Event 1: Final Three Tables

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 4,265

Miguel Martinez-Martinez
Chipleader Miguel Martinez-Martinez

Table 7
Seat 1:  Michael Morton  –  1,930,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2:  Richard Davis  –  950,000  (12 bb)
Seat 3:  Haven Taylor  –  1,000,000  (13 bb)
Seat 4:  Matt Yorra  –  7,200,000  (90 bb)
Seat 5:  Ranei Aviv  –  4,750,000  (59 bb)
Seat 6:  Sean Astwood  –  6,800,000  (85 bb)
Seat 7:  Alex Ivan  –  6,900,000  (86 bb)
Seat 8:  Tom Gottlieb  –  3,550,000  (44 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1:  Peter Hsu  –  2,800,000  (35 bb)
Seat 2:  Mark Casabo  –  2,700,000  (34 bb)
Seat 3:  Miguel Martinez-Martinez  –  11,550,000  (144 bb)
Seat 4:  Bruce Snell  –  1,950,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5:  Michael Newman  –  1,100,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6:  Bryce McVay  –  2,600,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7:  Chuck Giroux  –  4,700,000  (57 bb)
Seat 8:  Glenn Becker  –  4,100,000  (51 bb)

Table 16
Seat 1:  Aaron Kirshenberg  –  1,200,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2:  Sean Phillippi  –  4,100,000  (51 bb)
Seat 3:  Alcides Gomez  –  1,600,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4:  Patrick McConnell  –  2,380,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5:  Wayne Clarke  –  2,300,000  (29 bb)
Seat 6:  Brent Hoover  –  1,050,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7:  Sergio Giha  –  3,930,000  (49 bb)
Seat 8:  Ruben Puras  –  3,500,000  (44 bb)

1st:  $174,830 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $120,000
3rd:  $87,000
4th:  $65,000
5th:  $49,500
6th:  $37,500
7th:  $29,000
8th:  $22,500
9th-10th:  $17,700
11th-12th:  $14,200
13th-15th:  $11,500
16th-19th:  $9,300
20th-23rd:  $7,600
24th:  $6,200

Event 1: Michael Rosenberg Eliminated in 25th Place by Peter Hsu

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 4,265

Michael Rosenberg was all in for about 800,000 from the button with JhJd against Peter Hsu in the big blind holding AsQd.

An ace came on the river, giving Hsu a pair of aces to eliminate Rosenberg in 25th place.

Peter Hsu  –  2,800,000  (35 bb)
Michael Rosenberg  –  Eliminated in 25th Place  ($6,200)

With 24 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 3,550,000 (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,200 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 29, and the remaining players will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.

Event 1: Thomas Lunnun Eliminated in 26th Place by Chuck Giroux

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 4,265

Chuck Giroux
Chuck Giroux

Thomas Lunnun moved all in from the hijack for 195,000, and Chuck Giroux called from the big blind with Kd10s. Lunnun turned over 7s6s, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came QsJc9s4s5s — Giroux flopped a king-high straight, Lunnun turned a seven-high flush, and Giroux rivered a ten-high flush. Giroux won the pot to eliminate Lunnun in 26th place.

Chuck Giroux  –  3,740,000  (47 bb)
Thomas Lunnun  –  Eliminated in 26th Place  ($6,200)

With 25 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 3,400,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,200 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 2:15 am, and the remaining players will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.

Event 1: Miguel Martinez-Martinez Doubles Thru Thomas Lunnun to Take the Lead with 11.6 Million; Lunnun Down to Two Big Blinds

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 4,265

Miguel Martinez-Martinez
Miguel Martinez-Martinez

Chuck Giroux limped under the gun for 80,000, Thomas Lunnun raised from the cutoff to 325,000, and Miguel Martinez-Martinez reraised from the button to 1,080,000. Giroux folded, and Lunnun four-bet all in for 5,875,000.

Martinez-Martinez tanked for a while before he called all in for 5,680,000 with QhQc. Lunnun turned over AcKs, and it was a race situation with nearly identical stacks.

The board came 10c7d4s4c10h, and the pocket queens held up for Martinez-Martinez to win the pot and double up into the chip lead with more than 11 million in chips.

Miguel Martinez-Martinez  –  11,640,000  (146 bb)
Thomas Lunnun  –  195,000  (2 bb)

With 26 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 3,280,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,200 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 2:15 am, and the remaining players will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.

