Event 10: Mukul Pahuja Out 15th

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 32: 75,000/150,000/25,000 Ante

Mukul Pahuja moved all in UTG+1 for 1,290,000, and Mike Ortiz called from the hijack with AcQc. Pahuja turned over Kh10d, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came KsJc8sAh5c — Pahuja paired his king on the flop, but Ortiz paired his ace on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Pahuja in 15th place.

Mike Ortiz  –  4,450,000  (30 bb)
Mukul Pahuja  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($9,882)

Mukul Pahuja
Mukul Pahuja

With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4.2 million (28 big blinds). There are about five minutes left before Day 2 comes to an end.

Event 10: Miguel Cieri Out 17th; Chris Boegler Out 16th

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 32: 75,000/150,000/25,000 Ante

Miguel Cieri was all in with KhQh, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the AhJs of Edgar Varas.

The board came 10h8s8c5c9d, and Varas won the pot with his ace to eliminate Cieri in 17th place.

Edgar Varas  –  3,575,000  (24 bb)
Miguel Cieri  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($7,540)

A few minutes later, Chris Boegler was eliminated in 16th place.

Chris Boegler  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($7,540)

With 15 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3.9 million (26 big blinds).

Event 10: Peter Walsworth Up to 9.1M

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante

Jason Appel just doubled up with pocket kings thru Mukul Pahuja to jump to nearly 6.7 million, while Pahuja dropped down below 10 big blinds.

Jason Appel  –  6,690,000  (56 bb)
Mukul Pahuja  –  1,120,000  (9 bb)

At the other table, Peter Walsworth and Viktor Lavi were playing a big hand on a board of Qs6d5h3dKd with more than 3 million already in the pot when the river card hit. That’s when Lavi moved all in, and Walsworth snap-called with KsKc for a rivered set of kings. Because it was an all-in situation, Lavi was forced to show his cards — 8s7d for an eight-high bluff (missed straight draw).

Their chip stacks were counted down, and Walsworth had 2.92 million, and Lavi had a little less. Lavi was eliminated in 18th place.

Peter Walsworth  –  9,175,000  (76 bb)
Viktor Lavi  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($7,540)

Viktor Lavi
Viktor Lavi

A short while later, Nancy Birnbaum was all in for 1,695,000 with KcQc, and she needed to improve to stay alive against Kevin Butler’s 9h9c.

The board came Ac6c5dQh5s — Birnbaum flopped a flush draw and turned a pair of queens to win the pot and double up in chips.

Nancy Birnbaum  –  3,750,000  (31 bb)
Kevin Butler  –  3,950,000  (33 bb)

Nancy Birnbaum
Nancy Birnbaum

That was the last hand of the level, and the blinds increased to 75,000-150,000 with a 25,000 ante. With 17 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3.4 million (23 big blinds). Action will continue for another 15 minutes or so (until 3:00 am), and the remaining players will return tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 pm ET.

Event 10: Final 18 Players

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante

Josh Hillock was eliminated in 20th place, and a few minutes later at the next table Victor Figueroa was all in for a little more than 500,000 with Ac8c. Figueroa was in bad shape as he was up against the AsAh of Edgar Varas.

The board came AdKh5d10h7h, and Varas won the pot with a set of aces to eliminate Figueroa in 19th place.

Edgar Varas  –  3,175,000  (26 bb)
Josh Hillock  –  Eliminated in 20th Place  ($6,149)
Victor Figueroa  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($6,149)

Josh Hillock
Josh Hillock
Victor Figueroa
Victor Figueroa

 

Here is an updated seat map for the final two tables. With 18 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3.25 million (27 big blinds).

