Event 1: Reynel Hernandez Eliminated in 23rd Place by Rafael Reis

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 4,783

Rafael Reis
Rafael Reis

Reynel Hernandez moved all in from UTG+1 for about 1,015,000, Rafael Reis moved all in over the top from the small blind for 1,920,000, and the big blind folded.

Hernandez showed AhQd, but Reis turned over KdKc. Hernandez needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 7s7h7cKs6s, and Reis turned a full house, kings full of sevens, to clinch the pot and eliminate Hernandez in 23rd place.

Rafael Reis  –  3,095,000  (39 bb)
Reynel Hernandez  –  Eliminated in 23rd Place  ($8,100)

With 22 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 4,350,000 (54 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,100 each.

There will be a hard stop tonight at 2:00 am, and Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm, when they will play down to a winner.

Event 1: Recent Eliminations, 24th-31st Places

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 4,783

Arthur Azen
27th-Place Finisher Arthur Azen

24th:  Bobby Noel  –  $6,500
25th:  Udi Abutbul  –  $6,500
26th:  Alain Raad  –  $6,500
27th:  Arthur Azen  –  $6,500
28th:  Joseph Burns  –  $6,500
29th:  Jose Rodriguez  –  $6,500
30th:  Matt Sesso  –  $6,500
31st:  Craig Bacon  –  $6,500

With 23 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 4,160,000 (52 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,100 each.

There will be a hard stop tonight at 2:00 am, and Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm, when they will play down to a winner.

Event 1: Jorge Gomez Doubles Thru Sebastian Toro Henao

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 4,783

Jorge Gomez
Jorge Gomez

With the board showing 10d5d4d4h on the turn and roughly 1.5 million already in the pot, Jorge Gomez moved all in from the big blind for 425,000, and Sebastian Toro Henao tanked for a while before he called from the hijack with JdJc for two pair with a jack-high flush draw.

But Gomez turned over Kd8d for a flopped king-high flush, and he just needed to avoid a jack or a four on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the 2c, and Gomez won the pot with his diamond flush to double up in chips.

Jorge Gomez  –  2,350,000  (29 bb)
Sebastian Toro Henao  –  8,525,000  (107 bb)

With 25 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 3,825,000 (48 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,500 each.

There will be a hard stop tonight at 2:00 am, and Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm, when they will play down to a winner.

Event 1: Brad Butcher Doubles Thru Rafael Reis

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 4,783

Brad Butcher
Brad Butcher

After a flop of 10s7s4s, Brad Butcher was all in for 1,570,000 with 10h10d for a set of tens, and he was a dominant favorite over Rafael Reis’s Ah10c (pair of tens).

The turn card was the Jd, the river card was the 2s, and Butcher won the pot with his set to double up in chips.

Brad Butcher  –  4,200,000  (53 bb)
Rafael Reis  –  1,500,000  (19 bb)

With 26 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 3,680,000 (46 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,500 each.

There will be a hard stop tonight at 2:00 am, and Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm, when they will play down to a winner.

Event 1: Sebastian Toro Henao Leads the Field at the Break with 10.42 Million

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 4,783

Sebastian Toro Henao
Chipleader Sebastian Toro Henao

The players return from break to begin Level 28, with increased blinds of 40,000-80,000 with a big blind ante of 80,000.

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

1.  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  10,420,000  (130 bb)
2.  Brendan Feinberg  –  7,505,000  (94 bb)
3.  Dejan Petkovic  –  6,620,000  (83 bb)
4.  John Howe  –  5,920,000  (74 bb)
5.  Chris Walters  –  5,885,000  (74 bb)
6.  Mike Hager  –  5,340,000  (67 bb)

With 29 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 3,300,000 (41 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,500 each.

There will be a hard stop tonight at 2:00 am, and Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm, when they will play down to a winner.

