Event 1: Carlos Bermudez Eliminated in 76th Place by Glayson Leroy

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  75 of 5,870

Carlos Bermudez

Carlos Bermudez moved all in under the gun for 240,000, Glayson Leroy reraised from the small blind to 725,000, and the big blind folded.

Bermudez turned over Qs6s, and needed to improve to stay alive against Leroy’s 10h10d.

The board came KdJc3c4d10c, and Leroy won the pot with a set of tens to eliminate Bermudez in 76th place.

Glayson Leroy  –  2,900,000  (58 bb)
Carlos Bermudez  –  Eliminated in 76th Place  ($3,000)

With 75 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,505,000 (30 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,000 each. The field is scheduled to play tonight until 2:00 am, and then return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.

Event 1: George Varga and Jorge Gomez Lead the Field After Dinner

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  78 of 5,870

George Varga
Chipleader George Varga

The players return from dinner to begin Level 26, with increased blinds of 25,000-50,000.

A scan of the field during dinner turned up seven players with at least three million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  George Varga  –  4,325,000  (87 bb)
2.  Jorge Gomez  –  4,135,000  (83 bb)
3.  Steven Palumbo  –  3,810,000  (76 bb)
4.  Raul Hernandez  –  3,320,000  (66 bb)
5.  Fred Paradis  –  3,310,000  (66 bb)
6.  Tal Mor  –  3,290,000  (66 bb)
7.  David Shmuel  –  3,120,000  (62 bb)

With 78 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,505,000 (30 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,000 each. The field is scheduled to play tonight until 2:00 am, and then return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.

Jorge Gomez
Jorge Gomez

Event 1: George Varga and Jorge Gomez Lead the Field at the Dinner Break; Action Resumes at 9:04 pm

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  78 of 5,870

Level 25 came to an end, and the players went on a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 9:04 pm.

A scan of the field during the break turned up seven players with at least three million in chips, and two above four million. We’ll get the names of more chipleaders after dinner, but here are the two at the top during dinner:

1.  George Varga  –  4,325,000  (87 bb)
2.  Jorge Gomez  –  4,135,000  (83 bb)

With 78 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,505,000 (30 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,000 each.

Event 1: Nadeem Hirani Eliminated in 83rd Place by Kevin Gomez

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  82 of 5,870

Kevin Gomez

After a flop of 8h5d4h, Nadeem Hirani moved all in from the big blind for 1,100,000, Kevin Gomes moved all in over the top from under the gun for 1,145,000, and Diane Lepera folded from middle position.

Hirani turned over 3h2h for a heart flush draw with an open-ended straight draw, and he needs to improve to stay alive against Gomez’s QhQd.

The turn card was the 10d, the river card was the Qc, and Gomez won the pot with a set of queens. Their chip stacks were counted down, and Gomez had Hirani covered by just 45K to eliminate Hirani in 83rd place.

Kevin Gomez  –  2,800,000  (70 bb)
Nadeem Hirani  –  Eliminated in 83rd Place  ($2,500)

With 82 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,430,000 (36 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,500 each.

Event 1: Eric Kolodny Triples Up as Robert Rogers Was Knocked Out in 92nd Place

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  91 of 5,870

Eric Kolodny
Eric Kolodny

A player raised UTG+1 to 100,000, another player called from middle position, and Robert Rogers moved all in from the button for 470,000.

Eric Kolodny called all in from the big blind for 455,000, and the initial UTG+1 raiser tanked for a while before he called. The middle position player thought for a bit before he folded.

It was a three-way all-in, and these were their cards in descending order of chip counts:

UTG+1:  10h10d
Robert Rogers:  7s7d
Eric Kolodny:  KsKh

The board came As6s6dJdJh, and the pocket kings held up for Kolodny to win the main pot and triple up in chips. The UTG+1 player won the tiny side pot worth 30,000 with his pocket tens to eliminate Rogers in 92nd place.

Eric Kolodny  –  1,525,000  (38 bb)
Robert Rogers  –  Eliminated in 92nd Place  ($2,500)

With 91 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,290,000 (32 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,500 each.

Event 1: Julio Delgado Doubles Up

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  95 of 5,870

Julio Delgado

The player on the button raised to 100,000, Julio Delgado moved all in from the small blind for 320,000, and the button called with AdKh.

Delgado turned over Kd6d, and he was dominated as he faced elimination.

But the board came KcQc4c6c5h, and Delgado paired his king on the flop and — much more importantly — his six on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Julio Delgado  –  740,000  (19 bb)

The next hand, the same opponent raised from the cutoff to 100,000, Delgado moved all in from the button for 740,000, and his opponent folded. Delgado picked up another 200,000 to add to his stack,

Julio Delgado  –  940,000  (24 bb)

With about 95 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,235,000 (31 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,500 each.

Event 1: Mica Lamar Doubles Up

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  103 of 5,870

Mica Lamar
Mica Lamar

Mica Lamar moved all in from middle position for 440,000, the player on the button moved all in over the top for about 725,000, and the blinds folded.

Lamar turned over AdKc, and she needed to improve to stay alive against the button’s 9d9c.

As the dealer prepared the flop, Lamar said she’d like to use her “one time,” but she already used it earlier today.

The board came Kh7d6c3dJc, and Lamar paired her king on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Mica Lamar  –  955,000  (32 bb)

With about 103 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,140,000 (38 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,100 each.

Event 1: Karl Creazzo Wins a Three-Way All-In; Mark Winchell Out in 111th Place; Matthew White Out in 110th Place

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  109 of 5,870

Karl Creazzo
Karl Creazzo

There was a three-way preflop all-in situation at Table 8, with Mark Winchell all in for about 125,000, Matthew White all in for more than that, and Karl Creazzo covering them both.

Karl Creazzo:  AhKd
Matthew White:  AcJs
Mark Winchell:  Jd4d

The board came 9h9s7s5d3h, and the best hand held up for Creazzo to win the entire pot, eliminating both of his opponents from the tournament.

Karl Creazzo  –  2,500,000  (83 bb)
Matthew White  –  Eliminated in 110th Place  ($2,100)
Mark Winchell  –  Eliminated in 111th Place  ($2,100)

With 109 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,075,000 (36 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,100 each.

Event 1: Ramon Martinez Eliminated in 113th Place by Diane Lepera

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  112 of 5,870

Diane Lepera
Diane Lepera

Ramon Martinez was all in from the button for about 405,000 with 6h6c, but he needed to improve to stay alive against the AsAh of Diane Lepera in the big blind.

The board came Qh8d7c7d10d, and the aces held up for Lepera to win the pot and eliminate Martinez in 113th place.

Diane Lepera  –  3,115,000  (104 bb)
Ramon Martinez  –  Eliminated in 113th Place  ($2,100)

With 112 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,050,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,100 each.

Event 1: Robert Mason Eliminated in 119th Place by Chris Cornell

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,937,100 | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  118 of 5,870

Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell

After a flop of 10s8h2c, Robert Mason moved all in, and Chris Cornell snap-called with 10h10c for top set.

Mason turned over JdJc, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the 9s, giving Mason an open-ended straight draw, but the river card was the Ah. Cornell won the pot with his set of tens to eliminate Mason in 119th place.

Chris Cornell  –  1,580,000  (53 bb)
Robert Mason  –  Eliminated in 119th Place  ($2,100)

With 118 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 995,000 (33 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,100 each.