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Viktor Lavi
Seat 2.  Ivan Barbuto
Seat 3.  Peter Walsworth
Seat 4.  Cong Pham
Seat 5.  Chris Boegler
Seat 6.  Jose Silva
Seat 7.  Cord Garcia
Seat 8.  Eric Becks
Seat 9.  Michael Lewin

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Mike Ortiz
Seat 2.  Theodore Prystal
Seat 3.  Miguel Cieri
Seat 4.  Tony Delacruz
Seat 5.  Edgar Varas
Seat 6.  Kevin Butler
Seat 7.  Nancy Birnbaum
Seat 8.  Mukul Pahuja
Seat 9.  Jason Appel

Event 10: Updated Chip Counts for Final 20

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante

The players return from their last break of the night to begin Level 31, with increased blinds of 60,000-120,000 and a 20,000 ante. With 20 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2.9 million (24 big blinds).

Here are the updated chip counts from the break, followed by the remaining prizepool:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Viktor Lavi  –  4,800,000  (40 bb)
Seat 2.  Ivan Barbuto  –  2,950,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3.  Chris Boegler  –  1,700,000  (14 bb)
Seat 4.  Cong Pham  –  5,650,000  (47 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  Jose Silva  –  1,540,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7.  Cord Garcia  –  2,195,000  (18 bb)
Seat 8.
Seat 9.  Michael Lewin  –  1,205,000  (10 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Victor Figueroa  –  685,000  (6 bb)
Seat 2.  Theodore Prystal  –  1,945,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  Miguel Cieri  –  1,185,000  (10 bb)
Seat 4.  Tony Delacruz  –  5,510,000  (46 bb)
Seat 5.  Edgar Varas  –  1,545,000  (13 bb)
Seat 6.  Kevin Butler  –  4,800,000  (40 bb)
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  Mukul Pahuja  –  5,100,000  (43 bb)
Seat 9.

TABLE 16
Seat 1.
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Josh Hillock  –  1,625,000  (14 bb)
Seat 4.  Nancy Birnbaum  –  1,915,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Eric Becks  –  3,150,000  (26 bb)
Seat 6.  Peter Walsworth  –  4,690,000  (39 bb)
Seat 7.  Jason Appel  –  2,505,000  (21 bb)
Seat 8.  Mike Ortiz  –  3,495,000  (29 bb)
Seat 9.

1st:  $254,659
2nd:  $165,139
3rd:  $108,146
4th:  $91,939
5th:  $76,274
6th:  $60,756
7th:  $45,384
8th:  $30,744
9th:  $21,960
10th-12th:  $14,640
13th-15th:  $9,882
16th-18th:  $7,540
19th-20th:  $6,149

Event 10: Down to the Final 20

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante

Mukul Pahuja moves all in from the button with two short stacks in the blinds, and T.J. Shulman calls all in from the small blind for about 1.25 million with A-10. Pahuja turns over A-6, and Shulman needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes Q-J-x-6-6, and Pahuja pairs his kicker on the turn and rivers trip sixes to win the pot and eliminate Shulman in 23rd place.

Mukul Pahuja  –  4,550,000  (46 bb)
T.J. Shulman  –  Eliminated in 23rd Place  ($6,149)

TJ Shulman
TJ Shulman

 

Charles Simon was awarded the Short-Stack Survivor award for how many times he survived all-in situations with only a couple of big blinds to his name. But there is no physical award, just something we write in the updates, and even if it was a physical award, it wouldn’t have special protective powers. That’s a long way of saying that Simon busted out of the tournament — even cats only have nine lives.

Charles Simon  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($6,149)

Charles Simon
Charles Simon

 

A hand or two later, Dusty Nelson followed Simon out of the tournament in 21st place.

Dusty Nelson  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($6,149)

Dusty Nelson
Dusty Nelson

The remaining 20 players have an average chip stack around 2.9 million (29 big blinds), and action will continue tonight until 3:00 am.

Event 10: Mahmut Urkun Out 25th; Joseph Ingrassia Out 24th

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante

T.J. Shulman was all in preflop with 7-7 against the A-K of Mahmut Urkun, and the pocket sevens held up for Shulman to win the pot and double up, knocking Urkun down to less than 2 big blinds.

