Vladimir Kovalchuk hit the 16th rail moments ago courtesy of Howard Mash’s pocket aces. Preceding Kovalchuk to the payout desk in 17th was Jeffrey Antley.
Vladimir Kovalchuk – Eliminated in 16th place ($1,667) Jeffrey Antley – Eliminated in 17th place ($1,667)
Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added) Heading to Level 25: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Players Remaining: 17/1,029
Ben Lindemulder sits on a stack of 4,320,000 chips and leads the way late in Day 2. Lindemulder picked up a big chunk of his newfound fortune when his outdrew the of Edward McNamara. Lindemulder was all-in pre for 2,135,000 and spiked a 10 on the turn outdraw McNamara. McNamara was left crippled while Lindemulder skyrocketed up over 4,000,000.
Level 25 is underway with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and a 5,000 ante.
Paul Balzano exited the tournament in 19th place sending the event down to the final two tables. Next to go was Camilo Manrique Huizi in 18th. With that, the field is down to 17 players.
Here’s a glance at the tables followed by the remaining payouts and updated results:
With about 350,000 chips, Paul Balzano claims one of the shortest stacks in the tournament. In a recent hand, action folded around to Edward McNamara in the small blind. He open-shoved and Balzano thought for a minute before folding. Left with 14 big blinds, Balzano’s preflop options are getting limited.