$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 39:  500,000/1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 4,259

Juan Endara raised from the button to about 2.5 million, Ricardo Velasco moved all in from the small blind for about 10.5 million, and Endara snap-called all in for about 10.5 million with .

Velasco turned over , and the two players were nearly even in chips.

The board came — there was a club flush draw for the board on the turn, and since neither player had a club, it would have chopped the pot, saving Velasco. But the river card was a heart, and Endara won the pot with his pocket queens.

The chip stacks were counted down, and Endara had 10.5 million to Velasco’s 10.8 million, leaving Velasco with just 300,000 in chips — less than a small blind.

Seat 1.  Ricardo Velasco  –  300,000  (<1 sb)
Seat 2.  Michael Nye  –  61,800,000  (62 bb)
Seat 3.  Juan Endara  –  23,300,000  (23 bb)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 28.4 million (28 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $172,250 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 39:  500,000/1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 4,259

Juan Endara raised from the button to 2.8 million, and Michael Nye called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of . Nye bet 2.5 million, and Endara snap-called.

Nye showed for a ten-high straight-flush, and Endara mucked.

Seat 1.  Ricardo Velasco  –  12,900,000  (13 bb)
Seat 2.  Michael Nye  –  59,000,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3.  Juan Endara  –  13,200,000  (13 bb)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 28.4 million (28 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $172,250 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 39:  500,000/1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 4,259

The players returned from break to begin Level 39, with increased blinds of 500,000-1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 ante.

The action has been relatively slow, but Michael Nye has slowly built up his stack to more than 50 million in chips. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Ricardo Velasco  –  16,900,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Michael Nye  –  51,100,000  (51 bb)
Seat 3.  Juan Endara  –  17,100,000  (17 bb)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 28.4 million (28 big blinds). Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $365,605 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $236,300
3rd:  $172,250

4th:  Bradley Coultas  –  $133,050
5th:  Evan Teitelbaum  –  $100,730
6th:  Ian O’Hara  –  $74,290
7th:  Steven McKoy  –  $53,405
8th:  Raminder Singh  –  $42,525
9th:  Jonathan Kranker  –  $32,845

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 4,259

After the elimination of Bradley Coultas in fourth place, the final three players took a few minutes to discuss a potential deal, allowing us to get official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Ricardo Velasco  –  23,700,000  (40 bb)
Seat 2.  Michael Nye  –  31,600,000  (53 bb)
Seat 3.  Juan Endara  –  29,800,000  (50 bb)

After a few minutes they decided to keep playing. Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $365,605 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $236,300
3rd:  $172,250

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 4,259

Juan Endara completed the small blind to 600,000, and Bradley Coultas checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Endara bet 1,000,000, Coultas raised to 3,000,000, and Endara moved all in.

Coultas called all in for about 7,500,000 with for an open-ended straight draw with a heart flush draw, and Endara turned over for a seven-high straight. Coultas needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Endara won the pot with his straight to eliminate Coultas in fourth place.

Juan Endara  –  29,800,000  (50 bb)
Bradley Coultas  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($133,050)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 28.4 million (47 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $172,250 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 4,259

Juan Endara raised from the button to 1,200,000, Bradley Coultas moved all in from the small blind for 5,000,000, and Endara called with .

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

The board came , and Coultas spiked an ace on the river to win the pot with a pair of aces and double up in chips.

Bradley Coultas  –  11,200,000  (19 bb)
Juan Endara  –  16,200,000  (27 bb)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 21,275,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $133,050 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 4,259

Bradley Coultas moved all in from the small blind for 19,700,000, and Ricardo Velasco thought for a bit before he called all in for 13,500,000 from the big blind with .

Coultas turned over , and Velasco needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket sevens held up for Velasco to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ricardo Velasco  –  27,600,000  (46 bb)
Bradley Coultas  –  6,200,000  (10 bb)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 21,275,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $133,050 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 4,259

Juan Endara raised from the button to 1,200,000, Ricardo Velasco moved all in from the big blind for 7,500,000, and Endara quickly called with .

Velasco turned over , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Velasco won the pot with his nine kicker to double up in chips.

Ricardo Velasco  –  15,900,000  (27 bb)
Juan Endara  –  19,700,000  (33 bb)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 21,275,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $133,050 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 4,259

The players returned from break to begin Level 37, with increased blinds of 300,000-600,000 and a 600,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Bradley Coultas  –  25,300,000  (42 bb)
Seat 2.  Ricardo Velasco  –  13,800,000  (23 bb)
Seat 3.  Michael Nye  –  27,100,000  (45 bb)
Seat 4.  Juan Endara  –  18,900,000  (32 bb)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 21,275,000 (35 big blinds). Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $365,605 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $236,300
3rd:  $172,250
4th:  $133,050

5th:  Evan Teitelbaum  –  $100,730
6th:  Ian O’Hara  –  $74,290
7th:  Steven McKoy  –  $53,405
8th:  Raminder Singh  –  $42,525
9th:  Jonathan Kranker  –  $32,845

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 21,275,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $133,050 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 4,259

Ricardo Velasco raised from the button to 1,100,000, and Juan Endara called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of . Endara bet 1,300,000, Velasco raised to 4,100,000, and Endara snap-called with for two pair, kings and threes.

Velasco showed for a pair of fives, and Endara won the pot with his two pair.

Juan Endara  –  19,175,000  (38 bb)
Ricardo Velasco  –  12,575,000  (25 bb)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 21,275,000 (43 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $133,050 each.