Event 2: Recent Eliminations, 56th-63rd Places

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  54 of 5,658

Lazaro Rojas
59th-Place Finisher Lazaro Rojas

Here are the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

56th:  Vamsi Dodda  –  $3,480
57th:  Caio Sobral  –  $3,480
58th:  Michael Snow  –  $3,480
59th:  Lazaro Rojas  –  $3,480
60th:  Craig Robertson  –  $3,480
61st:  Andre Duek Roberto de Lima  –  $3,480
62nd:  Paul Julian  –  $3,480
63rd:  Parker Fenmore  –  $3,480

With 54 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 2,095,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,220 each, and the next pay jump is $5,100 for 47th place.

Event 2: Joseph Kim Leads the Field at the Break with 6,405,000

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  54 of 5,658

Joseph Kim
Chipleader Joseph Kim

The players return from break to begin Level 28, with increased blinds of 40,000-80,000 with an 80,000 ante. This will be the last level of the night, and action should end around 1:30 am.

A scan of the field during the break turned up 10 players with at least three million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Joseph Kim  –  6,405,000  (80 bb)
2.  Matt Bretzfield  –  5,940,000  (74 bb)
3.  Al Norman  –  5,190,000  (65 bb)
4.  Hany Ayoub  –  4,710,000  (59 bb)
5.  Amaury Batista  –  4,565,000  (57 bb)
6.  David Jackson  –  4,105,000  (51 bb)
7.  Mitchell Hynam  –  3,950,000  (49 bb)
8.  Tom Piatkowski  –  3,510,000  (44 bb)
9.  Carlos Matos  –  3,155,000  (39 bb)
10.  Sagi Zommer  –  3,095,000  (39 bb)

With 54 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 2,095,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,220 each, and the next pay jump is $5,100 for 47th place.

Matt Bretzfield
Matt Bretzfield

Event 2: Caio Sobral Eliminated in 57th Place by Hany Ayoub

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  56 of 5,658

Caio Sobral

Hany Ayoub raised to 150,000 in middle position , Caio Sobral three-bet to 375,000 in late position, and Ayoub called.

The flop was 5h3x2x, Ayoub checked, Sobral continued for 225,000, and Ayoub called.

The turn was the 9h, Ayoub checked, Sobral went all in for 960,000, and Ayoub called with 4x4x, trailing Sobral’s AxAx.

The river was a 6x, giving Ayoub a six-high straight to eliminate Sobral in 57th place.

Hany Ayoub  –  4,400,000  (73 bb)
Caio Sobral  –  Eliminated in 57th Place  ($3,480)

With 56 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 2,020,000  (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,480 each, and the next pay jump is $4,220 for 55th place.

Event 2: Recent Eliminations, 64th-79th Places

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  60 of 5,658

Denis Mendoza

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

64th:  Roberto Schmeda  –  $2,880
65th:  Andrew Arbogast  –  $2,880
66th:  Matias Morana  –  $2,880
67th:  Yuan Yu  –  $2,880
68th:  Saif Keshwani  –  $2,880
69th:  Dante Cianfarra  –  $2,880
70th:  Jeffray Flatt  –  $2,880
71st:  Ricardo Martinez Enciso  –  $2,880
72nd:  Julio Delgado Reyes  –  $2,880
73rd:  Denis Mendoza  –  $2,880
74th:  Peter Vitantonio  –  $2,880
75th:  Walter Hart III  –  $2,880
76th:  Bradley Rhodes  –  $2,880
77th:  Thomas Spaid  –  $2,880
78th:  Kevin Blewitt  –  $2,880
79th:  Charles “Mitch” Mitchell III  –  $2,880

With 60 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 1,885,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,480 each, and the next pay jump is $4,220 for 55th place.

Event 2: Roberto Schmeda Eliminated in 64th Place by Carlos Pino

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 5,658

Carlos Pino
Carlos Pino

Roberto Schmeda was all in from the button for 445,000 with Qs10d, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the AsJs of Carlos Pino in the small blind.

The board came 9h9c5c7c6c, and Pino won the pot with his ace to eliminate Schmeda in 64th place.