Event 1: Tom Gottlieb Triples Up; Andrea Orphanos Eliminated in 28th Place by Sergio Giha

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 4,265

Tom Gottlieb
Tom Gottlieb

Tom Gottlieb raised all in for 1,350,000 from under the gun, Andrea Orphanos reraised all in for roughly 2,600,000 in the next seat over, and Sergio Giha four-bet shoved with a covering stack in the cutoff.

Gottlieb:  AhKh
Orphanos:  JcJh
Giha:  KdKc

The board ran out 2cQs2hAc2s, giving Gottlieb deuces full of aces to triple up in the main pot, while Giha eliminated Orphanos in the side pot.

Tom Gottlieb  –  4,250,000  (53 bb)
Sergio Giha  –  4,860,000  (61 bb)
Andrea Orphanos  –  Eliminated in 28th Place  ($6,200)

With 27 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 3,160,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,200 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 2:15 am, and the remaining players will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.

Event 1: Billy Pappas Eliminated in 29th Place by Ranei Aviv

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 4,265

Ranei Aviv
Ranei Aviv

Ranei Aviv raised from the cutoff to 175,000, Billy Pappas moves all in from the button for roughly 1,250,000, and Aviv snap-calls with AhAc.

Pappas turns over Ad9d, and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The board came Kh10h2d8s9s, and the pocket aces hold up for Aviv to win the pot and eliminate Pappas in 29th place.

Ranei Aviv  –  5,175,000  (65 bb)
Billy Pappas  –  Eliminated in 29th Place  ($6,200)

With 28 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 3,045,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,200 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 2:15 am, and the remaining players will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.

Event 1: Alex Ivan Leads the Field at the Break with 9,675,000

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 4,265

Alex Ivan and Matthew Yorra
Alex Ivan (left) and Matthew Yorra are first and second in chips, and they’re seated right next to each other at Table 15.

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

A scan of the field during the break turned up eight players with at least 3.7 million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Alex Ivan  –  9,675,000  (121 bb)
2.  Matthew Yorra  –  6,640,000  (83 bb)
3.  Sean Astwood  –  6,300,000  (79 bb)
4.  Thomas Lunnun  –  5,975,000  (75 bb)
5.  Charles Giroux  –  5,920,000  (74 bb)
6.  Sergio Giha  –  4,230,000  (53 bb)
7.  Sean Phillippi  –  3,820,000  (48 bb)
8.  Ranei Aviv  –  3,760,000  (47 bb)

With 29 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 2,940,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,200 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 2:15 am, and the remaining players will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.

Event 1: Recent Eliminations, 30th-39th Places

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 4,265

Level 27 comes to an end, and the players take a 15-minute break. Here are the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

30th:  Dario Dussan Guzman  –  $6,200
31st:  Rafael Valecillos  –  $6,200

32nd:  Brian Powell  –  $5,100
33rd:  Juan Rojas  –  $5,100
34th:  Pedro Palacio  –  $5,100
35th:  Michael Garcia  –  $5,100
36th:  Eric Siegel  –  $5,100
37th:  Zachary Fischer  –  $5,100
38th:  Austin Rattet  –  $5,100
39th:  Tyler Kuhlman  –  $5,100

With 29 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 2,940,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,200 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 2:15 am, and the remaining players will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.

Event 1: Bruce Snell Doubles Up

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 4,265

Bruce Snell
Bruce Snell

Bruce Snell was all in for 880,000 with As9h, and he needed to improve to stay alive against his opponent’s AdKc.

The board came Qh9d3d8hAc, and Snell paired his nine on the flop and his ace on the river to win the pot with two pair and double up in chips.

Bruce Snell  –  1,910,000  (32 bb)

With 31 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 2,750,000 (46 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,200 each.

Action will continue tonight until the hard stop at 2:00 am, and the remaining players will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.

Event 1: Eric Siegel Eliminated in 35th Place by Mark Casabo

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  34 of 4,265

Mark Casabo
Mark Casabo

A player in early position raised to 120,000, Mark Casabo called in the hijack, and Eric Siegel reraised all in for 1,310,000 in the big blind. The initial raiser folded, and Casabo thought for a bit before he called all in for 1,265,000 with ThTc, leading Siegel’s Ad6d.

The board ran out Qc9h4hQd9s, safe for Casabo to double through Siegel.

Down to 45,000, Siegel busted shortly thereafter in 35th place.

Mark Casabo  –  2,740,000  (46 bb)
Eric Siegel  –  Eliminated in 35th Place  ($5,100)

With 34 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 2,510,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,100 each.

Action will continue tonight until the hard stop at 2:00 am, and the remaining players will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.