Event 21: Vladyslav Shovkovyi Shoves the Turn Against Greg Anda

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 3,989

Vladyslav Shovkovyi
Vladyslav Shovkovyi

Vladyslav Shovkovyi raised from the button to 450,000, Greg Anda reraised from the small blind to 1,200,000, and Shovkovyi called.

The flop came As6d4d, Anda bet 2,000,000, and Shovkovyi thought for a while before he called.

The turn card paired the board with the Ac, Anda checked, Shovkovyi moved all in, and Anda quickly folded. Shovkovyi took the pot.

Vladyslav Shovkovyi  –  14,125,000  (71 bb)
Greg Anda  –  2,500,000  (13 bb)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 6,125,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $16,450 each.

Event 21: Cangir Elcin Doubles Thru Joseph Dipascale

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 3,989

Cangir Elcin
Cangir Elcin

Cangir Elcin moved all in from the button for 1,925,000, and Joseph Dipascale called from the big blind with JsJh. Elcin turned over Ad2s, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ah9s3sAcQs, and Elcin paired his ace on the flop and turned trips to win the pot and double up in chips.

Cangir Elcin  –  4,150,000  (21 bb)
Joseph Dipascale  –  8,500,000  (43 bb)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 6,125,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $16,450 each.

Event 21: Charlemagne Benjamin Cracks Kings on the River to Double Thru Vladyslav Shovkovyi

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 3,989

Charlemagne Benjamin
Charlemagne Benjamin

Charlemagne Benjamin moved all in from the hijack for 4,050,000, and Vladyslav Shovkovyi thought for a while before moving all in over the top from the cutoff for about 15.4 million. Everyone else quickly folded.

Benjamin turned over 10h10d, but needed to improve to stay alive against Shovkovyi’s KsKd.

The board came 5s4s4d8h10s, and Benjamin spiked a ten on the river to win the pot with a full house, tens full of fours, and double up in chips.

When the river card hit, Benjamin quietly said, “Wow,” and turned away from the table. He then looked to his friends on the rail and said, “I never win with that hand. How many times did I lose with that hand?”

Charlemagne Benjamin  –  8,600,000  (43 bb)
Vladyslav Shovkovyi  –  11,300,000  (57 bb)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 6,125,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $16,450 each.

Event 21: Darryll Fish vs. Cangir Elcin

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 3,989

Darryll Fish
Darryll Fish

Darryll Fish raised under the gun to 350,000, Cangir Elcin reraised from the button to 950,000, and Fish called.

Both players checked to the river on a board of Jd10s8hQcJs. Fish bet 800,000, and Elcin thought for a while before he called with AsQh for two pair, queens and jacks. But Fish turned over AdAc to win the pot with a higher two pair, aces and jacks.

Darryll Fish  –  10,500,000  (70 bb)
Cangir Elcin  –  3,100,000  (21 bb)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 6,125,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $16,450 each.

Event 21: Preflop Reraising Between Big Stacks Ari Engel and Vladyslav Shovkovyi

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 3,989

Ari Engel
Ari Engel

Ari Engel min-raised from the hijack to 300,000, Vladyslav Shovkovyi reraised from the small blind to 950,000, and Engel tanked for a while before he reraised to 2,150,000.

Shovkovyi tanked for a while before he five-bet all in, and Engel quickly folded. Shovkovyi took the pot.

Vladyslav Shovkovyi  –  12,700,000  (85 bb)
Ari Engel  –  10,800,000  (72 bb)

The next hand, Engel min-raised UTG+1 to 300,000, Shovkovyi reraised from the button to 900,000, and Engel tanked for a while before he four-bet it to 2,300,000.

This time, Shovkovyi folded, and Engel took the pot.

Ari Engel  –  12,100,000  (81 bb)
Vladyslav Shovkovyi  –  11,800,000  (79 bb)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 6,125,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $16,450 each.

Vladyslav Shovkovyi
Vladyslav Shovkovyi

Event 21: Moises Jattin Doubles Through Ryan Brown

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 3,989

Moises Jattin

Moises Jattin opened to 1,900,000 from early position (leaving 600K behind), and it folded to Ryan Brown on the button. He thought for a minute and called. The blinds folded and Brown tabled his hand thinking Jattin was all in.

