Event 26: Abraham Ramos Doubles Thru Hector Pacheco

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 4,017

Abraham Ramos
Abraham Ramos

With the board showing Kh8h6hAs on the turn and about 2.8 million already in the pot, Hector Pacheco moved all in from the small blind for about 10.8 million.

Abraham Ramos tanked for a very long time before he called all in for 4,925,000 with Qh8c for a pair of eights with a queen-high flush draw.

Pacheco turned over 10d9c for a gutshot straight draw, and Ramos needed to avoid a non-heart seven on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the Js, and Ramos won the pot with his pair of eights to double up in chips.

Abraham Ramos  –  12,600,000  (50 bb)
Hector Pacheco  –  5,800,000  (23 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 8,375,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,200 each.

Event 26: Atanas Pavlov Doubles Thru Hector Pacheco

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 4,017

Atanas Pavlov
Atanas Pavlov

Atanas Pavlov raised from the hijack, and Hector Pacheco called from the small blind.

The flop came Qh5c3d, Pacheco checked, Pavlov bet 375,000, and Pacheco called.

The turn card was the Jd, Pacheco checked, Pavlov bet 800,000, and Pacheco check-raised to 3,000,000. Pavlov called.

The river card was the 6h, Pacheco bet 4,500,000, and Pavlov tanked for a long time before he called all in for 4,025,000.

Pacheco showed 7s5d for a pair of fives, and Pavlov turned over AhQs to win the pot with a pair of queens and double up in chips.

Atanas Pavlov  –  16,000,000  (80 bb)
Hector Pacheco  –  13,850,000  (69 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 8,375,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,200 each.

Event 26: Marcelo Aagesen Doubles Thru Zachary Fischer

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 4,017

Marcelo Aagesen
Marcelo Aagesen

Marcelo Aagesen was all in under the gun for 1,500,000 with Kh5h, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the QsQh of Zachary Fischer in the cutoff.

The board came 10c6h4hKcJs, and Aagesen flopped a flush draw and paired his king on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Marcelo Aagesen  –  3,500,000  (18 bb)
Zachary Fischer  –  8,400,000  (42 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 8,375,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,200 each.

Event 26: Martin Culotta Doubles Thru Marcelo Aagesen

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 4,017

Martin Culotta
Martin Culotta

Martin Culotta was all in from the big blind for 2,225,000 with Ac2h, and he need to improve to stay alive against the AsKc of Marcelo Aagesen in the cutoff.

The board came Kh10h6h7h7c, and Culotta turned a heart flush with his deuce to win the pot and double up in chips.

Martin Culotta  –  4,750,000  (24 bb)
Marcelo Aagesen  –  1,500,000  (8 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 8,375,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,200 each.

Event 26: Zachary Fischer Check-Shoves the Flop Against Hector Pacheco

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 4,017

Zachary Fischer
Zachary Fischer

After a flop of Kc5d2s, Zachary Fischer checked under the gun, Hector Pacheco bet 1,500,000 from the cutoff, and Fischer check-raised all in for 6,200,000.

Pacheco thought for a while before he folded, and Fischer took the pot.

Zachary Fischer  –  10,400,000  (52 bb)
Hector Pacheco  –  20,950,000  (105 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 8,375,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,200 each.

Event 26: Atanas Pavlov Doubles Thru Zachary Fischer

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 4,017

Atanas Pavlov

Atanas Pavlov raised under the gun to 400,000, Zachary Fischer reraised from the hijack to 1,300,000, and Pavlov moved all in for 4,150,000.

Fischer called with AsKs, and Pavlov turned over 10s10h. Pavlov needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came 5d3h2sJc7s, and Fischer flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Pavlov won the pot with his pocket tens to double up in chips.

Atanas Pavlov  –  8,800,000  (44 bb)
Zachary Fischer  –  6,600,000  (33 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 8,375,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,200 each.

Event 26: Marcelo Aagesen Doubles Thru Hector Pacheco

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 4,017

Marcelo Aagesen
Marcelo Aagesen

Marcelo Aagesen moved all in under the gun for 1,925,000, and Hector Pacheco moved all in over the top from the small blind with JhJd.

Aagesen turned over AdAc, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 9h3h2s8d3d, and the aces held up for Aagesen to win the pot and double up in chips.

Marcelo Aagesen  –  4,250,000  (21 bb)
Hector Pacheco  –  23,300,000  (117 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 8,375,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,200 each.

Event 26: Liran Bracha Eliminated in 13th Place by Joel Gossett

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 4,017

Liran Bracha
Liran Bracha

After a flop of Qc5c4s, Liran Bracha got it all in with Qd9c for a pair of queens, but he needed to improve to stay alive against Joel Gossett’s AsQh (pair of queens, ace kicker).

The turn card was the 7s, the river card was the Jc, and Gossett won the pot with his ace kicker to eliminate Bracha in 13th place.

Joel Gossett  –  5,975,000  (30 bb)
Liran Bracha  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($17,300)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 8,375,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,200 each.

Event 26: Sebastian Toro Henao vs. Albert Son

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 4,017

Sebastian Toro Henao
Sebastian Toro Henao

With the final board showing KsQsJs10s]Kd (with an open-ended straight-flush draw on the board), Albert Son checked from the small blind, and Sebastian Toro Henao bet 3,000,000 from the big blind.

Son tanked for a while before he folded, showing one card — the Ad for an ace-high straight.

Henao showed one card — the Kh for at least trip kings — as he took the pot.

Sebastian Toro Henao  –  14,500,000  (73 bb)
Albert Son  –  4,800,000  (24 bb)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 7,725,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,300 each.

Event 26: Antoine Sankari Doubles Thru David Frenkel

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 4,017

Antoine Sankari
Antoine Sankari

Antoine Sankari was all in from the big blind for 3,250,000 with KhKc, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the Qc10c of David Frenkel in the small blind.

The board came Ac9s9h2h10s, and the pocket kings held up for Sankari to win the pot and double up in chips.

Antoine Sankari  –  6,700,000  (34 bb)
David Frenkel  –  5,450,000  (27 bb)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 7,725,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,300 each.