Event 1: Nick Chiapetta Eliminated in 12th Place ($3,637)

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 25: 20,000/40,000/5,000
Players Remaining: 11/1,029

Nick Chiapetta

Matt Kuba opened and Nick Chiapetta shoved about 600,000. Kuba calmly called and turned over AxAx. He was well ahead of Chiapetta’s KxQx.

The runout fell blanks and Chiapetta was eliminated in 12th place.

Matt Kuba – 3,515,000
Nick Chiapetta – Eliminated in 12th place ($3,637)

Event 1: 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)
Level 25: 20,000/40,000/5,000
Players Remaining: 15/1,029

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: Ben Lindemulder Leads to Start Level 25

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

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 QxTx outdrew the AxQx 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.

Ben Lindemulder – 4,320,000

Event 1: Final Two Tables

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 24: 15,000/30,000/5,000
Players Remaining: 17/1,029

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:

Table 34
Table 35

1st – $67,232
2nd – $40,630
3rd – $24,808
4th – $20,868
5th – $17,231
6th – $14,048
7th – $11,320
8th – $8,744
9th – $6,167
10th – $4,197
11th-12th – $3,637
13th-15th – $2,576
16th-17th – $1,667

18th: Camilo Manrique Huizi – $1,667
19th: Paul Balzano – $1,364
20th: Martin Culotta – $1,364
21st: Michael Wojcieszek – $1,364
22nd: Thomas Gari – $1,364
23rd: Eriberuto Uehara – $1,364
24th: Ido Ashkenazi – $1,364
25th: Derek Alley – $1,364
26th: Angelo Miele – $1,364
27th: Yao Zhao – $1,364

Additional results are available in the posts below.

Event 1: Michael Wojcieszek Eliminated in 21st Place ($1,364)

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 24: 15,000/30,000/5,000
Players Remaining: 20/1,029

Michael Wojcieszek

Michael Wojcieszek shoved 225,000 from the button and Howard Mash called from the small blind.

Mash: AsTs
Wojcieszek: Kh9h

The runout fell a series of blanks Mash’s ace-ten took the pot. Wojcieszek was eliminated in 21st place earning $1,364.

Howard Mash – 1,700,000
Michael Wojcieszek – Eliminated in 21st place ($1,364)

Event 1: Paul Balzano Shortstacked

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 23: 12,000/24,000/4,000
Players Remaining: 22/1,029

Edward McNamara (left) and Paul Balzano

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.

Paul Balzano – 350,000

Event 1: Down to Three Tables

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 23: 12,000/24,000/4,000
Players Remaining: 27/1,029

The $350 Deep Stack event narrowed to the final 27 players just moments ago. They’re freshly redrawn to three tables and here’s a look at the scene:

Table 34
Table 35
Table 36

1st – $67,232
2nd – $40,630
3rd – $24,808
4th – $20,868
5th – $17,231
6th – $14,048
7th – $11,320
8th – $8,744
9th – $6,167
10th – $4,197
11th-12th – $3,637
13th-15th – $2,576
16th-18th – $1,667
19th-27th – $1,364

28th: Kemhall Grant – $1,182
29th: Barton Taylor – $1,182
30th: Ariel Rosello Quintana – $1,182
31st: Earl Carroll – $1,182
32nd: Christopher Boyle – $1,182
33rd: Scott Zakheim – $1,182
34th: Reinaldo Troconis Trutschel – $1,182
35th: Brian Breen – $1,182

Additional results are available in the posts below.