Event 1: Sebastian Toro Henao Raises Big on the River to Retake the Lead Against Alejandro Exposito

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,783

Sebastian Toro Henao
Sebastian Toro Henao

Alejandro Exposito had slowly opened up a roughly 2-to-1 chip lead before this hand took place.

Sebastian Toro Henao raised to 1,000,000, and Exposito called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of 10h6c3c9d, Exposito bet 3,500,000, and Henao called.

The river card was the 7s, Exposito bet 7,000,000, and Henao tanked for a while before he raised to 20,000,000. Exposito went into the tank for a long time before he folded, and Henao took the pot — and reclaimed the chip lead.

Sebastian Toro Henao  –  49,375,000  (123 bb)
Alejandro Exposito  –  46,250,000  (116 bb)

1st:  $201,030 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $134,000

Event 1: Alejandro Exposito Takes the Heads-Up Lead Against Sebastian Toro Henao

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,783

Alejandro Exposito
Alejandro Exposito

With the board showing Qd7h5hJs on the turn, Sebastian Toro Henao bet 1,000,000, Alejandro Exposito raised to 3,500,000, and Henao called.

The river card was the 10h, and both players checked. Exposito showed Jh5d to win the pot with two pair, jacks and fives, and Henao mucked.

With this pot, Alejandro Exposito took the lead for the first time at this final table.

Alejandro Exposito  –  50,600,000  (169 bb)
Sebastian Toro Henao  –  45,000,000  (150 bb)

About five minutes later, after a flop of 8s3h2s with about 6,000,000 already in the pot, Alejandro Exposito bet 3,300,000, and Sebastian Toro Henao thought for a while before he called.

The turn card was the 9h, Exposito bet 8,000,000, and Henao thought for a while before he folded. Exposito took another sizable pot to increase his chip lead.

Alejandro Exposito  –  57,300,000  (191 bb)
Sebastian Toro Henao  –  38,300,000  (128 bb)

1st:  $201,030 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $134,000

Event 1: Brad Butcher – 3rd Place ($99,000)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,783

Brad Butcher
Brad Butcher

Brad Butcher raised from the small blind to 900,000, and Alejandro Exposito tanked for a while before he reraised from the big blind to 2,800,000. Butcher moved all in for roughly 12 million, and Exposito quickly called with AdAc.

Butcher turned over QcJs, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came AhJd6c10h5c, and Butcher turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Exposito won the pot with a flopped set of aces to eliminate Butcher in third place.

Brad Butcher  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($99,000)

And here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play, followed by the final table payouts:

Sebastian Toro Henao – 55,400,000  (185 bb)
Alejandro Exposito  –  40,200,000  (134 bb)

1st:  $201,030 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $134,000

3rd:  Brad Butcher  –  $99,000
4th:  Corey Dunbar  –  $74,000
5th:  John Howe  –  $56,000
6th:  Jorge Gomez  –  $43,000
7th:  Vu Dang  –  $33,000
8th:  Brendan Feinberg  –  $25,500
9th:  Mike Hager  –  $20,100

Event 1: Sebastian Toro Henao Leads the Final Three Players with 58% of All the Chips

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 4,783

Event 1 - Final Three Players

The players return from break to begin Level 34, with increased blinds of 150,000-300,000 and a big blind ante of 300,000.

With three players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 31,875,000 (106 big blinds). Here are their official counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Brad Butcher  –  11,625,000  (39 bb)
Seat 2.  Alejandro Exposito  –  28,750,000  (96 bb)
Seat 3.  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  55,250,000  (184 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $201,030 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $134,000
3rd:  $99,000

4th:  Corey Dunbar  –  $74,000
5th:  John Howe  –  $56,000
6th:  Jorge Gomez  –  $43,000
7th:  Vu Dang  –  $33,000
8th:  Brendan Feinberg  –  $25,500
9th:  Mike Hager  –  $20,100

Sebastian Toro Henao
Chipleader Sebastian Toro Henao

Event 1: Corey Dunbar – 4th Place ($74,000)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 4,783

Corey Dunbar
Corey Dunbar

In the last hand of Level 33, Sebastian Toro Henao raised from the cutoff to 500,000, and Corey Dunbar tanked for a while before he moved all in from the big blind for roughly 3.5 million.

