Event 2: Chris Carey Eliminated in 17th Place by Matt Bretzfield

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 5,658

Chris Carey
Chris Carey

Chris Carey was all in from the hijack with Jc9c, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the AsJs of Matt Bretzfield on the button.

The board came Jd8d3c6h6c, and Bretzfield won the pot with two pair, jacks and sixes, with his ace kicker to eliminate Carey in 17th place.

Matt Bretzfield  –  7,700,000  (31 bb)
Chris Carey  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($11,700)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 7,075,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,700 each, and the next pay jump is $14,600 for 15th place.

Event 2: Diane Lepera Leads the Final 18 Players with 14,725,000

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 5,658

Diane Lepera
Chipleader Diane Lepera

The players return from break to begin Level 31, with increased blinds of 125,000-250,000 and a big blind ante of 250,000.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Ryan Vanson  –  5,100,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2.  Roiler Gomez  –  4,900,000  (20 bb)
Seat 3.  David Jackson  –  8,750,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4.  Richard Riviello  –  2,750,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5.  Joseph Kim  –  5,225,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6.  Mikhail Prokopchuk  –  3,700,000  (15 bb)
Seat 7.  Michael Wetcher  –  2,050,000  (8 bb)
Seat 8.  Matthew Chapman  –  8,100,000  (32 bb)
Seat 9.  Gregory S. Head  –  6,975,000  (28 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Matt Bretzfield  –  6,575,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2.  Baseem Nsier  –  6,850,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3.  Diane Lepera  –  14,725,000  (59 bb)
Seat 4.  Carlos Pino  –  10,250,000  (41 bb)
Seat 5.  Ory Hen  –  4,950,000  (20 bb)
Seat 6.  Amaury Batista  –  5,200,000  (21 bb)
Seat 7.  Jordan Schneider  –  4,525,000  (18 bb)
Seat 8.  Chris Carey  –  2,900,000  (12 bb)
Seat 9.  Al Norman  –  9,500,000  (38 bb)

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-10th:  $22,700
11th-12th:  $18,200
13th-15th:  $14,600
16th-18th:  $11,700

19th:  Brett Sherman  –  $11,700

20th:  Sagi Zommer  –  $9,500
21st:  Richard Davis  –  $9,500
22nd:  Tom Piatkowski  –  $9,500
23rd:  Pritpal Virdee  –  $9,500

With 18 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 6,275,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,700 each, and the next pay jump is $14,600 for 15th place.

Event 2: Ace-King vs. Queens: Brett Sherman Eliminated by Diane Lepera in a 10 Million Pot

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 5,658

Brett Sherman
Brett Sherman

Brett Sherman raised preflop, Diane Lepera reraised to 1,300,000, and Sherman moved all in for about 5,000,000.

Lepera said, “Well shit, now I’ve gotta call.”

Lepera called with AdKs, and Sherman turned over QsQc. Sherman needed his queens to hold to stay alive.

The board came 10h10d3dAs9h, and Lepera paired her ace on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Sherman in 19th place.

Diane Lepera  –  15,600,000  (78 bb)
Brett Sherman  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($11,700)

With 18 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 6,275,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,700 each, and the next pay jump is $14,600 for 15th place.

Event 2: David Jackson Shoves Preflop Against Ryan Vanson

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 5,658

David Jackson
David Jackson

Ryan Vanson raised from the hijack to 675,000, and David Jackson moved all in from the button for 7,975,000. Vanson was sitting on a stack of 8,100,000, so this would be a 16.5 million pot (82 big blinds) if he called.

Vanson went into the tank for a very long time before he folded 10h10d face up. Jackson took the pot without showing his cards.

David Jackson  –  9,150,000  (46 bb)
Ryan Vanson  –  7,425,000  (37 bb)

With 19 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 5,950,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,700 each, and the next pay jump is $14,600 for 15th place.

Event 2: Tom Piatkowski Eliminated in 22nd Place by Baseem Nsier

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 5,658

Tom Piatkowski
Tom Piatkowski

Baseem Nsier raised from the hijack, Tom Piatkowski moved all in from the big blind, and Nsier called with QsQh. Piatkowski turned over AhKh, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The flop came Kc9s2s, and Piatkowski paired his king on the flop to take the lead.