He showed TsTh and the flop came AhJs8s. Jattin checked, Brown bet 600,000 and Jattin called at risk.

Jattin: Ad9d
Brown: TsTh

Jattin caught his ace on the flop to take the lead and held on the 5d turn and 2c river to double up.

Moises Jattin – 5,375,000 (36 bb)
Ryan Brown – 4,300,000 (29 bb)

Event 21: Michael Yehudai Eliminated in 14th Place by Eric Kolodny

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 3,989

Michael Yehudai
Michael Yehudai

Michael Yehudai moved all in from the button for 1,250,000, and Eric Kolodny tanked for a long time in the big blind before he called with 3s3c.

Yehudai turned over Ac3d, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came KhJd5d2h5s, and Yehudai turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Kolodny won the pot with his pocket threes to eliminate Yehudai in 14th place.

Eric Kolodny  –  5,700,000  (38 bb)
Michael Yehudai  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($16,450)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 6,125,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $16,450 each.

Event 21: Alexandre Henry Doubles Thru Darryll Fish

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 3,989

Alexandre Henry
Alexandre Henry

Alexandre Henry moved all in from the button for 1,125,000, and Darryll Fish thought for a while before calling from the big blind with Jd10d.

Henry turned over KhJs, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came AcKc10c4s7s, and Henry won the pot with a pair of kings to double up in chips.

Alexandre Henry  –  2,475,000  (17 bb)
Darryll Fish  –  8,400,000  (56 bb)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 5,700,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $12,845 each.

Event 21: Jeremy Halaska Eliminated in 15th Place by Sean Heywood

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 3,989

Jeremy Halaska
Jeremy Halaska

Sean Heywood min-raised from the hijack to 300,000, Ari Engel called from the cutoff, and Jeremy Halaska moved all in from the small blind for 1,150,000. Heywood moved all in over the top for 2,975,000, and Engel quickly folded.

Halaska turned over 9d9c, but he needed to improve to stay alive against Heywood’s KsKc.

The board came 6d5s2h7h6c, and the pocket kings held up for Heywood to win the pot and eliminate Halaska in 15th place.

Sean Heywood  –  4,725,000  (32 bb)
Jeremy Halaska  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($16,450)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 5,700,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $16,450 each.

Event 21: Ari Engel Leads Final Day

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 3,989

Ari Engel
Ari Engel

Showdown Event 21 is down to the last 15 players, all aiming for a top prize of $360,000 if they can conquer the rest of the field.

Two-time WSOP bracelet winner (and 11 WSOPC ring owner) Ari Engel made a dramatic comeback from short stack to chip leader by the end of Day 2. But the field is not soft and everyone still has a chance at the title.

They return to blinds at 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante and the average stack is about 5,320,000 (35 bb).

Table 7
Seat 1:  Darryll Fish  –  9,650,000  (64 bb)
Seat 2:  Michael Yehudai  –  2,825,000  (19 bb)
Seat 3:  David Trager  –  2,600,000  (17 bb)
Seat 4:  Eric Kolodny  –  4,000,000  (27 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6:  Cangir Elcin  –  2,500,000  (17 bb)
Seat 7:  Alexandre Henry  –  1,500,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8:  Joseph Dipascale  –  8,600,000  (57 bb)
Seat 9:  Gregory Anda  –  7,850,000  (52 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1:  Charlemagne Benjamin  –  5,000,000  (33 bb)
Seat 2:  Vladyslav Shovkovyi  –  9,250,000  (62 bb)
Seat 3:  Moises Jattin  –  3,775,000  (25 bb)
Seat 4:
Seat 5:  Sean Heywood  –  2,975,000  (20 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  Ari Engel  –  11,725,000  (78 bb)
Seat 8:  Ryan Brown  –  7,125,000  (48 bb)
Seat 9:  Jeremy Halaska  –  1,150,000  (7 bb)

1st:  $360,000 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $228,200
3rd:  $161,700
4th:  $124,600
5th:  $94,300
6th:  $69,580
7th:  $50,015
8th:  $39,800
9th-10th:  $30,765
11th-12th:  $22,965
13th-15th:  $16,450