Henao quickly called with AhKh, and Dunbar turned over Ac9c. Dunbar needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 8d7s6sKsJs, and Dunbar flopped an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further. Henao won the pot with a pair of kings to eliminate Dunbar in fourth place.

Sebastian Toro Henao  –  55,250,000  (221 bb)
Corey Dunbar  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($74,000)

With three players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 31,875,000 (128 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $99,000 each.

Event 1: John Howe – 5th Place

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 4,783

John Howe
John Howe

Sebastian Toro Henao raised from the cutoff to 500,000, John Howe moved all in from the small blind for 4,675,000, and Henao tanked for a while before he said, “I’ll gamble,” and he called with Ad8d.

Howe turned over Jh8h, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 7c4h2s8c10h, and Henao won the pot with a pair of eights and his ace kicker to eliminate Howe in fifth place.

Sebastian Toro Henao  –  51,400,000  (206 bb)
John Howe  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($56,000)

With four players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 23,925,000 (96 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $74,000 each.

Event 1: Jorge Gomez – 6th Place ($43,000)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 4,783

Jorge Gomez
Jorge Gomez

Alejandro Exposito raised from the hijack to 500,000, Sebastian Toro Henao called from the button, and Jorge Gomez reraised from the small blind to 2,200,000. Exposito tanked for a while before he reraised to 5,900,000.

Henao folded, and Gomez five-bet all in for 11,200,000. Exposito snap-called with AsAh, and Gomez turned over Ac5c. Gomez needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Kh8c6dAd4h, and Exposito won the pot with a set of aces to eliminate Gomez in sixth place.

Alejandro Exposito  –  29,400,000  (118 bb)
Jorge Gomez  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($43,000)

With five players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 19,125,000 (77 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $56,000 each.

Event 1: Flush Over Straight; Sebastian Toro Henao Wins the Biggest Pot of the Tournament So Far Against John Howe

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 4,783

Sebastian Toro Henao
Sebastian Toro Henao

Alejandro Exposito raised under the gun to 500,000, Sebastian Toro Henao called from the cutoff, and John Howe called from the big blind.

The flop came 10s9s8s, and it checked to Henao, who bet 500,000. Howe called, and Exposito folded.

The turn card was the 6h, Howe checked, Henao bet 1,900,000, and Howe quickly called.

The river card was the Ac, Howe checked, Henao bet 10,000,000, and Howe snap-called. Henao showed As2s for a flopped ace-high flush, and Howe showed one card — the 7c for a turned ten-high straight.

This was the biggest pot of the tournament so far, worth 26,675,000, and Henao won it to increase his chip lead to nearly half of all the chips in play.

Sebastian Toro Henao  –  46,900,000  (188 bb)
John Howe  –  6,500,000  (26 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 15,950,000 (64 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $43,000 each.

Event 1: Vu Dang – 7th Place  ($33,000)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 4,783

Vu Dang
Vu Dang

After a flop of 9s8d6s, Vu Dang was all in for about 4,900,000 with AsKs for an ace-high flush draw, and he was actually ahead at the moment with ace high against the QhJs (gutshot straight draw) of John Howe in the small blind.

But the turn card was the 10h, giving Howe a big lead with a queen-high straight, and Dang needed a spade on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the Jd, and Howe won the pot with his straight to eliminate Dang in seventh place.

John Howe  –  24,000,000  (96 bb)
Vu Dang  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($33,000)

With six players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 15,950,000 (64 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $43,000 each.

Event 1: Jorge Gomez Doubles Thru Brad Butcher

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 4,783

Jorge Gomez
Jorge Gomez

Jorge Gomez raised from the small blind to 600,000, Brad Butcher reraised from the big blind, and Gomez got it all in for 6,375,000 with AcJc.

Butcher turned over 7s7d, and Gomez needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came AhAdKc4h5c, and Gomez flopped trip aces to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jorge Gomez  –  12,950,000  (65 bb)
Brad Butcher  –  13,225,000  (66 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 13,675,000 (68 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $33,000 each.