Event 21: Vladyslav Shovkovyi Six-Bet Shoves Against Bin Weng in a Battle of the Big Stacks

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 3,989

Vladyslav Shovkovyi vs. Bin Weng
Vladyslav Shovkovyi (left) moved all in against Bin Weng (right).

Vladyslav Shovkovyi raised from the cutoff, Bin Weng reraised from the button to 600,000, and Shovkovyi reraised to 1,600,000.

Weng tanked for a while before he reraised to 3,025,000, and Shovkovyi went into the tank for a fairly long time before he six-bet all in for roughly 6.65 million.

Weng went back into the tank, at one point saying, “How am I supposed to fold this?”

Weng tanked for a long time before he folded, and Shovkovyi took the pot. Neither player showed their cards.

Vladyslav Shovkovyi  –  9,875,000  (123 bb)
Bin Weng  –  3,775,000  (47 bb)

With 31 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 2,575,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,910 each.

Vladyslav Shovkovyi
Vladyslav Shovkovyi

Event 21: Ari Engel Doubles Thru Steven McKoy

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 3,989

Steven McKoy vs. Ari Engel
Steven McKoy (foreground, left) and Ari Engel (right)

Steven McKoy raised to 175,000 from UTG+1, Ari Engel three-bet all in for 1,130,000 from the cutoff, and McKoy called with AcQd, leading Engel’s As5s.

The flop came Qc5h4s to pair both, but McKoy was ahead with a a pair of queens.

The turn was the 5d, giving Engel trip fives to take the lead.

The river was the 6h, safe for Engel to double up.

Ari Engel  –  2,460,000  (31 bb)
Steven McKoy  –  2,600,000  (33 bb)

Event 21: Pat Lacy Doubles Thru Ronald Birmingham

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 3,989

Pat Lacy
Pat Lacy

Pat Lacy got it all in from the small blind for 1,090,000 with 10h10d, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the AsQs of Ronald Birmingham in the big blind.

The board came Kc7h3c5d2s, and the pocket tens held up for Lacy to win the pot and double up in chips.

Pat Lacy  –  2,260,000  (28 bb)
Ronald Birmingham  –  1,700,000  (21 bb)

With 31 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 2,575,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,910 each.

Event 21: Cody Wells Eliminated in 33rd Place by Ronald Birmingham

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 3,989

Ronald Birmingham
Ronald Birmingham

Ronald Birmingham raised to 225,000 from the cutoff, Darryll Fish three-bet to 600,000 from the small blind, and Cody Wells four-bet all in for 1,865,000, from the big blind. Birmingham five-bet shoved for a little bit more and Fish folded.

Birmingham:  AdAh
Wells:  8s8d

The board ran out Kd5c3d9cQs, no help to Wells, ending his tournament in 33rd place.

Ronald Birmingham  –  4,500,000  (56 bb)
Cody Wells  –  Eliminated in 33rd Place  ($5,910)

Event 21: Ridley Jecrois Eliminated in 34th Place by Jorge Gomez

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 3,989

Jorge Gomez
Jorge Gomez

Ridley Jecrois moved all in from the button for 330,000, and Jorge Gomez called from the big blind with Qc9d. Jecrois turned over Ac8d, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 9c7c7s5c10d, and Gomez paired his nine on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Jecrois in 34th place.

Jorge Gomez  –  1,650,000  (21 bb)
Ridley Jecrois  –  Eliminated in 34th Place  ($5,910)

With 33 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 2,420,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,910 each.

Event 21: Recent Eliminations, 37th-48th Places

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 3,989

Here is the most recent batch of eliminations, along with their payouts:

37th:  Corel Theuma  –  $4,800
38th:  Jason Min  –  $4,800
39th:  Erik Nomberg  –  $4,800
40th:  Scott Epstein  –  $4,800
41st:  William Kopp III  –  $4,800
42nd:  Paul Valenzuela  –  $4,800
43rd:  Mukul Pahuja  –  $4,800
44th:  Michael Scheinberg  –  $4,800
45th:  Luis Tobo Patino  –  $4,800

46th:  Frederick Diser  –  $4,020
47th:  Christopher Zito  –  $4,020
48th:  Myles Holton  –  $4,020

With 36 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 2,215,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,910 each.

Event 21: Bin Weng Leads the Field at the Break with 8.44 Million

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 3,989

Bin Weng
Bin Weng

The players have returned from break to begin Level 28, with increased blinds of 40,000-80,000 with an 80,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least four million in chips:

1.  Bin Weng  –  8,440,000  (106 bb)
2.  Darryll Fish  –  7,125,000  (89 bb)
3.  Facundo Chehadeh  –  4,620,000  (58 bb)
4.  Joseph DiPascale  –  4,220,000  (53 bb)

With 36 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 2,215,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,910 each.

Event 21: Corel Theuma Eliminated in 37th Place by Joseph Dipascale

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 3,989

Corel Theuma
Corel Theuma

Corel Theuma was all in for about 1,300,000 from the big blind with Jc8c against Joseph Dipascale in middle position with JsJd.

The board ran out Th7s5d7hTc, no help to Theuma, locking up the pot for Dipascale.

Joseph Dipascale  –  3,900,000  (65 bb)
Corel Theuma  –  Eliminated in 37th Place  ($4,800)

Event 21: Erik Nomberg Eliminated in 39th Place by Zhen Cai

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  38 of 3,989

Zhen Cai
Zhen Cai

Erik Nomberg got it all in from the button for 1,075,000 with 9s9c, but he needed to improve to stay alive against the AdAc of Zhen Cai, who was under the gun.

The board came Kh7s2hQd7c, and the pocket aces held up for Cai to win the pot and eliminate Nomberg in 39th place.

Zhen Cai  –  2,850,000  (48 bb)
Erik Nomberg  –  Eliminated in 39th Place  ($4,800)

With 38 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 2,100,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,800 each.

Event 21: Harold Evans Doubles Thru Jorge Gomez

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 3,989

Harold Evans
Harold Evans

Harold Evans moved all in under the gun for about 620,000, and Jorge Gomez moved all in over the top from the cutoff for about 2,040,000 with AhJs.

Evans turned over AcKh, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came As10h6d4sQc, and Evans won the pot with a pair of aces and his king kicker to double up in chips.

Harold Evans  –  1,390,000  (23 bb)
Jorge Gomez  –  1,420,000  (24 bb)

With 39 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 2,045,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,800 each.