Event 36: David Nathaniel – 8th Place ($17,700)

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 940

David Nathaniel
David Nathaniel

Fred Paradis raised to 200,000 from the button, David Nathaniel reraised all in for 1,200,000 in the big blind, and Paradis called.

Paradis:  Ac9c
Nathaniel:  8d8c

The board ran out Td4c3c7c4h, giving Paradis an ace-high flush to eliminate Nathaniel in eighth place.

Fred Paradis  –  4,125,000  (41 bb)
David Nathaniel  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($17,700)

With seven players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 4,030,000 (40 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,800 each.

Event 36: Maxime Chilaud – 9th Place ($12,900)

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 940

Maxime Chilaud
Maxime Chilaud

Luis Ortiz raised to 225,000 in early position, Maxime Chilaud three-bet all in for 1,000,000 in middle position, and Ortiz called.

Ortiz:  AdKc
Chilaud:  AhQc

The board came KsQh4s2s6h, not enough help to Chilaud, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Luis Ortiz  –  5,025,000  (50 bb)
Maxime Chilaud  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($13,900)

With eight players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 3,525,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,700 each.

Event 36: Maxwell Young Leads the Final Table

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 940

Event 36 Final Table
Event 36 Final Table

Play will conclude following the completion of Level 30.

Seat 1:  Farid Dridi  –  1,625,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2:  Fred Paradis  –  1,700,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3:  Luis Ortiz  –  3,775,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4:  Maxime Chilaud  –  1,000,000  (10 bb)
Seat 5:  David Nathaniel  –  1,575,000  (16 bb)
Seat 6:  Scott Baumstein  –  7,025,000  (70 bb)
Seat 7:  Michael Morton  –  2,300,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8:  Ira Friedman  –  1,700,000  (17 bb)
Seat 9:  Maxwell Young  –  7,700,000  (77 bb)

1st:  $138,300 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $93,000
3rd:  $69,000
4th:  $51,000
5th:  $39,000
6th:  $29,500
7th:  $22,800
8th:  $17,700
9th:  $13,900

With nine players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 3,135,000 (32 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,900 each.

Event 36: Paul Snead Eliminated in 10th Place by Maxwell Young

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 940

Paul Snead
Paul Snead

Maxwell Young raised to 175,000 in the cutoff, Paul Snead three-bet to 600,000 on the button, Young four-bet shoved with a covering stack, and Snead called all in for about 2,700,000.

Young:  5s5h
Snead:  AhQs

The board ran out Ks6s5cQh9d, giving Young a set of fives to eliminate Snead in 10th place.

Maxwell Young  –  7,400,000  (93 bb)
Paul Snead  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($13,900)

Event 36: Maxwell Young Chipping Up

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 940

Paul Snead raised to 180,000 in the hijack, Maxime Chilaud called in the small blind, and Maxwell Young three-bet to 500,000 in the big blind. Both Snead and Chilaud called.

The flop was Ac9d7s, Chilaud checked, Young bet 400,000, Snead folded, and Chilaud called.

The turn was the 3c, Chilaud checked, Young bet 600,000, and Chilaud called.

The river was the Ts, Chilaud checked, and Young checked.

Chilaud showed 8c8s for a pair of eights, but Young tabled KsKh for a pair of kings to win the pot.

Maxwell Young  –  4,330,000  (54 bb)
Maxime Chilaud  –  1,635,000  (20 bb)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 2,820,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,900 each.

Event 36: Recent Eliminations, 11th-20th Places

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 940

Here are the recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

11th:  Valentin Bezik  –  $12,000
12th:  Sheldon Gross  –  $12,000

13th:  Dapreesch Scates  –  $10,300
14th:  Chris Da-Silva  –  $10,300
15th:  Nicola Davimos  –  $10,300

16th:  Alexander Ziskin  –  $8,700
17th:  Michael Newman  –  $8,700
18th:  Alejandro Jauregui  –  $8,700
19th:  Aaron Mermelstein  –  $8,700

20th:  Changliang Deng  –  $7,400

With 10 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 2,820,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,900 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.

