Event 43: Chance Kornuth Back to a 2-to-1 Lead Over Dan Sepiol

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 411

Chance Kornuth
Chance Kornuth

Chance Kornuth raised from the button to 175,000, and Dan Sepiol called from the big blind.

The flop came Kc7s4s, Sepiol checked, Kornuth bet 125,000, and Sepiol called.

The turn card was the 6d, Sepiol checked, Kornuth bet 475,000, and Sepiol thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the 5h, and both players checked. Sepiol said, “Two pair,” and showed 5s4d for bottom two pair, but Kornuth turned over 6h4c to win the pot with a slightly higher two pair.

Chance Kornuth  –  7,125,000  (89 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  3,150,000  (39 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $204,735 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $142,335

Event 43: Back to Nearly Even at the Break Between Chance Kornuth and Dan Sepiol

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 411

Level 28 came to an end, and the players took a 10-minute break. Here are the official chip counts from the table:

Chance Kornuth  –  5,510,000  (69 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  4,765,000  (60 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $204,735 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $142,335

3rd:  Michael Wang  –  $92,790
4th:  Nitis Udornpim  –  $62,000
5th:  Leonard August  –  $47,680
6th:  Bin Weng  –  $39,525
7th:  Michael Rocco  –  $33,180
8th:  Hamed Zia  –  $26,885
9th:  Brian Altman  –  $20,600

Event 46: James Carroll Wins! ($100,000); Rajasekar Govindan Finishes Runner-Up ($68,100)

$1,100 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 515

James Carroll

Rajasekar Govindan raised to 250,000 from the button, James Carroll reraised all in with his chip-leading stack from the big blind, and Govindan called all in for about 2,700,000 with AcJc, racing with Carroll’s TsTd.

The board ran out 9s9h3d5s4s, safe for Carroll to win Event 46 outright for $100,000.

Govindan finished runner-up for $68,100.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

Rajasekar Govindan

Event 43: Chance Kornuth Takes Another 4-to-1 Chip Lead

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 411

Chance Kornuth
Chance Kornuth

Dan Sepiol raised from the button to 125,000, and Chance Kornuth called.

The flop came 7h6c2d, Kornuth checked, Sepiol bet 100,000, and Kornuth called.

The turn card was the Ac, Kornuth checked, Sepiol bet 325,000, and Kornuth called.

The river card was the 9h, Kornuth checked, Sepiol bet 850,000, and Kornuth tanked for a while before he called. Sepiol showed Jh8d for a jack-high bluff, and Kornuth turned over Qd9d to win the pot with a pair of nines.

Chance Kornuth  –  8,275,000  (138 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  2,000,000  (33 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $204,735 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $142,335

Event 43: Heads-Up Play Continues

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 411

Dan Sepiol raised from the button to 125,000, and Chance called from the big blind.

The flop came 10d7h6s, Kornuth checked, Sepiol bet 125,000, and Kornuth check-raised to 450,000. Sepiol called.

The turn card was the 8c, Kornuth checked, Sepiol bet 450,000, and Kornuth called.

The river card was the 7d, and both players checked. Sepiol showed AhAd, but Kornuth turned over 10h6d to win the pot with a flopped two pair.

Chance Kornuth  –  6,350,000  (106 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  3,925,000  (65 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $204,735 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $142,335

Event 43: Chance Kornuth Increases His Lead Over Dan Sepiol

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 411

Chance Kornuth
Chance Kornuth

Dan Sepiol raised from the button to 125,000, and Chance Kornuth called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of Jc7s5dAs, Kornuth checked, Sepiol bet 150,000, and Kornuth called.

The river card was the Kd, Kornuth checked, Sepiol bet 325,000, and Kornuth check-raised to 925,000. Sepiol tanked for a while before he folded, and Kornuth took the pot.

Chance Kornuth  –  7,545,000  (126 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  2,730,000  (46 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $204,735 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $142,335

Event 46: James Carroll Doubles Twice into the Lead

$1,100 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 515

James Carroll

James Carroll limped in for 100,000, Rajasekar Govindan raised to 300,000 from the big blind, Carroll reraised all in for 1,475,000, and Govindan called.

Carroll:  AsKh
Govindan:  KsJd

The board ran out Kc3d2sAh7c, giving Carroll aces and kings to double up.

The next hand, on the river of a 9c8c7s3h3s board with about 3,000,000 in the pot, Carroll was all in for 1,450,000 from the big blind and Govindan called on the button with Ah8h.

Carroll, however, tabled KsKd for kings and treys to double into the chip lead.

James Carroll  –  6,000,000  (60 bb)
Rajasekar Govindan  –  4,300,000  (43 bb)

1st:  $100,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $68,100

Event 46: David Laufer – 3rd Place ($44,815)

$1,100 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 515

David Laufer

Rajasekar Govindan raised to 225,000 from the button, and David Laufer called in the big blind.

The flop was 9c7c6d, Laufer checked, Govindan went all in with a covering stack, and Laufer called all in for about 1,100,000.

Govindan:  As9s
Laufer:  7h5h

Govindan was ahead with a pair of nines and held up through the Th turn and Jh river to eliminate Laufer in third place.

Rajasekar Govindan  –  8,100,000  (81 bb)
James Carroll  –  2,200,000  (22 bb)
David Laufer  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($44,815)

1st:  $100,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $68,100

Event 43: Dan Sepiol Doubles Thru Chance Kornuth

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 411

Dan Sepiol
Dan Sepiol

Chance Kornuth raised from the button to 125,000, Dan Sepiol reraised from the big blind to 475,000, and Kornuth moved all in.

Sepiol quickly called all in for 1,995,000 with Ah9h, and Kornuth turned over 8h8c. Sepiol needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came AsJc2s3d5c, and Sepiol paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Dan Sepiol  –  4,050,000  (68 bb)
Chance Kornuth  –  6,225,000  (104 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $204,735 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $142,335

Event 43: Chance Kornuth Takes a 4-to-1 Chip Lead Over Dan Sepiol

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 411

Chance Kornuth
Chance Kornuth

Chance Kornuth raised from the button to 125,000, and Dan Sepiol called from the big blind.

The flop came Ad7c4c, Sepiol checked, Kornuth bet 100,000, and Sepiol called.

The turn card was the 2c, Sepiol checked, Kornuth bet 390,000, and Sepiol called.

The river card was the Js, Sepiol checked, Kornuth bet 920,000, and Sepiol called. Kornuth showed Jc6c to win the pot with a jack-high flush and take a 4-to-1 chip lead.

Chance Kornuth  –  8,320,000  (139 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  1,955,000  (33 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $204,735 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $142,335