Event 26: Hector Pacheco Leads the Final 13 at the Break with 26 Million

$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

Hector Pacheco
Chipleader Hector Pacheco

The players return from break to begin Level 32, with increased blinds of 100,000-200,000 and a 200,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Marcelo Aagesen  –  2,425,000  (12 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  Atanas Pavlov  –  5,925,000  (30 bb)
Seat 4.  Zachary Fischer  –  10,500,000  (53 bb)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Martin Culotta  –  3,875,000  (19 bb)
Seat 7.  Hector Pacheco  –  26,050,000  (130 bb)
Seat 8.  Abraham Ramos  –  3,750,000  (19 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Femi Fashakin  –  6,475,000  (32 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  David Frenkel  –  9,125,000  (46 bb)
Seat 4.  Antoine Sankari  –  3,450,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5.  Albert Son  –  9,575,000  (48 bb)
Seat 6.  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  13,075,000  (65 bb)
Seat 7.  Liran Bracha  –  2,050,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8.  Joel Gossett  –  4,150,000  (21 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts, followed by recent eliminations:

1st:  $252,680 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $175,000
3rd:  $130,000
4th:  $100,000
5th:  $73,000
6th:  $56,000
7th:  $42,500
8th:  $33,000
9th-10th:  $26,000
11th-12th:  $21,200
13th:  $17,300

14th:  Ha Nguyen  –  $17,300
15th:  Lam Tran  –  $17,300

16th:  Wayne Leonard  –  $14,100

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: Ha Nguyen Eliminated in 14th Place by Hector Pacheco

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 4,017

Ha Nguyen
Ha Nguyen

In the final hand of Level 31, after a flop of AdQc5c, Ha Nguyen got it all in from the button for about 6,400,000 with KhKd, but he needed to improve to stay alive against the Ac6c (pair of aces, club flush draw) of chipleader Hector Pacheco, who was UTG+1.

The turn card was the 7c, the river card was the 3s, and Pacheco clinched the pot on the turn with a club flush to eliminate Nguyen in 14th place.

Hector Pacheco  –  26,050,000  (174 bb)
Ha Nguyen  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($17,300)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 7,725,000 (52 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,300 each.

Event 26: Lam Tran Eliminated in 15th Place by David Frenkel

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 4,017

Lam Tran
Lam Tran

Two cards were exposed as players were folding, the 7c and the 5c. Lam Tran moved all in from the small blind for 2,350,000, and David Frenkel waited for an exact count before he called from the big blind with Ac10d.

Tran turned over Qh6h, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came KdKc8c3cQc, and Tran caught a queen on the river, but the same card gave Frenkel an ace-high flush to win the pot and eliminate Tran in 15th place.

David Frenkel  –  9,600,000  (64 bb)
Lam Tran  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($17,300)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 7,175,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,300 each.

Event 26: Wayne Leonard Eliminated in 16th Place by Sebastian Toro Henao

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 4,017

Wayne Leonard
Wayne Leonard

Wayne Leonard moved all in from the button for about 2,500,000, and Sebastian Toro Henao called from the big blind with AdKd.

Leonard turned over AhJh, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came AcQs9d3h6c, and Henao won the pot with a pair of aces and his king kicker to eliminate Leonard in 16th place.

Sebastian Toro Henao  –  12,700,000  (85 bb)
Wayne Leonard  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($14,100)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 6,700,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,300 each.

Event 26: Albert Son Reaches 10.7 Million with Trip Aces Against Liran Bracha

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 4,017

Albert Son
Albert Son

Albert Son raised from the hijack to 325,000, Liran Bracha called from the button, and Femi Fashakin called from the big blind.

All three players checked to the turn on a board of AsAdJh4s, Fashakin checked, and Son bet 425,000. Bracha called, and Fashakin folded.

The river card was the 7h, Son bet 975,000, and Bracha tanked for a while before he called. Son showed Ac5c to win the pot with trip aces, and Bracha mucked.

Albert Son  –  10,700,000  (71 bb)
Liran Bracha  –  1,600,000  (11 bb)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 6,275,000 (50 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $14,100 each.

Event 26: Femi Fashakin Four-Bet Shoves Against Lam Tran

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 4,017

Femi Fashakin
Femi Fashakin

Femi Fashakin raised from middle position to 300,000, Lam Tran reraised from the hijack to 950,000, and Fashakin thought for a while before he four-bet all in for 4,325,000.

Tran tanked for a long time before he folded, and Fashakin took the pot.

Femi Fashakin  –  5,650,000  (38 bb)
Lam Tran  –  3,000,000  (20 bb)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 6,275,000 (50 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $14,100 each.

Event 26: Recent Eliminations, 17th-23rd Places

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 4,017

Perla Ojeda
18th-Place Finisher Perla Ojeda

After a bit of a slow start for the first 15 minutes, there was a flurry of activity with eliminations and double-ups, and unfortunately we weren’t able to catch them all.

Here are the recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

17th:  Alex Kimpel  –  $14,100
18th:  Perla Ojeda  –  $14,100
19th:  Gregory Pessine  –  $14,100

20th:  Tomas Brokl  –  $11,600
21st:  Lee Connell  –  $11,600
22nd:  Alexandre Henry  –  $11,600
23rd:  Robert Morris  –  $11,600

With 16 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 6,275,000 (50 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $14,100 each.

Event 26: Marcelo Aagesen Doubles Thru Gregory Pessine; Pessine Eliminated in 19th Place

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 4,017

Gregory Pessine

Marcelo Aagesen was all in for 1,150,000 with AhQc, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Gregory Pessine’s Kd10s.

The board came AsQsQhAd2c, and Aagesen flopped a full house and turned a higher full house to win the pot with aces full of queens and double up in chips.

Marcelo Aagesen  –  2,500,000  (20 bb)
Gregory Pessine  –  300,000  (2 bb)

A short while later, Gregory Pessine was eliminated in 19th place.

Gregory Pessine  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($14,100)

With 18 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 5,575,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $14,100 each.

Event 26: Alexandre Henry Eliminated in 22nd Place by Atanas Pavlov

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 4,017

Alexandre Henry

Atanas Pavlov raised from middle position to 250,000, Antoine Sankari reraised from the cutoff to 650,000, and Alexandre Henry reraised from the button to 1,475,000 (which was most of his stack).

Pavlov moved all in for 2,575,000, Sankari folded, and Henry called all in for about 1,500,000 with 10s10d.

Pavlov turned over AsAh, and Henry needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 9d5c2hQh5d, and the aces held up for Pavlov to win the pot and eliminate Henry in 22nd place.

Atanas Pavlov  –  5,050,000  (40 bb)
Alexandre Henry  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($11,600)

With 21 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 4,775,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,600 each.

Event 26: Robert Morris Eliminated in 23rd Place by Martin Culotta

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 4,017

Robert Morris

Robert Morris was all in from the hijack for 500,000 with AsJs, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the 2d2c of Martin Culotta in the small blind.

The board came KhQc5h4d8d, and Morris flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Culotta won the pot with his pocket deuces to eliminate Morris in 23rd place.

Martin Culotta  –  6,500,000  (52 bb)
Robert Morris  –  Eliminated in 23rd Place  ($11,600)

With 22 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 4,575,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,600 each.