Event 21: Bin Weng vs. Niall Costigan

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 3,989

Bin Weng
Bin Weng

Bin Weng raised from the cutoff to 200,000, Niall Costigan reraised from the big blind to 700,000, and Weng called.

The flop came Qd5s4h, and they put in 450,000 each.

The turn card was the 8c, Costigan bet 800,000, and Weng thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the 3d, Costigan checked, and Weng checked behind. Costigan showed AsKh for ace high, but Weng turned over QcJc to win the pot with a pair of queens.

Bin Weng  –  5,600,000  (56 bb)
Niall Costigan  –  1,125,000  (11 bb)

With 28 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 2,850,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,910 each.

Event 21: Hagai Stein Triples Up; Skyler White Out in 29th Place

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 3,989

Skyler White limped in from the hijack, Sean Heywood raised to 400,000 from the small blind, and Hagai Stein reraised all in for 1,255,000 from the big blind.

White reraised all in for 1,805,000, and Heywood thought for about 30 seconds before he called with a covering stack.

White:  7d7h
Heywood:  QsQc
Stein:  TdTs

The board ran out AcKsTc6cTh, giving Stein quad tens to triple up. White, meanwhile, was eliminated by Heywood.

Hagai Stein  –  3,865,000  (39 bb)
Sean Heywood  –  3,100,000  (31 bb)
Skyler White  –  Eliminated in 29th Place  ($5,910)

Event 21: Michael Eddy Doubles Thru Darryll Fish

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 3,989

Michael Eddy
Michael Eddy

Darryll Fish raised from the cutoff to 225,000, Michael Eddy moved all in from the big blind for 1,025,000, and Fish thought for a while before he called with Ac10c. Eddy turned over JhJd, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came KhQc4h8c9s, and Fish flopped a gutshot straight draw and turned a club flush draw, but improved no further. Eddy won the pot with his pocket jacks to double up in chips.

Michael Eddy  –  2,200,000  (22 bb)
Darryll Fish  –  6,000,000  (60 bb)

With 28 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 2,850,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,910 each.

Event 21: William McPhillips Eliminated in 31st Place by Ari Engel

$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:  30 of 3,989

William McPhillips raised all in for 375,000 from under the gun and Ari Engel thought for more than two minutes before he called from the big blind.

McPhillips:  5h5d
Engel:  QdJh

The board ran out KsTs7cKh9h, giving Engel a king-high straight to eliminate McPhillips

“Slowroll,” joked tablemate Moises Jattin.

“He was calculating something,” added Steven McKoy with a smile. “He’s a slow processor.”

“Take as long as you want, as long as you keep bouncing people,” said Jattin to Engel.

Ari Engel  –  2,710,000  (34 bb)
William McPhillips  –  Eliminated in 31st Place  ($5,910)

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.