T.J. Shulman  –  960,000  (10 bb)
Mahmut Urkun  –  150,000  (1.5 bb)

Then Urkun moved all in with A-5, and Tony Delacruz called from the big blind with 10-10. Urkun failed to improve, and he was eliminated in 25th place.

Tony Delacruz  –  3,500,000  (35 bb)
Mahmut Urkun  –  Eliminated in 25th Place  ($6,149)

A short while later, Joseph Ingrassia was eliminated in 24th place.

Joseph Ingrassia
Joseph Ingrassia

Joseph Ingrassia  –  Eliminated in 24th Place  ($6,149)

The remaining 23 players have an average chip stack of about 2.55 million (25 big blinds).

Event 10: Kevin Butler Up to 5.5M; Down to 25 Players

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante

After a flop of 8s5h2h, Tony Delacruz (hijack) had bet 1,000,000, and Kevin Butler moved all in from the button for 2,765,000. Delacruz tanked for a while before he called with JhJc for an overpair. Butler turned over 5s5d for a set of fives, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn was the Ks, the river was the 6h, and Butler won the pot with his set of fives to double up to 5.5 million in chips.

Kevin Butler  –  5,500,000  (55 bb)
Tony Delacruz  –  2,245,000  (22 bb)

The field lost two players at the end of Level 29 — Rob LeBeau (27th) and Larry Hirschfield (26th).

Rob LeBeau  –  Eliminated in 27th Place  ($6,149)
Larry Hirschfield  –  Eliminated in 26th Place  ($6,149)

To balance the tables, Mike Ortiz is moved from Table 7 to Table 16, where he takes seat 8.

With 25 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2.34 million (23 big blinds).

Event 10: Seat Map for Final 27 Players

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante

Here is a seat map of the final 27 players in Event 10, all guaranteed at least $6,149:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Viktor Lavi
Seat 2.  Ivan Barbuto
Seat 3.  Chris Boegler
Seat 4.  Cong Pham
Seat 5.  Mike Ortiz
Seat 6.  Jose Silva
Seat 7.  Cord Garcia
Seat 8.  Joseph Ingrassia
Seat 9.  Michael Lewin

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Victor Figueroa
Seat 2.  Theodore Prystal
Seat 3.  Miguel Cieri
Seat 4.  Tony Delacruz
Seat 5.  Edgar Varas
Seat 6.  Kevin Butler
Seat 7.  Mahmut Urkun
Seat 8.  Mukul Pahuja
Seat 9.  T.J. Shulman

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Charles Simon
Seat 2.  Dusty Nelson
Seat 3.  Josh Hillock
Seat 4.  Nancy Birnbaum
Seat 5.  Eric Becks
Seat 6.  Peter Walsworth
Seat 7.  Jason Appel
Seat 8.  Rob LeBeau
Seat 9.  Larry Hirschfield

Event 10: Final 27 Players

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante

The field got down to 27 players just as Level 28 ended and they began a 15-minute break. So after the break, the remaining players redrew for random seats at the final three tables. (We’ll try to post a seat map soon.)

The average chip stack is about 2.17 million (27 big blinds). Here is the top of the leaderboard from the break:

1.  Cong Pham  –  5,770,000  (72 bb)
2.  Tony Delacruz  –  5,340,000  (67 bb)
3.  Viktor Lavi  –  4,125,000  (52 bb)
4.  Edgar Varas  –  3,850,000  (48 bb)
5.  Kevin Butler  –  3,175,000  (40 bb)

And the remaining prizepool:

1st:  $254,659
2nd:  $165,139
3rd:  $108,146
4th:  $91,939
5th:  $76,274
6th:  $60,756
7th:  $45,384
8th:  $30,744
9th:  $21,960
10th-12th:  $14,640
13th-15th:  $9,882
16th-18th:  $7,540
19th-27th:  $6,149