Event 1: Recent Eliminations, 32nd-47th Places

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 4,783

David Jackson
Day 1 Chipleader David Jackson

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

32nd:  Jeff Trudeau  –  $5,300
33rd:  Matt Bretzfield  –  $5,300
34th:  Eduardo Soares  –  $5,300
35th:  Vincent Picardi  –  $5,300
36th:  Joshua Hale  –  $5,300
37th:  Jonathan Massey  –  $5,300
38th:  Elvio Cescato  –  $5,300
39th:  Kenny Nguyen  –  $5,300

40th:  Sean Ingram  –  $4,300
41st:  Damjan Radanov  –  $4,300
42nd:  Maikel Cruz  –  $4,300
43rd:  Krystal Harris  –  $4,300
44th:  Alex Kukul  –  $4,300
45th:  David Jackson  –  $4,300
46th:  Hector Pacheco  –  $4,300
47th:  Julian Wohlgemuth  –  $4,300

With 29 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 3,300,000 (55 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,500 each.

There will be a hard stop tonight at 2:00 am, and Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm, when they will play down to a winner.

Event 1: Jeff Trudeau Eliminated in 32nd Place by Matt Sesso

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 4,783

Jeff Trudeau
Jeff Trudeau

After a flop of JsJd4d, Matt Sesso bet 100,000 from the small blind, Jeff Trudeau raised from the big blind to 250,000, and Sesso thought for a while before he called.

The turn card was the 6h, and both players checked.

The river card was the 7s, Sesso bet 305,000, and Trudeau moved all in for 1,080,000. Sesso tanked for a long time with a slightly larger stack before he called.

Trudeau had Ad8c for an ace-high bluff with the pair on the board, and Sesso turned over 6d5d to win the pot with two pair, jacks and sixes. Trudeau

Matt Sesso  –  3,150,000  (53 bb)
Jeff Trudeau  –  Eliminated in 32nd Place  ($5,300)

With 31 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 3,085,000 (51 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,500 each.

There will be a hard stop tonight at 2:00 am, and Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm, when they will play down to a winner.

Matt Sesso
Matt Sesso

Event 1: Matt Bretzfield Eliminated in 33rd Place by John Howe

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 4,783

Matt Bretzfield
Matt Bretzfield

Matt Bretzfield raised all in for 1,120,000 in the cutoff and John Howe called in the big blind with AdAc, leading Bretzfield’s QdTc.

The board came 7s7d2c8d3h, no help to Bretzfield, ending his tournament in 33rd place.

John Howe  –  6,650,000  (111 bb)
Matt Bretzfield  –  Eliminated in 33rd Place  ($5,300)

With 32 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 2,990,000 (49 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,300 each.

There will be a hard stop tonight at 2:00 am, and Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm, when they will play down to a winner.

Event 1: Bobby Noel Doubles Thru John Howe

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 4,783

Bobby Noel
Bobby Noel

John Howe raised from the hijack to 120,000, the player in the cutoff called, and Bobby Noel moved all in from the button for 1,330,000. Howe tanked for a while before he called, and the cutoff folded.

Noel showed KsQd, and Howe briefly celebrated his call as he turned over As3s. Noel needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came KhQsQcAh4s, and Noel flopped a full house. Howe turned two pair, giving him two outs to win with another ace, but the river card missed. Noel won the pot with his full house to double up in chips.

Bobby Noel  –  2,930,000  (49 bb)
John Howe  –  4,680,000  (78 bb)

With 36 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 2,655,000 (44 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,300 each.

There will be a hard stop tonight at 2:00 am, and Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm, when they will play down to a winner.

Event 1: Jeff Trudeau Doubles Thru Brad Butcher

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 4,783

Jeff Trudeau
Jeff Trudeau

Jeff Trudeau raised from the hijack to 300,000 (most of his stack), Brad Butcher reraised from the button to 700,000, and Trudeau called all in for 470,000 with Ad5s.

Butcher turned over QdQc, and Trudeau needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 10c7c6sAs9h, and Trudeau paired his ace on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jeff Trudeau  –  1,090,000  (18 bb)
Brad Butcher  –  4,200,000  (70 bb)

With 36 players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 2,655,000 (44 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,300 each.

There will be a hard stop tonight at 2:00 am, and Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm, when they will play down to a winner.