Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 30: 60,000/120,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 3/1,029

The 30,870,000 chips in play account for 257 big blinds. Divided between the final three players that accounts for an average stack of 85 big blinds. That, pair with the fact that levels are 90 minutes, is making for slow going short-handed. Per the structure sheet, after the 3rd-place finisher busts, heads-up levels will be 30 minutes.

1st – $67,232 + $1,650 seat
2nd – $40,630
3rd – $24,808

Event 1: $350 Deep Stack ($150,000 Gtd, $1,650 Seat Added)
Level 30: 60,000/120,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 3/1,029

Ben Lindemulder opened the cutoff for 300,000 and Matthew Kuba three-bet all-in for 2,165,000 from the button. It was on Martin Markov in the small blind and he shoved for slightly more. Jeff Charlton folded his big blind and Lindebulder gave it up. Kuba was at risk and behind.

Markov:
Kuba:

Runout:

Kuba was drawing dead after the turn. He was eliminated in third place at the hands of Markov.

Martin Markov – 4,930,000
Matthew Kuba – Eliminated in 4th Place ($20,868)

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

Flop:

Charlton lead for 325,000 and Lindemulder called.

Turn:

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

River:

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: $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: $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 and both players checked.

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

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

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

Matthew Kuba – 2,315,000

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 . 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 as he raked the pot.

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

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

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:

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

Charlton: for an overpair
Samuel: for top pair

Turn and River:

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

On a board of , James Hamburger got caught bluffing holding . 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 for two pair. Hamburger had outs, but the river 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)