Event 2: Carlos Pino Doubles Thru Baseem Nsier

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 5,658

Carlos Pino
Carlos Pino

Baseem Nsier raised to 2,000,000 in the cutoff, Carlos Pino reraised all in for 6,800,000 on the button, and Nsier called.

Nsier:  AcJh
Pino:  Th[Ts

The board came KhTd5h9h7s, safe for Pino to double up.

Carlos Pino  –  14,700,000  (29 bb)
Baseem Nsier  –  10,500,000  (21 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 16,150,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $37,500.

Event 2: David Jackson – 8th Place ($29,000)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 5,658

David Jackson
David Jackson

David Jackson raised all in from under the gun for 6,900,000 and Al Norman called in the cutoff.

Jackson:  7s7d
Norman:  AsKc

The board came KdQhTs8h6d, giving Norman a pair of kings to eliminate Jackson in eighth place.

Al Norman  –  42,900,000  (86 bb)
David Jackson  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($29,000)

With seven players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 16,150,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $37,500.

Event 2: Jordan Schneider – 9th Place ($22,700)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 5,658

Jordan Schneider
Jordan Schneider

Jordan Schneider raised all in for 2,200,000 in the small blind and Ryan Vanson called in the big blind with 6c6d, leading Vanson’s Jc3c.

The board came Th3d2s4d7c, not enough help to Schneider, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Ryan Vanson  –  9,950,000  (20 bb)
Jordan Schneider  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($22,700)

With eight players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 14,150,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $29,000.

Event 2: Al Norman Leads the Final Nine Players with 34.7 Million

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 5,658

Event 2 - Final Table

After the elimination of Ory Hen in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table before taking a short break. Here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Baseem Nsier  –  15,500,000  (31 bb)
Seat 2.  Carlos Pino  –  8,100,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  David Jackson  –  6,900,000  (14 bb)
Seat 4.  Gregory S. Head  –  12,875,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5.  Matt Bretzfield  –  9,400,000  (19 bb)
Seat 6.  Joseph Kim  –  14,100,000  (28 bb)
Seat 7.  Al Norman  –  34,700,000  (69 bb)
Seat 8.  Jordan Schneider  –  3,200,000  (6 bb)
Seat 9.  Ryan Vanson  –  7,750,000  (16 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake, followed by recent eliminations:

1st:  $229,120 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $152,000
3rd:  $112,000
4th:  $84,000
5th:  $64,000
6th:  $48,500
7th:  $37,500
8th:  $29,000
9th:  $22,700

10th:  Ory Hen  –  $22,700

11th:  Matthew Chapman  –  $18,200
12th:  Diane Lepera  –  $18,200

13th:  Roiler Gomez  –  $14,600
14th:  Mikhail Prokopchuk  –  $14,600
15th:  Richard Riviello  –  $14,600

With nine players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 12,575,000 (25 big blinds).

Al Norman
Chipleader Al Norman

Event 2: Ory Hen Eliminated in 10th Place by Al Norman

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 5,658

Ory Hen
Ory Hen

Al Norman raised to 1,200,000 from under the gun, Ory Hen reraised all in for 5,600,000 in the small blind, and Norman called.

Norman:  5h5c
Hen:  AcKh

The board came QsJs5sQcJc, giving Norman fives full of queens to eliminate Hen in 10th place.

Al Norman  –  34,700,000  (69 bb)
Ory Hen  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($22,700)

Event 2: Ory Hen Doubles Thru Al Norman

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 5,658

Ory Hen
Ory Hen

Ory Hen moved all in from the button for 2,900,000, and Al Norman called from the big blind with AcKs. Hen turned over QhQd, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 10d7d3h9d2h, and the pocket queens held up for Hen to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ory Hen  –  6,600,000  (13 bb)
Al Norman  –  27,100,000  (54 bb)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 11,325,000 (23 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,700 each.

Event 2: Matthew Chapman Eliminated in 11th Place by Baseem Nsier

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 5,658

Matthew Chapman
Matthew Chapman

Joseph Kim raised to 800,000 in the cutoff, Baseem Nsier called on the button, Matthew Chapman reraised all in for 4,925,000 in the small blind, Kim folded, and Nsier called.

Nsier:  Ah3h
Chapman:  Ac7c

The board came Jh3c3sTs9h, giving Nsier trip treys to eliminate Chapman in 11th place.

Baseem Nsier  –  15,800,000  (16 bb)
Matthew Chapman  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($18,200)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 11,300,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,700 each, and the next pay jump is $29,000 for eighth place.

Event 2: Jordan Schneider Doubles Thru Matt Bretzfield

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 5,658

Jordan Schneider
Jordan Schneider

Jordan Schneider raised all in for 2,800,000 on the button and Matt Bretzfield thought for a bit before he called in the big blind.

Schneider:  Ac8s
Bretzfield:  KdQc

The board came AsJs9c4d7d, giving Schneider a pair of aces to double through Bretzfield.

Jordan Schneider  –  6,200,000  (16 bb)
Matt Bretzfield  –  5,600,000  (14 bb)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 10,275,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $18,200 each, and the next pay jump is $22,700 for 10th place.

Event 2: Ory Hen Doubles Thru Carlos Pino

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 5,658

Ory Hen

Carlos Pino raised to about 4,400,000 in the small blind and Ory Hen called all in for 2,500,000 in the big blind.

Pino:  Ks6d
Hen:  Ah6h

The board ran out 9d9c6cTs5h, safe for Hen to double up.

Ory Hen  –  5,400,000  (14 bb)
Carlos Pino  –  7,600,000  (19 bb)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 10,275,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $18,200 each, and the next pay jump is $22,700 for 10th place.

Event 2: Diane Lepera Eliminated in 12th Place by Al Norman in a Pot Worth 25.2 Million

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 5,658

Diane Lepera
Diane Lepera

Al Norman raised from the button to 900,000, and Diane Lepera called from the big blind.

The flop came Kh4d4c, Lepera checked, Norman bet 1,000,000, and Lepera check-raised to 3,000,000. Norman called.

The turn card was the 7s, and Lepera moved all in for 8,400,000. Norman waited for an exact count, and counted out enough for a call to assess his own stack. Norman thought a bit more before he called with AhAd, asking if Lepera had a four.

Lepera said she’d need some help as she turned over 8s8c, and indeed she’d need an eight on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the 3d, and Norman won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Lepera in 12th place in the biggest pot of the tournament, worth 25.2 million.

Al Norman  –  29,100,000  (73 bb)
Diane Lepera  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($18,200)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 10,275,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $18,200 each, and the next pay jump is $22,700 for 10th place.