$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 2,784

Charlemagne Benjamin raised under the gun to 60,000, Mirco Scharen reraised from the big blind to 200,000, and Benjamin four-bet all in for roughly 1.3 million.

Scharen thought for a while before he called all in for 600,000 with , but Benjamin turned over . Scharen needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Scharen paired his queen on the flop, but improved no further. Benjamin won the pot with his pocket kings to eliminate Scharen in 64th place.

Charlemagne Benjamin  –  1,950,000  (78 bb)
Mirco Scharen  –  Eliminated in 64th Place  ($3,140)

With 63 players remaining from a field of 2,784, the average chip stack is around 885,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,740 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after this level (around 7:20 pm), and action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am. Day 3 will begin tomorrow at 1:00 pm, and play down to a winner.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  74 of 2,784

Charlemagne Benjamin was all in from the cutoff for about 335,000 with , and he was up against Anthony Guagliardo in middle position with a similar chip stack and .

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Benjamin to win the pot. Benjamin had 335,000, and when Guagliardo’s stack was counted down, he started the hand with 340,000. Benjamin got the full double-up, leaving Guagliardo with a single chip.

Charlemagne Benjamin  –  735,000  (29 bb)
Anthony Guagliardo  –  5,000  (<1 bb)

Guagliardo was eliminated a few minutes later in 75th place.

Anthony Guagliardo  –  Eliminated in 75th Place  ($3,140)

With 74 players remaining from a field of 2,784, the average chip stack is around 750,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,140 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after this level (around 7:20 pm), and action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am. Day 3 will begin tomorrow at 1:00 pm, and play down to a winner.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  75 of 2,784

Fabian Foster raised under the gun to 50,000, Neil Zonenashvili moved all in from middle position for 175,000, and Blucher Gregory moved all in over the top from the cutoff for 485,000.

Foster tanked for a while before he called, covering both players.

Fabian Foster:  
Blucher Gregory:  
Neil Zonenashvili:  

The board came , and the pocket sevens held up for Foster to win the entire pot, eliminating both of his opponents from the tournament.

Fabian Foster  –  1,800,000  (90 bb)
Blucher Gregory  –  Eliminated in 76th Place  ($3,140)
Neil Zonenashvili  –  Eliminated in 77th Place  ($2,660)

With 75 players remaining from a field of 2,784, the average chip stack is around 740,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,140 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 23 (around 7:20 pm), and action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am. Day 3 will begin tomorrow at 1:00 pm, and play down to a winner.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  95 of 2,784

There is a three-way all-in situation at Table 15, with Mark Gruber all in from middle position for 465,000, the player in the small blind all in for 690,000, and the player on the button covering them both with about 875,000.

Button:  
Small Blind:  
Mark Gruber:  

The board came , and the player on the button turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. The pocket kings held up for Gruber to win the main pot and triple up in chips, while the small blind won a smaller side pot to finish the hand down-but-not-out with 450,000.

Mark Gruber  –  1,435,000  (72 bb)

With about 95 players remaining from a field of 2,784, the average chip stack is around 585,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,240 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 23 (around 7:20 pm), and action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am. Day 3 will begin tomorrow at 1:00 pm, and play down to a winner.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  99 of 2,784

David Nathaniel moved all in from the hijack for 195,000, and the player in the cutoff moved all in over the top for about 260,000 with .

Nathaniel turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Nathaniel spiked an ace on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

David Nathaniel  –  430,000  (29 bb)

With about 99 players remaining from a field of 2,784, the average chip stack is around 560,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,240 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 23 (around 7:20 pm), and action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am. Day 3 will begin tomorrow at 1:00 pm, and play down to a winner.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  110 of 2,784

The players return from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 10,000-15,000 and a 15,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up seven players with at least one million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Hen Mizrahi  –  1,820,000  (121 bb)
2.  Dan Hughes  –  1,635,000  (109 bb)
3.  Baseem Nsier  –  1,315,000  (88 bb)
4.  Fabian Foster  –  1,160,000  (77 bb)
5.  Shon Perez  –  1,065,000  (71 bb)
6.  Javier Figueroa  –  1,045,000  (70 bb)
7.  Kelly Black  –  1,020,000  (68 bb)

With 110 players remaining from a field of 2,784, the average chip stack is around 505,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,880 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 23 (around 7:20 pm), and action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am. Day 3 will begin tomorrow at 1:00 pm, and play down to a winner.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  122 of 2,784

With about 125,000 in the pot and the board reading , Baseem Nsier moved all in from middle position. Gil Levy thought for two minutes and called at risk for 165,000.

Nsier:
Levy:

Levy was ahead with his jacks until Nsier made a set on the turn and Levy could not return the favor on the river to go out in 123rd place.

Baseem Nsier – 1,118,000 (93 bb)
Gil Levy – Eliminated in 123rd Place ($1,880)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  135 of 2,784

Tournament staff will send players on a 20-minute break after Level 20 to color the 1K chips out of play then players will enjoy a 45-minute dinner break after Level 23 around 7:20 pm.

They will return for Level 24 and levels will last 60 minutes each until we have a winner.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  162 of 2,784

Returning for Day 2, Dan Hughes was not among the chip leaders. He was actually near the bottom of the counts with 97,000 but a dream of spinning it up.

Players are dropping, tables are breaking, and Hughes has run good on his side while looking like the current leader with a huge stack worth 1,410,000.