Event 18: Sokunthea Voir Doubles Thru Hany Ayoub — Again

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 895

Following a flop of Ts5d3d with about 650,000 in the pot, Sokunthea Voir is all in for 1,045,000 in the big blind against Hany Ayoub in the small blind.

Voir:  Td9d
Ayoub:  Tc8c

The 5s turn and 7h river completed the board, safe for Voir to score another double through Ayoub.

Sokunthea Voir  –  2,750,000  (28 bb)
Hany Ayoub  –  1,800,000  (18 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 2,685,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,400 each.

Event 18: Sokunthea Voir Doubles Thru Hany Ayoub

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 895

Sokunthea Voir
Sokunthea Voir

Hany Ayoub raised from the hijack to 260,000, Sokunthea Voir moved all in from the cutoff for 560,000, and Ayoub called with KdJh.

Voir turned over 9h9d, and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came As2s2c7d3h, and the pocket nines held up for Voir to win the pot and double up in chips.

Sokunthea Voir  –  1,370,000  (14 bb)
Hany Ayoub  –  3,600,000  (36 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 2,685,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,400 each.

Event 18: Kobi Ribak – 6th Place ($4,880)

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 895

Kobi Ribak
Kobi Ribak

Kobi Ribak moved all in under the gun for 460,000, and Elijah Ruffin called from the big blind with Kh8h. Ribak turned over Jc10h, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ac9s5s8c6h, and Ribak turned an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further. Ruffin won the pot with a turned pair of eights to eliminate Ribak in sixth place.

Elijah Ruffin  –  3,545,000  (35 bb)
Kobi Ribak  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($4,880)

With five players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 2,685,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,400 each.

Event 18: Kobi Ribak Doubles Thru Hany Ayoub

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 895

Kobi Ribak
Kobi Ribak

Kobi Ribak was all in from the button for 230,000 with Ad5d, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the 10d9h of Hany Ayoub, who was under the gun.

The board came KhQc7sAh2h, and Ayoub flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Ribak won the pot with a pair of aces on the turn to double up in chips.

Kobi Ribak  –  710,000  (7 bb)
Hany Ayoub  –  4,265,000  (43 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 2,240,000 (22 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,880 each.

Event 18: Manuel Herrera Lopez – 7th Place ($3,760)

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 895

Manuel Herrera Lopez
Manuel Herrera Lopez

Hany Ayoub raised from middle position to 225,000, Manuel Herrera Lopez moved all in from the hijack for 1,415,000, and Ayoub called with Ah10s.

Lopez turned over QhQd, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came Ac10h4d4h3s, and Ayoub flopped two pair, aces and tens, to win the pot and eliminate Lopez in seventh place.

Hany Ayoub  –  4,560,000  (57 bb)
Manuel Herrera Lopez  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($3,760)

With six players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 2,240,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,880 each.

Event 18: Pasquale Caiazza – 8th Place ($2,920)

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 895

Pasquale Caiazza
Pasquale Caiazza

Pasquale Caiazza moved all in under the gun for 865,000, and Malik Felix called from middle position with AdAc.

Caiazza turned over AhJs, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Kh9h8dQd6c, and Caiazza turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Felix won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Caiazza in eighth place.

Malik Felix  –  2,985,000  (37 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($2,920)

With seven players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 1,920,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,760 each.

Event 18: Jae Kyung Sim – 9th Place ($2,300)

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 895

Jae Kyung Sim
Jae Kyung Sim

Hany Ayoub raised under the gun, Jae Kyung Sim moved all in from the small blind for 855,000, and Ayoub asked for a count before he called with 10s10c. Sim turned over 8h8c, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 9d9c6s3d5s, and the pocket tens held up for Ayoub to win the pot and eliminate Sim in ninth place.

Hany Ayoub  –  3,055,000  (51 bb)
Jae Kyung Sim  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($2,300)

With eight players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 1,680,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,920 each.

Event 18: Sokunthea Voir Doubles Thru Elijah Ruffin

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 895

Sokunthea Voir
Sokunthea Voir

Sokunthea Voir was all in from the small blind for 505,000 with Ks9c, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the KhJc of Elijah Ruffin in the big blind.

The board came 9d4d3c2s9h, and Voir paired his nine on the flop and rivered trips to win the pot and double up in chips.

Sokunthea Voir  –  1,070,000  (18 bb)
Elijah Ruffin  –  1,230,000  (21 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 1,490,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,300 each.

Event 18: Pasquale Caiazza Doubles Thru Malik Felix

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 895

Pasquale Caiazza
Pasquale Caiazza

Pasquale Caiazza moved all in from middle position for 265,000, and Malik Felix called from the cutoff with 10s10c. Caiazza turned over AhJs, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ac7d6s2cAs, and Caiazza paired his ace on the flop and rivered trips to win the pot and double up in chips.

Pasquale Caiazza  –  680,000  (11 bb)
Malik Felix  –  1,550,000  (26 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 1,490,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,300 each.

Event 18: Manuel Herrera Lopez Shoves the Turn in a Three-Way Pot to Reach 2.7 Million

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 895

Hany Ayoub and Manuel Herrera Lopez
Hany Ayoub (left) and Manuel Herrera Lopez

With the board showing 8d6h2s9s on the turn, Hany Ayoub checked from the big blind, Manuel Herrera Lopez checked from under the gun, and Sokunthea Voir bet 275,000 from UTG+1.

Ayoub called, and Lopez check-raised all in for 1,780,000. Voir folded, and Ayoub went into the tank.

Ayoub tanked for a pretty long time before he folded, and Lopez took the pot without showing his cards.

Manuel Herrera Lopez  –  2,725,000  (45 bb)
Hany Ayoub  –  2,110,000  (35 bb)
Sokunthea Voir  –  475,000  (8 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 895, the average chip stack is around 1,490,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,300 each.