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.

Event 21: Scott Epstein Eliminated in 40th Place by Darryll Fish

$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

Darryll Fish
Darryll Fish

Charlemagne Benjamin raised to 135,000 from UTG+1, Darryll Fish three-bet to 400,000 from middle position, and Scott Epstein four-bet all in for roughly 1,920,000 from the button. Benjamin folded, and Fish called.

Fish:  AhKh
Esptein:  QdQc

The board ran out JhJd7d6h8h, giving Fish an ace-high flush to eliminate Epstein in 40th place.

Darryll Fish  –  7,040,000  (117 bb)
Scott Epstein  –  Eliminated in 40th Place  ($4,800)

Event 21: Vladyslav Shovkovyi Doubles Up

$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:  45 of 3,989

Vladyslav Shovkovyi
Vladyslav Shovkovyi

Vladyslav Shovkovyi got it all in from the button for 765,000 with AhQh, and needed to improve to stay alive against the small blind’s 10s10c.

The board came AsAc2d2cKd, and Shovkovyi flopped trip aces and turned a full house to win the pot and double up in chips.

Vladyslav Shovkovyi  –  1,650,000  (28 bb)

With 45 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 1,775,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,800 each.

Event 21: Ari Engel With a Unique Double Thru Michael Yehudai

$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:  45 of 3,989

Ari Engel and Michael Yehudai
Ari Engel (left) and Michael Yehudai

Ari Engel raised to 625,000 from the cutoff (leaving 235,000 behind), and Michael Yehudai reraised all in from the button for about 2,300,000.

After the blinds folded Yehudai exposed KhKs, thinking that Engel was all in. Engel was not, however, and went into the tank.

“I know I’m beat,” said Engel, getting laughs from the table.

After about three minutes, Yehudai called the clock and Engel stuck his remaining chips in.

“Hope nobody folded a six,” said Engel, as he showed 6s6d.

“How do you call there?” asked Yehudai.

As the dealer started to spread the flop, tablemate Steven McKoy started laughing hysterically when he saw the window card was the 6h, and the flop followed 9s7c6h to give Engel a set of sixes to pull ahead.

The 2s turn and 2h river completed the board, giving Engel sixes full of deuces to double up.

Ari Engel  –  1,870,000  (31 bb)
Michael Yehudai  –  1,670,000  (28 bb)

Pocket Sixes Beat Pocket Kings

Event 21: Frederick Diser Eliminated in 46th Place

$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:  45 of 3,989

Frederick Diser moved all in from middle position for 935,000, and the player in the small blind moved all in over the top for 970,000 with 9s9d.

Diser turned over AsQc, and it was a race situation between two fairly even stacks.

The board came Ad10s5d3d9c, and Diser paired his ace on the flop, only to see his opponent spike a nine on the river to win the pot with a set of nines. Diser was eliminated in 46th place.

Frederick Diser  –  Eliminated in 46th Place  ($4,020)

With 45 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 1,775,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,800 each.

Event 21: Charlemagne Benjamin Doubles Up

$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:  46 of 3,989

Following a flop of Ad8d6c, Charlemagne Benjamin was all in for 1,070,000 from under the gun with AsAc for a set of aces against his opponent’s AhQs in the big blind.

The 8s turn and 3d river completed the board, further improving Benjamin to aces full of eights to double up.

Charlemagne Benjamin  –  2,450,000  (41 bb)

Event 21: Recent Eliminations, 49th-63rd Places

$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:  48 of 3,989

Paul Snead
62nd-Place Finisher Paul Snead

Here is a list of the players who have been eliminated since the dinner break, along with their payouts:

49th:  Scott Davimos  –  $4,020
50th:  Mohammed Jaafar  –  $4,020
51st:  Michael Graffeo  –  $4,020
52nd:  David Sathue  –  $4,020
53rd:  Sergey Glagolev  –  $4,020
54th:  Eli Lizka  –  $4,020

55th:  Michael Hayes  –  $3,570
56th:  Nicholas Toralba  –  $3,570
57th:  Alessio Isaia  –  $3,570
58th:  Sergio Giha  –  $3,570
59th:  Shane Melert  –  $3,570
60th:  Miguel Parlade  –  $3,570
61st:  Adam Rothschild  –  $3,570
62nd:  Paul Snead  –  $3,570
63rd:  Andrew Dudley  –  $3,570

With 48 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 1,660,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,020 each.