  69 Advanced
Flight D:  In Progress  (Reg. Open Until 10:30 p.m.)
Flight E:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 6 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  69 of 548

Flight 1C came to an end with 28:01 remaining in Level 16, with blinds at 3,000-5,000 with a 5,000 ante. Amin Akhlaghi finished as the chipleader from this flight with 590,000 (118 big blinds).

The full list of official chip counts will be posted soon, and here are the four players who bagged at least 300K:

1.  Amin Akhlaghi  –  590,000  (118 bb)
2.  Kevin Grabel  –  443,000  (89 bb)
3.  Joseph Franchino  –  344,000  (69 bb)
4.  Michael Olarte  –  311,000  (62 bb)_

This is the halfway point for the starting flights, with three in the books and three more to go. Flight 1D is already underway, with registration open until 10:30 pm.

Flight 1E begins tomorrow at 10:00 am (registration open until 2:30 pm), and Flight 1F begins tomorrow at 6:00 pm (registration open until 10:30 pm).

Everyone who bags chips from a starting flight will finish in the money and advance to Day 2, which begins Sunday at 1:00 pm.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  69 of 548

When hand-for-hand play began on the Money Bubble with 70 players left in the field, Scott Baumstein was down to just 2,000 in chips, and he’d be forced all in from the big blind in the third hand.

The first two hands passed without any all-in-and-call situations. At that point, Level 15 came to an end, and Level 16 began with increased blinds of 3,000-5,000 with a 5,000 ante.

In Hand #3, Baumstein was forced all in with his final 2,000 going in as the big blind ante. Three other players limped into the pot for 5,000 each — the hijack, the cutoff, and the small blind.

All three players check to the river on a board of , and they wait until action completes at the other tables before revealing their cards.

Small Blind:    (two pair)
Hijack:    (pair of tens)
Cutoff:    (pair of fives)
Scott Baumstein:    (king high)

The small blind won the pot with two pair, queens and eights, to eliminate Baumstein and burst the Money Bubble.

Scott Baumstein  –  Eliminated

The remaining 69 players are bagging and tagging their chips for Day 2, which begins Sunday at 1:00 pm.

Flight 1D is already underway, with registration open until 10:30 pm.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  77 of 548

The final break of the day is over and action resumed for Flight C with 77 players remaining and 69 moving to Day 2 on Sunday.

Kevin Grabel is latest to hold the chip lead and it looks like most of his stack came from David Chase, the previous big stack is no longer at the table. The Northeast grinder is up to 390,000 and leading near the money bubble.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The fourth flight of Showdown Event 1 gets underway at 6 pm and the tournament has already put the $500,000 in the rearview mirror. The $400 Deep Stack prize pool is up to $555,060 and they are chasing $1,000,000.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2 and 60 at the start of Level 24. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm.

Flight D will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and they will bag their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet