Event 15: Mike Chiappetta Doubles Thru Maxwell Young

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 227

Mike Chiappetta
Mike Chiappetta

Mike Chiappetta raised from the small blind to 65,000, and Maxwell Young called from the big blind.

The flop came 10c9s8c, Chiappetta checked, Young bet 125,000, and Chiappetta check-raised all in for 330,000.

Young quickly called with Kc5c for a club flush draw, and Chiappetta turned over Ac8d for a pair of eights. Chiappetta needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the 10h, the river card was the 4s, and Chiappetta won the pot with two pair, tens and eights, to double up in chips.

Mike Chiappetta  –  680,000  (34 bb)
Maxwell Young  –  300,000  (15 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 630,000 (32 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,980 each.

Event 15: Anthony Piacquadio Leads the Final Nine at the Break with 1.13 Million

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 227

Anthony Piacquadio
Anthony Piacquadio

The players are on break before Level 22 begins, with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 with a big blind ante of 20,000.

With nine players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 630,000 (32 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Andrew Boujaoude  –  400,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2.  Mikhail Chykiliov  –  540,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3.  Gabe Fuller  –  900,000  (45 bb)
Seat 4.  David Moses  –  730,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5.  Anthony Piacquadio  –  1,130,000  (57 bb)
Seat 6.  Shane Santacroce  –  375,000  (19 bb)
Seat 7.  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  605,000  (30 bb)
Seat 8.  Mike Chiappetta  –  435,000  (22 bb)
Seat 9.  Maxwell Young  –  560,000  (28 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $48,640 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $33,000
3rd:  $24,600
4th:  $18,400
5th:  $13,900
6th:  $10,600
7th:  $8,200
8th:  $6,300
9th:  $4,980

Event 15: Final Table Begins with Anthony Piacquadio as Chipleader

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 227

Event 15 - Final Table

After the elimination of Michael Wetcher in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table.

With nine players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 631,000 (39 big blinds). Here is the lineup with approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Andrew Boujaoude  –  300,000  (19 bb)
Seat 2.  Mikhail Chykiliov  –  480,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3.  Gabe Fuller  –  905,000  (57 bb)
Seat 4.  David Moses  –  630,000  (39 bb)
Seat 5.  Anthony Piacquadio  –  965,000  (60 bb)
Seat 6.  Shane Santacroce  –  530,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7.  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  490,000  (31 bb)
Seat 8.  Mike Chiappetta  –  555,000  (35 bb)
Seat 9.  Maxwell Young  –  845,000  (53 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake, followed by recent eliminations:

1st:  $48,640 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $33,000
3rd:  $24,600
4th:  $18,400
5th:  $13,900
6th:  $10,600
7th:  $8,200
8th:  $6,300
9th:  $4,980

10th:  Michael Wetcher  –  $4,980

11th:  Will Failla  –  $4,100
12th:  Dale Roesel  –  $4,100

13th:  Anibal Pabon  –  $3,500
14th:  Vincenzo Abate  –  $3,500
15th:  Carter McMahon  –  $3,500

16th:  Eric Firestone  –  $2,900

Anthony Piacquadio
Chipleader Anthony Piacquadio

Event 15: Michael Wetcher Eliminated in 10th Place by Gabe Fuller

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 227

Michael Wetcher
Michael Wetcher

Michael Wetcher was all in from the big blind with 7x7x, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the AhJs of Gabe Fuller in the cutoff.

The board came Jc4d3d2c9d, and Fuller paired his jack on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Wetcher in 10th place.

Gabe Fuller  –  905,000  (57 bb)
Michael Wetcher  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($4,980)

With nine players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 631,000 (39 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,980 each.

Event 15: Will Failla Eliminated in 11th Place ($4,100)

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 227

Will Failla
Will Failla

We just lost Will “The Thrill” Failla in 11th place, and we are now one elimination away from the final table.

Here are the recent eliminations from the final two tables, along with their payouts:

11th:  Will Failla  –  $4,100
12th:  Dale Roesel  –  $4,100

13th:  Anibal Pabon  –  $3,500
14th:  Vincenzo Abate  –  $3,500
15th:  Carter McMahon  –  $3,500

16th:  Eric Firestone  –  $2,900

With 10 players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 568,000 (36 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,980 each.

