Event 1: Jeff Charlton Bets 2.5 Million on the River

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 30: 60,000/120,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 4/1,029

Jeff Charlton bets 2,500,000 on the river

Jeff Charlton raised the small blind to 285,000 and Ben Lindemulder defended his big blind.

Flop: Qh7h5d

Charlton lead for 325,000 and Lindemulder called.

Turn: Qh7h5d4s

Charlton lead for 500,000. Lindemulder raised to 1,500,000. Charlton called.

River: Qh7h5d4s2s

Charlton lead for 2,500,000. Lindemulder spent a minute or two in the tank, but folded. Charlton took the pot and the chip lead.

Jeff Charlton – 14,120,000
Ben Lindemulder – 10,700,000

Event 1: Dinner Break

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Heading to Level 30: 60,000/120,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 4/1,029

The remaining four players are on a 30-minute dinner break. Cards go back in the air at roughly 7:55pm.

1st – $67,232
2nd – $40,630
3rd – $24,808
4th – $20,868

5th: Chas Samuel – $17,231
6th: James Hamburger – $14,048
7th: Fernando Halac – $11,320
8th: Sergio Perez – $8,744
9th: Ory Hen – $6,167
10th: Edward McNamara – $4,197

Event 1: Matthew Kuba Forced to Show Ten High

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 29: 50,000/100,000/15,000
Players Remaining: 4/1,029

Matthew Kuba raised the button to 225,000 and Jeff Charlton called from the big blind. The flop fell 5d4h3c and both players checked.

The turn was the 9h and Charlton lead for 220,000. Kuba called.

The river fell the Qh and Charlton checked. Kuba bet 375,000 and Charlton nearly beat him into the pot announcing, “Call.”

Kuba turned over Td7d for ten-high and he surrendered the pot to Charlton’s 9c5c two pair. Charlton took the pot and moved closer to Ben Lindemulder’s chip lead.

Matthew Kuba – 2,315,000

Event 1: Matthew Kuba Finds a Fold Versus Jeff Charlton

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 29: 50,000/100,000/15,000
Players Remaining: 4/1,029

Jeff Charlton was in the big blind and lead into Matthew Kuba on the button. The flop was out and it laid Td8s2h. Kuba raised to 2,000,000 and Charlton shoved. Kuba was covered with only about 2,800,000 behind. He spent a few minutes in the tank thinking out loud about whether Charlton had aces.

Kuba folded and the table questioned he in fact folded queens.

“No,” Kuba said. “Queens I would have called.”

Charlton flashed QsQc as he raked the pot.

Jeff Charlton rakes in a pot full of red 100,000 chips

Jeff Charlton – 10,500,000
Matthew Kuba – 2,850,000

Event 1: Ben Lindemulder Grows, Martin Markov Shrinks

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 28: 40,000/80,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 4/1,029

The board was dealt through the river — KdQcJd3dKc. Ben Lindemulder was in the small blind and Martin Markov was under the gun. Lindemulder checked and Markov bet 450,000. It was back on Lindemulder and he raised to 1,500,000. Markov made a painstaking call and saw the bad news.

Lindemulder: KsQd for kings full

Markov flashed a king and his cards hit the muck.

Ben Lindemulder – 14,400,000
Martin Markov – 2,700,000

Event 1: No Deal

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 28: 40,000/80,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 4/1,029

The final four players checked out the deal figures. The chip counts and amended payouts broke down to the following:

Ben Lindemulder – 12,480,000
Jeff Charlton – 6,775,000
Martin Markov – 6,440,000
Matthew Kuba – 5,2000

1st – $49,208 + Trophy and seat
2nd – $36,253
3rd – $35,401
4th – $32,676

After a brief, civil, conversation, they decided to play on. With that, deal talk ended and Level 28 resumed.

Event 1: Chas Samuel Eliminated in 5th Place ($17,231)

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 28: 40,000/80,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 4/1,029

Chas Samuel

Jeff Charlton raised under the gun to 205,000. It folded to Chas Samuel — the tournament short stack — in the small blind. He called and Martin Markov folded the big blind and Charlton was heads up with Samuel.

Flop: Tc7c2s

Samuel checked. Charlton bet and Samuel check-jammed for about 1,550,000. Charlton snapped and Samuel was at risk.

Charlton: QcQd for an overpair
Samuel: JsTh for top pair

Turn and River: 5d5h

Charlton won the pot and Samuel was eliminated in fifth place.

Jeff Charlton – 6,775,000
Chas Samuel – Eliminated in 5th place ($17,231)

Event 1: James Hamburger Eliminated in 6th Place ($14,048)

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 28: 40,000/80,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 5/1,029

James Hamburger

On a board of Kh9s3hTc, James Hamburger got caught bluffing holding AdQc. Unfortunately for Hamburger, he was caught while all-in for his last roughly 2,125,000 and chip leader Ben Lindemulder had him behind with Td9d for two pair. Hamburger had outs, but the river 8h wasn’t one of them.

Hamburger made his displeasure with his play known as he hit the rail sixth.

Ben Lindemulder – 10,850,000
James Hamburger – Eliminated in 6th place ($14,048)

Event 1: Martin Markov Doubles through Chas Samuel

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 28: 40,000/80,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 6/1,029

The flop was 7c7h6s and Martin Markov had 2,135,000 in the middle at risk. Markov owned the best of it with AcAh versus the 9c8c of Chas Samuel

Turn and River: JhJd

Markov’s aces held and he doubled through Samuel.

Martin Markov – 4,925,000
Chas Samuel – 1,400,000

Event 1: Updated Chip Counts

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 28: 40,000/80,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 6/1,029

Ben Lindemulder’s 10,000,000 chips

Seat 1: — empty —
Seat 2: Ben Lindemulder – 10,765,000
Seat 3: — empty —
Seat 4: Matthew Kuba – 5,455,000
Seat 5: — empty —
Seat 6: James Hamburger – 2,450,000
Seat 7: Chas Samuel –2,920,000
Seat 8: Martin Markov – 2,810,000
Seat 9: Jeff Charlton – 6,430,000
Seat 10: — empty —

1st – $67,232
2nd – $40,630
3rd – $24,808
4th – $20,868
5th – $17,231
6th – $14,048
7th: Fernando Halac – $11,320
8th: Sergio Perez – $8,744
9th: Ory Hen – $6,167
10th: Edward McNamara – $4,197