Event 1: Nashaat Antonious Eliminated in 6th Place ($4,994)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 517
Average Stack: 1,550,000 (38 bb)

Charlemagne Benjamin limped in from the cutoff, Peter Petakus followed suit from the button, Roberto Bendeck completed his small blind, and Nashaat Antonious checked his option.

The flop came down KdKhQc and Bendeck checked to Antonious who bet 100,000. Only Bendeck called to see the 3d turn, which he checked. Antonious bet 150,000, Bendeck check-raised to 425,000, and Antonious called. The river was the Jh and Bendeck shoved for effectively 750,000. Antonious called after about 5 seconds.

Bendeck tabled Kc6s for trip kings, besting Antonious’ QsJc to win the pot and eliminate Antonious in sixth place.

Roberto Bendeck – 2,900,000 (72 bb)
Nashaat Antonious – Eliminated in 6th Place ($4,994)

Event 1: Charlamagne Benjamin Doubles Through Peter Petakus

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 517
Average Stack: 1,290,000 (32 bb)

Charlamagne Benjamin raised all in for 430,000 from the button and Peter Petakus called from the small blind with Ac10h, leading Benjamin’s Kh5h.

The board ran out 6h5d2c9d7c, giving Benjamin a pair of fives to double up.

Charlamagne Benjamin – 930,000 (23 bb)
Peter Petakus – 420,000 (10 bb)

Event 1: Chip Counts

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 517
Average Stack: 1,290,000 (32 bb)

Roberto Bendeck – 1,925,000 (58 bb)
Brent Philbin – 1,680,000 (42 bb)
Raffaello Locatelli – 1,425,000 (35 bb)
Nashaat Antonious – 1,225,000 (30 bb)
Peter Petakus – 900,000 (22 bb)
Charlamagne Benjamin – 625,000 (15 bb)

Event 1: Michel Gariepy Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,963)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 517
Average Stack: 1,290,000 (43 bb)

Following the river of a 3h3s8cJd4h board with roughly 500,000 in the pot, Michel Gariepy was all in for about 260,000 from the big blind. Roberto Bendeck tanked for a bit from early position before called.

Gariepy showed Qd9s, while Bendeck tabled Jc9c for jacks and threes to score the elimination.

Roberto Bendeck – 1,900,000 (63 bb)
Michel Gariepy – Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,963)

Event 1: Marie Fisher Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,094)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 517
Average Stack: 1,110,000 (37 bb)

Marie Fisher raised all in for about 110,000 from the cutoff and found action from Brent Philbin in the small blind. Fisher held Ad9s, slightly ahead of Philbin’s Kh7s.

The board ran out Kc6d4d2sKs, giving Philbin trip kings to eliminate Fisher.

Brent Philbin – 1,700,000 (57 bb)
Marie Fisher – Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,094)

Event 1: George Boyadjian Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,171)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 517
Average Stack: 970,000 (32 bb)

George Boyadjian limped in from middle position, Brent Philbin raised from the next seat over, Boyadjian reraised all in for about 540,000, and Philbin called.

Boyadjian: AsAd
Philbin: JsJd

The board came down 9s2d2hJcKd, giving Philbin jacks full of deuces to eliminate Boyadjian in ninth place.

Brent Philbin – 1,570,000 (52 bb)
George Boyadjian – Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,171)

Event 1: Dimitry Agrachov Eliminated in 10th Place ($1,411)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 517
Average Stack: 860,000 (28 bb)

Dimitry Agrachov raised from the hijack, Roberto Bendeck three-bet to 135,000 from the small blind, Agrachov four-bet shoved for 662,000, and Bendeck called.

Agrachov: AsQc
Bendeck: JcJs

The board came down KsKh6d6s3s, no help to Agrachov, ending his tournament in 10th place.

Roberto Bendeck – 1,600,000 (53 bb)
Dimitry Agrachov – Eliminated in 10th Place ($1,411)

Event 1: Unofficial Final Table Set

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 517
Average Stack: 775,000 (32 bb)

The unofficial final table is set after the eliminations of Fariborz Zojaji (12th – $1,411) and Mark Nahama (11th – $1,411).

Seat 1: Nashaat Antonious – 1,100,000 (36 bb)
Seat 2: Marie Fisher – 550,000 (18 bb)
Seat 3: Raffaello Locatelli – 1,780,000 (59 bb)
Seat 4: George Boyadjian – 320,000 (10 bb)
Seat 5: Brent Philbin – 680,000 (22 bb)
Seat 6: Dimitry Agrachov – 670,000 (22 bb)
Seat 7: Charlamagne Benjamin – 520,000 (17 bb)
Seat 8: Michel Gariepy – 655,000 (22 bb)
Seat 9: Peter Petakus – 580,000 (19 bb)
Seat 10: Roberto Bendeck – 900,000 (30 bb)

Event 1: Jeff Fogel Eliminated in 13th Place ($1,086)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 517
Average Stack: 646,000 (27 bb)

Jeff Fogel raised all in from the hijack for about 190,000 and Charlamagne Benjamin called from the big blind with AhQs, leading Fogel’s Kc8c.

The board rolled out Qc7s3hQh9s, giving Benjamin trip queens to eliminate Fogel in 13th place.

Charlamagne Benjamin – 530,000 (22 bb)
Jeff Fogel – Eliminated in 13th Place ($1,086)

Event 1: Yves Fequiere Eliminated in 14th Place ($1,086)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (re-entry)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 517
Average Stack: 596,000 (25 bb)

Following the eliminations of Edgar Varas (17th – $814), Theo Lawson (16th – $814), and Angel Bracho (15th – $1,086), Yves Fequiere raised all in from early position for about 150,000. Michel Gariepy called from the big blind.

Fequiere: Ks9h
Gariepy: AcJs

The board ran out Ah10s5cJdAs, giving Gariepy aces full of jacks to score the elimination.

Michel Gariepy – 710,000 (29 bb)
Yves Fequiere – Eliminated in 14th Place ($1,086)