Event 15: Gabe Fuller Doubles Thru Vitalijs Zavorotnijs

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 227

Gabe Fuller
Gabe Fuller

Gabe Fuller just doubled up from the small blind with Qc6d against the Ks10s of Vitalijs Zavorotnijs in the big blind.

The final board was AhQs6s7d4c, and Fuller won the pot with two pair, queens and sixes, while Zavorotnijs missed his flush draw.

Gabe Fuller  –  710,000  (44 bb)
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  450,000  (28 bb)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 516,000 (32 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,100 each.

Event 15: Mikhail Chykiliov Quadruples Up; Dale Roesel Eliminated in 12th Place by Anthony Piacquadio

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 227

Mikhail Chykiliov
Mikhail Chykiliov

There was a four-way pot at Table 7, with two players all in preflop. Mikhail Chykiliov was all in under the gun for 91,000, Dale Roesel was all in from the cutoff for 124,000, and Maxwell Young (button) and Anthony Piacquadio (big blind) covered them both.

There was 382,000 in the main pot, and another 99,000 in the side pot. Any further betting would create another, separate side pot.

Piacquadio and Young checked all the way down on a board of 7s7h2c4d10s, and all four players turned over their cards.

Anthony Piacquadio:  AsQh  (ace high)
Maxwell Young:  KsJc  (king high)
Dale Roesel:  KdJd  (king high)
Mikhail Chykiliov:  4s4h  (full house, fours full of sevens)

Chykiliov turned a full house, but even just a naked pair of fours would have been enough for him to win the main pot and quadruple up in chips.

Piacquadio won the side pot with ace high to win the side pot for a slight chip profit on the hand. But he also knocked out Roesel in 12th place, earning his $500 cash bounty.

Mikhail Chykiliov  –  382,000  (32 bb)
Anthony Piacquadio  –  950,000  (79 bb)
Maxwell Young  –  735,000  (61 bb)
Dale Roesel  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($4,100)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 516,000 (43 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,100 each.

Dale Roesel
12th-Place Finisher Dale Roesel

Event 15: Andrew Boujaoude Doubles Up Twice in Three Hands

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 227

Andrew Boujaoude
Andrew Boujaoude

Andrew Boujaoude was all in under the gun for 57,000 with Jh4s, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the Ah7s of Maxwell Young in the cutoff.

The board came Ac4d2h4h8d, and Young paired his ace on the flop, but Boujaoude turned trip fours to win the pot and double up in chips.

Andrew Boujaoude  –  120,000  (10 bb)
Maxwell Young  –  900,000  (75 bb)

Two hands later, Boujaoude doubled up again through Dale Roesel.

Andrew Boujaoude  –  252,000  (21 bb)
Dale Roesel  –  150,000  (13 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 473,000 (39 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,100 each.

Event 15: Mike Chiappetta Shoves the River Against Michael Wetcher

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 227

Mike Chiappetta
Mike Chiappetta

With the final board showing 9s9c6c4c4h with roughly 230K in the pot, Michael Wetcher bet 100,000 from the big blind, and Mike Chiappetta thought for a while before he moved all in for about 490,000.

Wetcher folded, and Chiappetta took the pot.

Mike Chiappetta  –  720,000  (60 bb)
Michael Wetcher  –  210,000  (18 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 473,000 (39 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,100 each.

Event 15: Maxwell Young Takes a Nice Pot on the Flop Against Dale Roesel

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $227,500 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 227

Maxwell Young
Maxwell Young

Andrew Boujaoude raised from the button to 30,000, Dale Roesel reraised from the small blind to 100,000, and Maxwell Young four-bet it from the big blind to 225,000.

Boujaoude thought for a while before he folded, and Roesel thought for a while before he called.

The flop came 10h9d6h, Roesel checked, Young bet 100,000, and Roesel folded, showing AsQs. Young showed one card — the Kh — as he took the pot.

Maxwell Young  –  840,000  (70 bb)
Dale Roesel  –  360,000  (30 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 473,000 (39 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,100 each.