Carlos Pino  –  2,650,000  (44 bb)
Roberto Schmeda  –  Eliminated in 64th Place  ($2,880)

With 63 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 1,795,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,480 each, and the next pay jump is $4,220 for 55th place.

Event 2: Yuan Yu Eliminated in 67th Place by Tuan Nguyen

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  66 of 5,658

Tuan Nguyen
Tuan Nguyen

Yuan Yu was all in preflop for about 800,000 with AdKh, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Tuan Nguyen’s 9s9c.

The flop came Ac7s5s, and Yu took a big lead with a pair of aces.

The turn card was the 10c, and the river card was — the 9h. Nguyen spiked a set of nines on the river to win the pot and eliminate Yu in 67th place.

Tuan Nguyen  –  2,250,000  (45 bb)
Yuan Yu  –  Eliminated in 67th Place  ($2,880)

With 66 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 1,715,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,880 each, and the next pay jump is $3,480 for 63rd place.

Event 2: Recent Eliminations, 80th-96th Places

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  72 of 5,658

94th-Place Finisher Michael Hunsucker

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

80th:  Dmitri Zaitsev  –  $2,400
81st:  Itzik Missika  –  $2,400
82nd:  Michael Sischo  –  $2,400
83rd:  Alice Dick  –  $2,400
84th:  Jared Gable  –  $2,400
85th:  Daniel Candon  –  $2,400
86th:  Glyn Griffis  –  $2,400
87th:  Richard Vargas  –  $2,400
88th:  Sean Stoll  –  $2,400
89th:  Kevin Paustenbach  –  $2,400
90th:  Raymond Millard  –  $2,400
91st:  Hossein Pezeshkan  –  $2,400
92nd:  Ievgen Smyrnov  –  $2,400
93rd:  Ricardo Arrivabene  –  $2,400
94th:  Michael Hunsucker  –  $2,400
95th:  Michael Amato  –  $2,400
96th:  Richard Fleming  –  $2,400

With 72 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 1,570,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,880 each, and the next pay jump is $3,480 for 63rd place.

91st-Place Finisher Hossein Pezeshkan

Event 2: Amaury Batista Leads the Field at the Break with 4.28 Million

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  78 of 5,658

Amaury Batista

The players return from break to begin Level 26, with increased blinds of 25,000-50,000 with a 50,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up six players with at least three million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Amaury Batista  –  4,280,000  (86 bb)
2.  Parker Fenmore  –  3,915,000  (78 bb)
3.  Matt Bretzfield  –  3,885,000  (78 bb)
4.  Baseem Nsier  –  3,550,000  (71 bb)
5.  Caio Sobral  –  3,080,000  (62 bb)
6.  Hany Ayoub  –  3,000,000  (60 bb)

With 78 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 1,450,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,880 each, and the next pay jump is $3,480 for 63rd place.

Event 2: Mitch Mitchell Eliminated in 79th Place by Andrew Arbogast

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  78 of 5,658

Andrew Arbogast
Andrew Arbogast

Andrew Arbogast raised from the cutoff to 80,000, Sagi Zommer called from the button, the small blind called, and Mitch Mitchell moved all in from the big blind for 125,000. Arbogast reraised, and the other two players folded.

Mitchell turned over 9d2c, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Arbogast’s Ac8s.

The board came 8c7s2sKc4c, and Arbogast won the pot with a pair of eights to eliminate Mitchell in 79th place.

Andrew Arbogast  –  2,775,000  (69 bb)
Mitch Mitchell  –  Eliminated in 79th Place  ($2,880)

With 78 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 1,450,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,880 each, and the next pay jump is $3,480 for 63rd place.

Event 2: Sagi Zommer Doubles Thru Mitch Mitchell

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $1,867,140  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  80 of 5,658

Sagi Zommer
Sagi Zommer

Sagi Zommer moved all in under the gun for 620,000, and Mitch Mitchell moved all in over the top for 785,000 with AsQh. Zommer turned over 9s9c, and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 8s7c6h10h7d, and Zommer turned a ten-high straight to clinch the pot and double up in chips.

Sagi Zommer  –  1,340,000  (34 bb)
Mitch Mitchell  –  165,000  (4 bb)

With 80 players remaining from a field of 5,658, the average chip stack is around 1,415,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,400 each, and the next pay jump is $2,880 for 79th place.