Event 16: Matt Bretzfield Gets Away From Kings Preflop

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 390

John Holley raised to 125,000 from under the gun, Grigoriy Shvarts called next to act, and Matt Bretzfield reraised to 575,000 from the cutoff.

Holley folded, Shvarts reraised pot, and Bretzfield thought for a while before he open-folded KdKc4cXx.

Shvarts showed AcAhJh5h as he collected the pot.

Grigoriy Shvarts  –  2,700,000  (54 bb)
John Holley  –  2,200,000  (44 bb)
Matt Bretzfield  –  1,000,000  (20 bb)

Event 16: Milton Martini – 8th Place ($3,450)

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 390

John Holley limped in from under the gun, Grigoriy Shvarts did the same UTG+1, and Milton Martini checked his option in the big blind.

The flop was As4s3d and action checked to Shvarts who bet 50,000. Both Martini and Holley called.

The turn was the 6d, Martini went all in for 265,000, Holley called, and Shvarts folded.

Martini showed Kd8s7d5s for a seven-high straight with two flush draws, while Holley tabled 8d7c6c6h for a set of sixes.

The river was the 3h, giving Holley sixes full of treys to eliminate Martini in eighth place.

John Holley  –  2,650,000  (66 bb)
Milton Martini  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($3,450)

Event 16: Pawel Andrzejewski – 9th Place ($2,660)

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 390

Pawel Andrzejewski

John Holley raised to 75,000 from the button, Pawel Andrzejewski reraised to 240,000 from the big blind, and Holley called.

The flop was KhTs5d, Andrzejewski continued for 100,000, and Holley called.

The turn was the Jh, Andrzejewski moved all in for about 295,000, and Holley called with AsQs9c8d for an ace-high straight. Andrzejewski showed KdKs6s5c for a set of kings and needed to improve to stay alive.

The river was the 6d, no help to Andrzejewski, ending his tournament in ninth place.

John Holley  –  2,050,000  (68 bb)
Pawel Andrzejewski  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($2,660)

Event 16: Final Table Seating Chart and Chip Count Update

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 390

Here is a look at the seating chart with chip counts from the final table in Event 16.

Seat 1: Pawel Andrzejewski – 400,000 (13 bb)
Seat 2: Dmitriy Vernitskiy – 140,000 (4 bb)
Seat 3: Matt Bretzfield – 1,600,000 (53 bb)
Seat 4: Adam Velez – 300,000 (10 bb)
Seat 5: Michael Baldwin – 585,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6: Eric Kolodny – 470,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Milton Martini – 680,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: John Holley – 1,700,000 (56 bb)
Seat 9: Grigoriy Shvarts – 1,525,000 (50 bb)

Remaining Prize Pool:

1st: $25,745 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $18,505
3rd: $11,900
4th: $7,935
5th: $6,105
6th: $5,060
7th: $4,240
8th: $3,450
9th: $2,660

Event 16: Mikhail Chykiliov Eliminated by Matt Bretzfield

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 390

Mikhail Chykiliov was all in short under the gun, and both Matt Bretzfield (small blind) and the big blind called to cover.

Bretzfield bet his opponent off the pot after the flop was dealt 6s5s2h, so the two remaining players revealed their cards.

Bretzfield: Jc10h8d6c
Chykiliov: 5h4c3d2c

Turn and River: JdAd

Chykiliov was eliminated in 10th place for a payday worth $2,660, and Bretzfield stacked up 1.31 million after collecting the pot. Action was paused after the hand for the players to draw for new seats at the final table.

Matt Bretzfield – 1,310,000 (52 bb)
Mikhail Chykiliov – Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,660)

Event 16: Results Update

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 390

Huifang Zhang

Here is a look at the recent run of results as the field plays down to a winner tonight in Event 16.

11th: Thomas Currey – $2,235
12th: Vu Dang – $2,235
13th: Jason Saltzman – $1,880
14th: Anthony Askey – $1,880
15th: Andrea Mastrogiovanni – $1,880
16th: Matthew Bianchini – $1,540
17th: Tyler Bentz – $1,540
18th: Huifang Zhang – $1,540
19th: Richard Ganesh – $1,280
20th: Lou Ojeda – $1,280
21st: Christopher Lewis – $1,280
22nd: Jason Hallee – $1,070
23rd: Rajasekar Govindan – $1,070
24th: Matthew Wolfson – $1,070
25th: Rafael Yaraliyez – $905
26th: Igor Hot – $905
27th: Thang Dang – $905

Remaining Prize Pool:

1st: $25,745 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $18,505
3rd: $11,900
4th: $7,935
5th: $6,105
6th: $5,060
7th: $4,240
8th: $3,450
9th-10th: $2,660

Event 16: Vu Dang Eliminated in 12th Place

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 390

Vu Dang was all in short with QcQsJc2s in the hole under the gun, and both the button (AdKdKc6h) and small blind (AcKh9c6d) had him covered.

The final board read 7d6s2h6c4h, and Dang was eliminated in 12th place for a payday worth $2,235. His two opponents chopped up the rest of the pot to a add a small amount to their stacks.

Vu Dang – Eliminated in 12th Place ($2,235) 

Event 16: Jason Saltzman Doubles Up

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 390

Jason Saltzman

There was 300,000 in the pot with the flop reading Qs8h7h when Jason Saltzman got all in for 195,000 holding KsKcQc6s from the button. The big blind check-raised all in over the top, and that got John Holley to check-fold from the hijack. The remaining two players then flipped over their cards.

Saltzman: KhQh10c2s
Big Blind: KsKc10c6s

Turn and River: 2dJh

Saltzman scored the double up thanks to a flush to stack up 740,000 after collecting the pot.

Jason Saltzman – 740,000 (49 bb)

Event 16: Anthony Askey Doubles

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 390

Anthony Askey

The flop read Jc9c9s when Anthony Askey got all in short with AcKsQc9d in the hole under the gun, and the hijack had him covered holding QhQd9h7h .

The turn and river changed nothing, and Askey doubled up to survive with 400,000 after the hand.

Anthony Askey – 400,000 (26 bb)