Event 24: Colossus Champ Ben Keeline Gone

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players: 46 of 828 players remaining

Ben Keeline
Ben Keeline

After a player in early position raised to 22,000, Ben Keeline, who won the WSOP Colossus II event this summer for $1 million, three-bet all in for 188,000. Daniel Buzgon then four-bet all in over the top from the small blind and the original raiser folded.

Keeline: AxQx
Buzgon: AxKx

Keeline had a major kicker issue, and it didn’t get resolved as the board ran out 10x10x2x3xAx.

Daniel Buzgon – 500,000
Ben Keeline – Eliminated in 48th Place

Event #24: Mark Duquette Holds with Pocket Tens

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players: 59 of 828 players remaining

Mark Duquette got his stack of 135,000 all in preflop and found he was flipping for his tournament life.

Duquette: 10c10d
Opponent: AsKs

Duquette was looking to hold, and he breathed a big sigh of relief when he managed to do so on the 7h4s2d8c7d run out.

Mark Duquette – 275,000

Event 24: Brad Sailer Wakes Up with Two Ladies

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players: 59 of 828 players remaining

After the player in the cutoff opened for 16,000, the player in the small blind jammed for right around 120,000. Brad Sailer then moved all in over the top from the big, and that chased away the original raiser.

Sailer: QdQc
Small Blind: 2s2d

The board ran out 3c9d8c4sJs and Sailer scored the elimination.

Brad Sailer – 380,000

Event 24: One for Aaron Overton

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players: 63 of 828 players remaining

Aaron Overton opened for 12,000 from middle position and Guy Smith, who is sitting on a mountain of chips, called from the cutoff. The player in the small blind came along as well and three players took a flop of AdJs7d.

The small blind checked, Overton continued for 18,000, and both his opponents folded. Not much of a hand, but it gave us a good excuse to update you on the stacks of Overton and Smith.

Guy Smith – 600,000
Aaron Overton – 200,000

Event 24: Results 75th through 107th

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Here’s a look at the results 75th through 107th:

75th: Lawrence Klur – $2,250
76th: Christian Harder – $2,250
77th: Scott Effron – $2,250
78th: Shannon Shorr – $2,250
79th: Ido Ashkenazi – $2,250
80th: Benjamin Palmer – $2,250
81st: Stan Jablonski – $2,250
82nd: Dolphus Powers – $2,250
83rd: Tom Pham – $2,250
84th: Kenneth Hicks – $2,250
85th: Michael Moreno – $2,250
86th: Anthony Astarita – $2,250
87th: Timothy Tenpas – $2,250
88th: Semin Topalovic – $2,250
89th: Iaran Lightbourne – $2,250
90th: Michael Comisso – $2,250
91st: Brandon Hall – $2,250
92nd: Thomas Middelton – $2,250
93rd: Carlos Hostos Musso – $2,250
94th: Ryan Feldman – $2,250
95th: Yitzhak Quinn – $2,250
96th: Pezhman Abdollahi – $2,250
97th: Elliott Merlin – $2,250
98th: Ory Hen – $2,250
99th: Scott Hart – $2,250
100th: Sheddy Siddiqui – $2,250
101st: Nikolai Sears – $2,250
102nd: Jamie Avila – $2,250
103rd: Anmar Ibrahim – $2,250
104th: Brandon West – $2,250
105th: Jonathan Borenstein – $2,250
106th: Thayer Rasmussen – $2,250
107th: Mario James – $2,250

Event 24: Mike Shin Takes a Big Hit

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players: 78 of 828 players remaining

Mike Shin
Mike Shin

Mike Shin, who last month finished 12th in the WSOP Main Event, moved all in under the gun for 62,500 and Spencer Champlin called off from the button for 48,000. Both blinds folded and the cards were turned up.

Shin: 10c10h
Champlin: AhQh

It was a flip, but Champlin needed to improve to stay alive. That’s just what he did when the board ran out Qc2d5hAd9h to give him two pair.

In the very next hand, the under-the-gun player raised to 10,000 and Shin, who was in the big blind, moved all in for 14,000 total. His opponent called.

Shin: As6d
Opponent: 6c6s

Shin was looking for an ace, and he found one on the Ah3d2d flop. Neither the 3h turn nor 4c river proved harmful, and Shin doubled his short stack.

Spencer Champlin – 100,000
Mike Shin – 35,000

Event 24: Ben Palmer & Nikolai Sears Gone

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players: 78 of 828 players remaining

Ben Palmer got his remaining chips all in preflop and found himself at risk of Chase Bianchi.

Palmer: Kh9s
Bianchi: Qc10d

Palmer got it in good, but he fell behind on the 8s2hQs flop. The Qh turn gave Bianchi trips, and that left Palmer drawing dead headed to the Jc river.

Meanwhile, Nikolai Sears has also been eliminated from the tournament.

Chase Bianchi – 270,000
Ben Palmer – Eliminated
Nikolai Sears – Eliminated

Event 24: Big Slick Does the Trick for John Roverto

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players: 93 of 828 players remaining

In the penultimate hand of Level 16, John Roverto got his stack of 95,000 all in preflop and was at risk against Loren Klein.

Klein: AsQc
Roverto: AcKs

Roverto’s kicker had him well out in front, and in the end it made the difference as the board ran out 10d9d8h3h2h.

John Roverto – 195,000
Loren Klein – 95,000

Event 24: Players Are in the Money

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players: 107 of 828 players remaining

With 107 remaining, players are now in the money. Each players is guaranteed at least $2,250, though everyone has their eyes firmly fixed on the top prize.

Here’s a reminder of the payouts…

1st – $151,100
2nd – $87,600
3rd – $52,900
4th – $45,300
5th – $37,800
6th – $30,200
7th – $22,700
8th – $18,900
9th – $15,500
10th-12th – $11,350
13th-15th – $9,050
16th-18th – $7,550
19th-21st – $6,800
22nd-24th – $6,050
25th-27th – $5,300
28th-36th – $4,550
37th-45th – $3,850
46th-54th – $3,250
55th-63rd – $2,650
64th-107th – $2,250

Event 24: Kevin Eyster Eliminated By Will Givens

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players: 111 of 828 players remaining

Kevin Eyster got his last 22,000 all in preflop holding the best hand against Will Givens.

Eyster: As4d
Givens: 10d6d

Eyster was ahead, but not after the flop came down 9c10hJc to pair Givens. The Qs turn gave Eyster a Broadway draw, but the Qc river failed to complete it.

Will Givens – 235,000
Kevin Eyster – Eliminated