Event 36: Scott Baumstein Leads the Final 20 Players After Dinner with 4.45 Million

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 940

Scott Baumstein
Scott Baumstein

The players return from dinner to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 with a 60,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the dinner break:

Table 15
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Alex Ziskin  –  1,920,000  (32 bb)
Seat 3:  Luis Ortiz  –  4,095,000  (68 bb)
Seat 4:  Valentin Bezik  –  770,000  (13 bb)
Seat 5:  Nicolas Davimos  –  165,000  (3 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  Michael Morton  –  1,370,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8:
Seat 9:  David Nathaniel Jr.  –  1,430,000  (24 bb)

Table 16
Seat 1:  Aaron Mermelstein  –  340,000  (6 bb)
Seat 2:  Chris Da-Silva  –  945,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Sheldon Gross  –  720,000  (12 bb)
Seat 5:  Farid Dridi  –  1,890,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6:  Scott Baumstein  –  4,450,000  (74 bb)
Seat 7:  Michael Newman  –  415,000  (7 bb)
Seat 8:  Changliang Deng  – 735,000  (12 bb)
Seat 9:

Table 24
Seat 1:  Paul Snead –  1,890,000  (32 bb)
Seat 2:  Fred Paradis  –  975,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Ira Friedman  –  2,050,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6:  Maxime Chilaud  –  1,125,000  (19 bb)
Seat 7:  Dapreesch Scates  –  585,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8:  Alejandro Jauregui  –  855,000  (14 bb)
Seat 9:  Maxwell Young  –  1,465,000  (24 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $138,300 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $93,000
3rd:  $69,000
4th:  $51,000
5th:  $39,000
6th:  $29,500
7th:  $22,800
8th:  $17,700
9th-10th:  $13,900
11th-12th:  $12,000
13th-15th:  $10,300
16th-19th:  $8,700
20th:  $7,400

Event 36: Dinner Break Until 9:53 pm

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 940

Level 26 comes to an end, and the players take a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 9:53 pm.

With 20 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 1,410,000 (24 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,400 each.

Event 36: Recent Eliminations, 21st-39th Places

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 940

Benjamin Zamani
23rd-Place Finisher Benjamin Zamani

Here are the recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

21st:  Gary Gelman  –  $7,400
22nd:  Tanupat Punjarojanakul  –  $7,400
23rd:  Benjamin Zamani  –  $7,400

24th:  Rafael Rodriguez Arang  –  $6,300
25th:  Dario Dussan Guzman  –  $6,300
26th:  Spencer Champlin  –  $6,300
27th:  Kevin Gomez  –  $6,300
28th:  Han Ming Feng  –  $6,300
29th:  Michael Forca  –  $6,300
30th:  Matthew McEwan  –  $6,300
31st:  Ernesto Rasse Gonzalez  –  $6,300

32nd:  Dylan Kahn  –  $5,200
33rd:  Tuan Nguyen  –  $5,200
34th:  Dien Le  –  $5,200
35th:  Jason Rocha  –  $5,200
36th:  T.J. Shulman  –  $5,200
37th:  Chad Roedersheimer  –  $5,200
38th:  Kaifan Wang  –  $5,200
39th:  Florian Ribouchon  –  $5,200

With 20 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 1,410,000 (24 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,400 each.

Event 36: Scott Baumstein Makes a Full House and Takes the Chip Lead into the Dinner Break

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 940

Michael Newman raised from under the gun and Scott Baumstein called in the big blind.

The flop was AdJd8h, Baumstein checked, Newman bet 100,000, Baumstein check-raised to 235,000, and Newman called.

The turn was the Js, Baumstein bet 315,000, and Newman called.

The river was the 6c, Baumstein bet 785,000, and Newman called.

Baumstein tabled 8d8s for eights full of jacks, Newman flashed AhQh as he mucked, and Baumstein won the pot.

Scott Baumstein  –  4,450,000  (89 bb)
Michael Newman  –  415,000  (8 bb)

The remaining player are now in the midst of a 45-minute dinner break. Play resumes at about 9:53 p.m.

Full chip counts will be posted soon.