$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  44 of 2,784

Here is the most recent batch of eliminations, along with their payouts:

48th:  Ryan Brown  –  $4,460
49th:  Sagi Zommer  –  $4,460
50th:  Gafur Tursunov  –  $4,460
51st:  Abdullah Abusafieh  –  $4,460
52nd:  Michael Johnson  –  $4,460
53rd:  Oniel McCalla  –  $4,460
54th:  Tuan Nguyen  –  $4,460
55th:  Daniel Lowe  –  $4,460

With 44 players remaining from a field of 2,784, the average chip stack is around 1,265,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,300 each.

Action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am. Day 3 will begin tomorrow at 1:00 pm, and play down to a winner.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  47 of 2,784

Kelly Black raised under the gun to 75,000, Jack Nathan reraised from the small blind to 415,000, and Black four-bet all in for roughly 2,025,000.

Nathan went into the tank for a long time, talking out loud to himself as he considered the hand.

Nathan eventually says “I’m going to fold and show. I’ll ask you to show too, but you don’t have to.”

Nathan folds face up, and Black turns over — to the audible surprise of the table — as he takes the pot.

Kelly Black  –  2,500,000  (83 bb)
Jack Nathan  –  1,050,000  (35 bb)

With 47 players remaining from a field of 2,784, the average chip stack is around 1,185,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,300 each.

Action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am. Day 3 will begin tomorrow at 1:00 pm, and play down to a winner.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  55 of 2,784

Here is a list of the players who have been eliminated since the dinner break, along with their payouts:

56th:  Stephen Smith  –  $3,740
57th:  Michael Garcia  –  $3,740
58th:  Andre Greene  –  $3,740
59th:  Matthew Dahl  –  $3,740
60th:  Evan Kahan  –  $3,740
61st:  Feiwen Wu  –  $3,740
62nd:  John Stevenson  –  $3,740
63rd:  Scott Frier  –  $3,740

With 55 players remaining from a field of 2,784, the average chip stack is around 1,010,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,460 each.

Action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am. Day 3 will begin tomorrow at 1:00 pm, and play down to a winner.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  55 of 2,784

Stephen Smith was all in from the button with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Shon Perez in the small blind.

The board came , and Perez won the pot with his ace to eliminate Smith in 56th place.

Shon Perez  –  2,050,000  (68 bb)
Stephen Smith  –  Eliminated in 56th Place  ($3,740)

With 55 players remaining from a field of 2,784, the average chip stack is around 1,010,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,460 each.

Action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am. Day 3 will begin tomorrow at 1:00 pm, and play down to a winner.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 2,784

Now that the players have returned from break, we’ve identified more of the chipleaders. There were five players with at least 1.8 million, plus two more knocking on the door:

1.  Danilo Alvarenga  –  2,445,000  (82 bb)
2.  Hen Mizrahi  –  2,140,000  (71 bb)
3.  Fabian Foster  –  1,960,000  (65 bb)
4.  Baseem Nsier  –  1,935,000  (65 bb)
5.  Charlemagne Benjamin  –  1,885,000  (63 bb)
6.  Miguel Capriles  –  1,795,000  (60 bb)
7.  Dan Hughes  –  1,790,000  (60 bb)

With 63 players remaining from a field of 2,784, the average chip stack is around 885,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,740 each.

Action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am. Day 3 will begin tomorrow at 1:00 pm, and play down to a winner.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 2,784

The players return from break to begin Level 23, with increased blinds of 15,000-30,000 and a 30,000 ante.

With 63 players remaining from a field of 2,784, the average chip stack is around 885,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,740 each.

Action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am. Day 3 will begin tomorrow at 1:00 pm, and play down to a winner.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 2,784

Level 22 comes to an end, and the players take a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume about 8:02 pm.

Here are the top three chip stacks at the dinner break:

1.  Danilo Alvarenga  –  2,445,000  (82 bb)
2.  Hen Mizrahi  –  2,140,000  (71 bb)
3.  Fabian Foster  –  1,960,000  (65 bb)

With 63 players remaining from a field of 2,784, the average chip stack is around 885,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,740 each.

Action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am. Day 3 will begin tomorrow at 1:00 pm, and play down to a winner.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 2,784

Charlemagne Benjamin raised under the gun to 60,000, Mirco Scharen reraised from the big blind to 200,000, and Benjamin four-bet all in for roughly 1.3 million.

Scharen thought for a while before he called all in for 600,000 with , but Benjamin turned over . Scharen needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Scharen paired his queen on the flop, but improved no further. Benjamin won the pot with his pocket kings to eliminate Scharen in 64th place.

Charlemagne Benjamin  –  1,950,000  (78 bb)
Mirco Scharen  –  Eliminated in 64th Place  ($3,140)

With 63 players remaining from a field of 2,784, the average chip stack is around 885,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,740 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after this level (around 7:20 pm), and action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am. Day 3 will begin tomorrow at 1:00 pm, and play down to a winner.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  74 of 2,784

Charlemagne Benjamin was all in from the cutoff for about 335,000 with , and he was up against Anthony Guagliardo in middle position with a similar chip stack and .

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Benjamin to win the pot. Benjamin had 335,000, and when Guagliardo’s stack was counted down, he started the hand with 340,000. Benjamin got the full double-up, leaving Guagliardo with a single chip.

Charlemagne Benjamin  –  735,000  (29 bb)
Anthony Guagliardo  –  5,000  (<1 bb)

Guagliardo was eliminated a few minutes later in 75th place.

Anthony Guagliardo  –  Eliminated in 75th Place  ($3,140)

With 74 players remaining from a field of 2,784, the average chip stack is around 750,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,140 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after this level (around 7:20 pm), and action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am. Day 3 will begin tomorrow at 1:00 pm, and play down to a winner.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  75 of 2,784

Fabian Foster raised under the gun to 50,000, Neil Zonenashvili moved all in from middle position for 175,000, and Blucher Gregory moved all in over the top from the cutoff for 485,000.

Foster tanked for a while before he called, covering both players.

Fabian Foster:  
Blucher Gregory:  
Neil Zonenashvili:  

The board came , and the pocket sevens held up for Foster to win the entire pot, eliminating both of his opponents from the tournament.

Fabian Foster  –  1,800,000  (90 bb)
Blucher Gregory  –  Eliminated in 76th Place  ($3,140)
Neil Zonenashvili  –  Eliminated in 77th Place  ($2,660)

With 75 players remaining from a field of 2,784, the average chip stack is around 740,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,140 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 23 (around 7:20 pm), and action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am. Day 3 will begin tomorrow at 1:00 pm, and play down to a winner.