But the turn card was the Jc, the river card was the 10d, and Nsier rivered a king-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Piatkowski in 22nd place.

Baseem Nsier  –  5,750,000  (29 bb)
Tom Piatkowski  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($9,500)

With 21 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 5,400,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,500 each, and the next pay jump is $11,700 for 19th place.

Event 2: Sagi Zommer Doubles Through Ryan Vanson

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 5,658

Sagi Zommer

With the flop reading 7c5c3s, Sagi Zommer and Ryan Vanson put all the chips in the middle with Zommer at risk for 1,775,000.

Zommer showed 7d7s for a flop set of sevens but was behind Vanson’s 6h4h for a seven-high straight. Vanson’s lead did not last long, Zommer made a boat on the 5d turn and finished the double after the 4c river.

Sagi Zommer – 3,000,000 (15 bb)
Ryan Vanson – 4,500,000 (23 bb)

With 22 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 5,150,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,500 each, and the next pay jump is $9,500 for 22nd place.

Event 2: Joseph Kim Doubles Through Pritpal Virdee; Virdee Eliminated in 23rd Place

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 5,658

Joseph Kim

Joseph Kim open-shoved for 3,075,000 from under the gun, it folded around to Pritpal Virdee in the small blind and he called with the bigger stack.

Kim: KsQc
Virdee: AhQd

Kim was dominated and needed help to double. He got that when he paired his king on the Kc7c6h flop. The 3d turn and 8d river finished the board for Kim’s double.

Virdee was left short and eliminated shortly after.

Joseph Kim – 5,550,000 (28 bb)
Pritpal Virdee – Eliminated in 23rd Place ($9,500)

With 22 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 5,150,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,500 each, and the next pay jump is $9,500 for 22nd place.

Pritpal Virdee

Event 2: Matthew Chapman Doubles Through Diane Lepera

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 5,658

Matthew Chapman

Matthew Chapman open-shoved for 2,325,000 from early position, Diane Lepera confirmed the count, and called next to act. The rest of the table folded and hands were tabled.

Chapman: AcKh
Lepera: 9h9s

They were racing and Chapman needed to improve to double up. He paired his ace on the AhJc6d flop to take the lead and his hand held on the Qd turn and 7s river.

Matthew Chapman – 5,025,000 (34 bb)
Diane Lepera – 3,800,000 (25 bb)

With 23 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 4,925,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,500 each, and the next pay jump is $9,500 for 23rd place.

Event 2: Recent Eliminations, 24th-31st Places

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 5,658

Mitchell Hynam
29th-Place Finisher Mitchell Hynam

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

24th:  Hany Ayoub  –  $7,700
25th:  Juan Martell  –  $7,700
26th:  Ferran Reverte Barrera  –  $7,700
27th:  Luke Becker  –  $7,700
28th:  John Tyler Kennedy  –  $7,700
29th:  Mitchell Hynam  –  $7,700
30th:  Bair Batozhargalov  –  $7,700
31st:  Francesco DiGiacomo  –  $7,700

With 23 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 4,925,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,500 each, and the next pay jump is $11,700 for 19th place.

Event 2: Hany Ayoub Eliminated in 24th Place by Carlos Pino

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 5,658

Hany Ayoub
Hany Ayoub

With the board showing Kc8d5h9s on the turn, Hany Ayoub bet 175,000 from the small blind, Carlos Pino raised from the big blind to 375,000, and Ayoub called.

The river card was the 4c, Ayoub checked, Pino bet 475,000, and Ayoub tanked for a while before he check-raised all in.

Pino quickly called with 9h8s for two pair, and Ayoub turned over Jd6h for a jack-high bluff. Pino won the pot with his two pair to eliminate Ayoub in 24th place.

Carlos Pino  –  9,500,000  (63 bb)
Hany Ayoub  –  Eliminated in 24th Place  ($7,700)

With 23 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 4,925,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,500 each, and the next pay jump is $11,700 for 19th place.