$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 895

The player in the cutoff raised to 60,000, and Brent Hoover moved all in from the button for 360,000. As the other players folded, somebody wished Hoover good luck on his all in.

“I need luck,” said Hoover. “This hand stinks.”

Action folded to the cutoff, who asked if Hoover meant he had pocket jacks.

“I wish,” said Hoover.

The cutoff called with , and Hoover turned over . Hoover needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Hoover paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Brent Hoover  –  795,000  (27 bb)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 895,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,720 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 895

Andrew Del Rio was all in from the small blind with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Maria Hernandez in the big blind.

The board came , and Del Rio paired his queen on the flop and turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Hernandez won the pot with her pocket kings to eliminate Del Rio in 16th place.

Maria Hernandez  –  1,490,000  (50 bb)
Andrew Del Rio  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($1,480)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 895,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,720 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 895

Pasquale Caiazza moved all in from UTG+1 for 235,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Pasquale Caiazza  –  310,000  (10 bb)

The next hand, Caiazza moves all in under the gun for 310,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Pasquale Caiazza  –  385,000  (13 bb)

Caiazza folded both of his blinds to drop back down to 310,000 on the button. The UTG player raised to 30,000, the UTG+1 player raised to 100,000, and Caiazza four-bet all in for 310,000.

The original raiser folded, and the UTG+1 player called with . Caiazza turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Caiazza to win the pot and double up in chips.

Pasquale Caiazza  –  725,000  (24 bb)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 840,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,480 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 895

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

24th:  Omar Sader  –  $1,060
25th:  Chinh Duong  –  $1,060
26th:  Marcos Saravia Escalante  –  $1,060
27th:  Adam Maymon  –  $1,060
28th:  Neil Zonenashvili  –  $1,060
29th:  Delroy Reid  –  $1,060
30th:  William Underdown  –  $1,060
31st:  Hayley Browning  –  $1,060

32nd:  Sandro Vianna  –  $880
33rd:  Jonathan Hickman  –  $880
34th:  Mario De La Puente  –  $880
35th:  Michael Somervell-Bath  –  $880
36th:  Jennifer Aguilar  –  $880
37th:  Corey Martin  –  $880
38th:  Jeremy Costa  –  $880
39th:  Vito Distefano  –  $880

40th:  Thomas Puccio  –  $740
41st:  Carlos Nieto  –  $740
42nd:  Di Wang  –  $740
43rd:  Nashaat Antonious  –  $740
44th:  Deborah Dana  –  $740
45th:  Aaron Hendi  –  $740
46th:  Raymond Harvey  –  $740
47th:  Zinoviy Pelekh  –  $740

48th:  Jeanine Royce  –  $620
49th:  Jamie Dalupan  –  $620
50th:  Bautista Garcia Dell Isola  –  $620
51st:  Yoel Lajonchere Espinosa  –  $620
52nd:  Robert Rogers  –  $620
53rd:  Emre Akgoz  –  $620
54th:  Mark Nahama  –  $620
55th:  Dina Olano Chacin  –  $620

With 23 players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 585,000 (23 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,240 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 895

The players return from break to begin Level 23, with increased blinds of 15,000-25,000 and a 25,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 800K in chips creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Maria Hernandez  –  1,695,000  (68 bb)
2.  Dor Peleg  –  1,005,000  (40 bb)
3.  Hany Ayoub  –  920,000  (37 bb)
4.  Menahem Asher  –  860,000  (34 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $22,780 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $15,300
3rd:  $11,300
4th:  $8,500
5th:  $6,400
6th:  $4,880
7th:  $3,760
8th:  $2,920
9th-10th:  $2,300
11th-12th:  $2,000
13th-15th:  $1,720
16th-19th:  $1,480
20th-23rd:  $1,240
24th:  $1,060

With 24 players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 560,000 (22 big blinds).

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  53 of 895

56th: Jason Goffan – $520
57th: Steven Costa – $520
59th: George Dolofan – $520
60th: Anthony Casas – $520
61st: Matias Morana – $520
62nd: Reginald Bonhomme – $520
63rd: Robert Hagan – $520

64th: Oleksandr Peretiatko – $440
65th: Cheri Silard – $440
66th: Roy Young Jr – $440
67th: Rafiki Brown – $440
68th: Mark Gaudino – $440
69th: Marco Cantizani Oliveira – $440
70th: David Lipsky Jr – $440
71st: Chris Underwood – $440
72nd: Leroy Jones Jr – $440
73rd: Ferran Reverte Barrera – $440
74th: Michael Novins – $440
75th: Oricel Diaz – $440
76th: Pierrot Massenat – $440
77th: Jose Galvez Jr – $440

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  61 of 895

78th: Giovanni Yepes Isaza – $400
79th: Rafael Lima – $400
80th: Alejandro Rosales Sáez – $400
81st: Timothy Tobey – $400
82nd: Joseph Watson – $400
83rd: Paulo Moreira – $400
84th: Tomer Akerman – $400
85th: John Tavss – $400
86th: Joseph Esbenshade – $400
87th: Ronald Spriggs – $400
88th: Hector Pacheco – $400
89th: David Jackson – $400
90th: Demetric Ferguson – $400
91st: Roger Wentz – $400
92nd: Warren O’Brien – $400

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  92 of 895

Cards are back in the air for Day 2 of the $200 Big Stack with 92 players in the money, all guaranteed at least $400, but all shooting for the $22,780.

1st:  $22,780 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $15,300
3rd:  $11,300
4th:  $8,500
5th:  $6,400
6th:  $4,880
7th:  $3,760
8th:  $2,920
9th-10th:  $2,300
11th-12th:  $2,000
13th-15th:  $1,720
16th-19th:  $1,480
20th-23rd:  $1,240
24th-31st:  $1,060
32nd-39th:  $880
40th-47th:  $740
48th-55th:  $620
56th-63rd:  $520
64th-77th:  $440
78th-92nd:  $400

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  92 of 895

The popular low buy-in, big-money multi-flight tournament on the schedule, the $200 Big Stack, drew 895 entries over two days and put $143,200 into the prize pool.

92 players return this afternoon at 1 pm to begin playing down to the champ and $22,780 top prize.

Maria Hernandez leads the return with Hany Ayoub, Bautista Garcia Dell Isola, Aaron Hendi, and Marcos Saravia Escalante filling in the top five.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Maria Hernandez – 457,000 (152 bb)
2. Hany Ayoub – 405,000 (135 bb)
3. Bautista García Dell Isola – 390,500 (130 bb)
4. Aaron Hendi – 286,000 (95 bb)
5. Marcos Saravia Escalante – 278,500 (93 bb)
6. Brent Hoover – 278,500 (93 bb)
7. Andrew Del Rio – 274,000 (91 bb)
8. Emre Akgoz – 270,000 (90 bb)
9. Omar Sader – 265,500 (89 bb)
10. Jennifer Aguilar – 263,000 (88 bb)

Day 2 Seats  |  Day 2 Chips  |  Payouts

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 23 Day 1A – $800 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (4:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 23 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 24 – $400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 24 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 25 – $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 25 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 18 Day 2 – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 18 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 18 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 18 Payouts

2PM: Event 26 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 26 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 23 Day 1B – $800 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (11:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 23 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $200 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,700 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $800 and $400 event plus $500 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $300 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $2,500 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $800 event plus $600 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet