$2,650: Jerome Neloms Eliminated by Rick Alvarado

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 422

Jerome Neloms raised all in for about 180,000 from under the gun and Rick Alvarado called from the button with KcKh, leading Neloms’ Ah10d.

The board came down Qs7d2d7s2c, securing the pot for Alvarado.

Rick Alvarado – 700,000 (70 bb)
Jerome Neloms – Eliminated in 23rd Place ($8,443)

Shankar Pillai was also recently eliminated in 24th place for $8,443.

$2,650: Ian O’Hara Eliminated by Jake Schwartz

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 422

Jake Schwartz

Ian O”Hara was all in with KsKh in the hole on the hijack, and Jake Schwartz had him covered holding 10h8c on the big blind.

The board was dealt QdJh9c7d6d, and O’Hara was eliminated in 25th place, good for $6,959. Schwartz stacked up 810,000 after collecting the pot.

Jake Schwartz – 810,000 (81 bb)
Ian O’Hara – Eliminated in 25th Place ($6,959)

$2,650: Brian Cowman Doubles Thru Alex Foxen

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 422

The flop read 9d8s6d when Brian Cowman was all in for 103,000 UTG+1, and Alex Foxen had him covered from the big blind. Here is a look at their cards.

Cowman: Ad10d
Foxen: Qs10s

Turn and River: Qd2h

Cowman doubled up to survive with 270,000 thanks to a flush, and Foxen was still cruising with 1.28 million after the hand.

Brian Cowman – 270,000 (27 bb)
Alex Foxen – 1,280,000 (128 bb)

$2,650: Patrick Steele Eliminated by Matt Affleck

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 422

Matt Affleck raised from the cutoff, Patrick Steele reraised all in for about 26,000 from the small blind and Affleck called with AsQs, leading Steele’s Js10h.

The board came down QdJh9c6d3d, giving Affleck a pair of queens to eliminate Steele.

Matt Affleck – 235,000 (24 bb)
Patrick Steele – Eliminated in 26th Place ($6,959)

$2,650: Aaron Mermelstein Eliminated by Matthew Kuba

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 422

Matthew Kuba raised to 23,000 from the cutoff, Aaron Mermelstein three-bet shoved for about 140,000 from the small blind and Kuba called.

Kuba: AcKh
Mermelstein: KdKs

The board came down AdJd6d6s5c, giving Kuba aces up to eliminate Mermelstein.

Matthew Kuba – 680,000 (68 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein – Eliminated in 27th Place ($6,959)

$2,650: Approximate Chip Counts at Break

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Returning to Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 422

Table 27
Seat 1: Ian O’Hara -190,000 (19 bb)
Seat 2: Blair Hinkle – 450,000(45 bb)
Seat 3: Patrick Steele – 46,000 (5 bb)
Seat 4: Michael Scoma – 105,000 (11 bb)
Seat 5: Felipe Ramos – 580,000 (58 bb)
Seat 6: Jake Schwartz – 635,000 (64 bb)
Seat 7: Michael Esposito – 118,000 (212 bb)
Seat 8: Brandon Hall – 256,000 (26 bb)
Seat 9: Matt Affleck – 161,000 (16 bb)

Table 28
Seat 1: Rick Alvarado – 500,000 (50 bb)
Seat 2: Aaron Mermelstein – 160,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3: Sanjay Dulabh – 96,000 (10 bb)
Seat 4: Jesse Chinni – 405,000 (41 bb)
Seat 5: Jerome Neloms – 190,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6: Matt O’Donnell – 417,000 (42 bb)
Seat 7: Benjamin Zamani – 255,000 (26 bb)
Seat 8: Shankar Pillai – 410,000 (41 bb)
Seat 9: Matthew Kuba – 490,000 (49 bb)

Table 35
Seat 1: Alex Foxen – 1,445,000 (145 bb)
Seat 2: Philip Wojtuniecki – 350,000 (35 bb)
Seat 3: Joseph Dipascale – 240,000 (24 bb)
Seat 4: Brian Cowman – 104,000 (10 bb)
Seat 5: Kharlin Sued – 183,000 (18 bb)
Seat 6: Stephen Sullo – 150,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Sam Ganzfried – 168,000 (17 bb)
Seat 8: Paul Volpe – 890,000 (89 bb)
Seat 9: Tom Nguyen – 1,650,000 (165 bb)

$2,650: Blair Hinkle Doubles Through Ian O’Hara

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$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 422

Ian O’Hara raised to 17,000 from under the gun, Blair Hinkle reraised all in for 152,000 from the next seat over and O’Hara called with KdKc, leading Hinkle’s AdQc.

The board ran out 9s9c8cAh7s, giving Hinkle aces up to double through O’Hara.

Blair Hinkle – 324,000 (41 bb)
Ian O’Hara – 210,000 (26 bb)

$2,650: Mike Dentale Eliminated by Alex Foxen

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 422

Mike Dentale

Mike Dentale raised to 18,000 from under the gun, Alex Foxen three-bet to 45,000 from the small blind and Dentale called after a few moments.

The flop came down Kc9s3s, Foxen checked and Dentale tanked for a bit before he shoved for about 53,000. Foxen snap called with KsKh, leading Dentale’s Qd9d.

The 5d turn and 3c river completed the board, officially locking up the pot for Foxen.

Alex Foxen – 1,480,000 (185 bb)
Mike Dentale – Eliminated in 28th Place ($5,710)

$2,650: Peter Walsworth Eliminated by Felipe Ramos

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 422

Peter Walsworth

Peter Walsworth moved all in preflop from late position, and Felipe Ramos called to cover him on the cutoff. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Ramos: AsAh
Walsworth: AdKc

Board: 8s8d5hKd7c

Walsworth was eliminated in 29th place, good for $5,710 in prize money, and Ramos stacked up 640,000 after the hand.

Felipe Ramos – 640,000 (80 bb)
Peter Walsworth – Eliminated in 29th Place ($5,710)

$2,650: Anthony Utnage Eliminated by Jesse Chinni

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 422

Jesse Chinni raised to 18,000 from the cutoff, Anthony Utnage reraised all in for about 45,000 from the button and Chinni called.

Chinni: Ah10h
Utnage: As5h

The board comes down Jh8h4s3h7h, giving Chinni an ace-high flush to eliminate Utnage.

Jesse Chinni – 260,000 (34 bb)
Anthony Utnage – Eliminated in 30th Place ($5,710)