Event 2: Dan Wirgau Eliminated in 14th Place by Mitesh Shere

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 3,586

Dan Wirgau
Dan Wirgau

Dan Wirgau was all in from the button for 1,750,000 with AdJs, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the 9d9c of Mitesh Shere, who was UTG+1.

The board came Qc6d2c9hQd, and Shere turned a set of nines and rivered a full house to win the pot and eliminate Wirgau in 14th place.

Mitesh Shere  –  5,750,000  (29 bb)
Dan Wirgau  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($17,000)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 5,525,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,000 each.

Event 2: Daniel Garcia Doubles Thru Stephen Gerber

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 3,586

Daniel Garcia
Daniel Garcia

After a flop of 10d5c2d, Daniel Garcia checked from the big blind, Stephen Gerber bet 550,000 from the cutoff, and Garcia check-raised all in for 2,350,000.

Gerber tanked for a while before he called with Ah4h for ace high with a gutshot straight draw. Garcia turned over 7c5s for a pair of fives, and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the 2h, the river card was the 6h, and Garcia won the pot with his pair of fives to double up in chips.

Daniel Garcia  –  5,800,000  (29 bb)
Stephen Gerber  –  3,000,000  (15 bb)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 5,125,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,000 each.

Event 2: Jason Campbell Eliminated by Mitesh Shere in a Three-Way All-In

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 3,586

Jason Campbell
Jason Campbell

Jason Campbell moved all in under the gun for 1,025,000, Arun Balasubramanian called UTG+1, and Mitesh Shere moved all in over the top from the cutoff for 1,250,000. Balasubramanian called, and they turned over their cards:

Arun Balasubramanian:  7s7c
Mitesh Shere:  JdJc
Jason Campbell:  Kc9h

The board came Qc9s5h3c4h, and Campbell paired his nine on the flop, but improved no further. Shere won the entire pot with his pocket jacks, doubling thru Balasubramanian and eliminating Campbell in 15th place.

Mitesh Shere  –  4,025,000  (20 bb)
Arun Balasubramanian  –  4,000,000  (20 bb)
Jason Campbell  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($17,000)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 5,125,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,000 each.

Event 2: Cory Rock Doubles Thru James Carroll

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 3,586

Cory Rock
Cory Rock

Cory Rock moved all in from the small blind for 1,475,000, and James Carroll called from the big blind with AcQc.

Rock turned over Jd9d, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came JsJh4d10sQh — Rock flopped trip jacks, Carroll turned a gutshot straight draw, and the river card was a brick. Rock won the pot with his trip jacks to double up in chips.

Cory Rock  –  3,150,000  (16 bb)
James Carroll  –  7,850,000  (39 bb)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 4,775,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,000 each.

Event 2: Reynel Hernandez Eliminated in 16th Place by James Carroll

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 3,586

Reynel Hernandez
Reynel Hernandez

Reynel Hernandez was all in from the big blind for 1,900,000 with AhJd, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the AdKd of James Carroll in the hijack.

The board came Ac6c2d2c10c, and Carroll wins the pot with two pair, aces and deuces with a king kicker, to eliminate Hernandez in 16th place.

James Carroll  –  9,000,000  (45 bb)
Reynel Hernandez  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($13,400)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 4,775,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,000 each.

Event 2: Dan Wirgau Doubles Thru Adam Yellin

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 3,586

Dan Wirgau
Dan Wirgau

Adam Yellin raised from the hijack to 325,000, Dan Wirgau moved all in from the cutoff for 1,225,000, and Yellin called with Ah9c.

Wirgau turned over AdAc, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 5s4c3h10h9h, and both players flopped identical straight draws for a possible chop, but the straight never came. Wirgau won the pot with his pocket aces to double up in chips.

Dan Wirgau  –  2,825,000  (19 bb)
Adam Yellin  –  5,100,000  (34 bb)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 4,475,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,400 each.

Event 2: Alex Ziskin Doubles Thru Stephen Gerber

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 3,586

Alex Ziskin
Alex Ziskin

With the board showing Ac7s6c9s on the turn, Alex Ziskin was all in from the cutoff for 3,825,000 with Ad9d for two pair, aces and nines.

Ziskin needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the 10s9c (pair of nines, gutshot straight draw) of Stephen Gerber in the hijack.

The river card was the Js, and Ziskin won the pot with his two pair to double up in chips.

Alex Ziskin  –  9,475,000  (63 bb)
Stephen Gerber  –  5,750,000  (38 bb)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 4,475,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,400 each.

Event 2: Maxwell Young vs. Roy Young

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 3,586

Maxwell Young
Maxwell Young

With the board showing 10s6c3hKd on the turn, Roy Young (big blind) and Maxwell Young (middle position) put in 700,000 each.

The river card was the 3s, Roy checked, Maxwell bet 1,200,000, and Roy called with Ah10h for two pair, tens and threes. But Maxwell turned over QdQc to win the pot with a higher two pair, queens and threes.

Maxwell Young  –  8,550,000  (57 bb)
Roy Young  –  5,250,000  (35 bb)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 4,475,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,400 each.

Event 2: John Dobson Eliminated in 17th Place by Justin Datloff

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 3,586

John Dobson
John Dobson

With the final board showing Kc7h2s3sQs, John Dobson got his stack all in from the cutoff for roughly 2,000,000 with KdQh for two pair, kings and queens.

But Justin Datloff turned over 9s5s in the big blind to win the pot with a spade flush, eliminating Dobson in 17th place.

Justin Datloff  –  8,300,000  (55 bb)
John Dobson  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($13,400)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 4,475,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,400 each.

Event 2: Stephen Gerber Leads the Final 17 Players at the Break with 9.65 Million

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 3,586

Stephen Gerber
Stephen Gerber

The players return from break to begin Level 31, with increased blinds of 75,000-150,000 and a 150,000 ante.

With 17 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 4,225,000 (28 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Christie Yau  –  2,325,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2.  Reynel Hernandez  –  4,600,000  (31 bb)
Seat 3.  Daniel Garcia  –  2,875,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4.  Logan Eisner  –  3,075,000  (21 bb)
Seat 5.  Jason Campbell  –  2,475,000  (17 bb)
Seat 6.  Cory Rock  –  1,600,000  (11 bb)
Seat 7.  James Carroll  –  3,300,000  (22 bb)
Seat 8.  Stephen Gerber  –  9,650,000  (64 bb)
Seat 9.  Alex Ziskin  –  4,850,000  (32 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  John Dobson  –  2,500,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Arun Balasubramanian  –  6,050,000  (40 bb)
Seat 3.  Roy Young  –  8,700,000  (58 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Justin Datloff  –  4,875,000  (33 bb)
Seat 6.  Mitesh Shere  –  2,050,000  (14 bb)
Seat 7.  Maxwell Young  –   5,525,000  (37 bb)
Seat 8.  Adam Yellin  –  5,650,000  (38 bb)
Seat 9.  Dan Wirgau  –  1,600,000  (11 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts, followed by today’s eliminations:

1st:  $279,400 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $185,000
3rd:  $137,000
4th:  $103,000
5th:  $78,000
6th:  $59,000
7th:  $45,500
8th:  $35,500
9th-10th:  $27,500
11th-12th:  $21,600
13th-15th:  $17,000
16th-17th:  $13,400

18th:  Michael Rein  –  $13,400
19th:  Shoval Malin  –  $13,400

20th:  TJ Shulman  –  $10,700
21st:  Luis Tobo  –  $10,700
22nd:  Jason Kwartler  –  $10,700
23rd:  Alexandre Caperonis  –  $10,700

24th:  Jesse Oler  –  $8,600