Event 26 Flight H: Arlon Berdos Hits Quad Tens

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight H Entries:  674

Arlon Berdos

Aron Berdos was all in preflop for 16,100 with pocket tens under the gun, and the hijack called to cover holding pocket queens.

The final board read Kh10s2c10cAd, and Berdos hit quads to double up and survive with 33,500.

Aron Berdos – 33,500 (67 bb)

Event 26 Flight H: Manuel Jimenez Takes One Out

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight H Entries:  618

Manuel Jimenez

There was 3,000 in the pot, with the flop reading Js9h4h when the big blind got all in for 8,500 with QcJc in the hole, and Manuel Jimenez called on the hijack to cover with KdJh.

The turn and river fell Kc8h, and Jimenez took out his opponent to stack up 23,500 after collecting the pot.

Manuel Jimenez – 23,500 (58 bb)

Event 26 Flight H: Daniel Swartz Leads 106 Survivors

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight G Remaining:  106 of 848

The final 106 players have bagged up in Flight H, and Daniel Swartz paced the field with a stack worth 514,000. Following in the lead group were Juan Montoya (426,000), and Adam Reese (381,000). Check out the rest of the top counts below, and the full chip counts will be posted a bit later.

Daniel Swartz – 514,000
Juan Montoya  – 426,000
Adam Reese – 381,000
Andre Plaza – 376,000
Yaymel Bodes – 370,000
William Steinmetz – 363,000
Pompy Luanglatbandith – 360,000
Germandio Andoni – 356,000
Giyem Han – 349,000
Kevin MacDonald – 337,000

Event 26 Flight H: Danielo Cabrero Doubles

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight H Entries:  530

The board read KcKsJcQs when Danielo Cabrero got all in with Kh2h in the hole from middle position, and his opponent held Ac10d on the button.

The river brought the 4h, and Cabrero doubled to survive with 54,400 after collecting the pot.

Danielo Cabrero – 54,400 (181 bb)

Event 26 Flight G: Israel Delacerda Takes One Out

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight G Remaining:  144 of 848

The cutoff was all in with pocket fives, and Israel Delacerda had him covered holding AhQs in middle position.

The final board read QhJs6d4sJd, and Delacerda took out his opponent to stack up 118,000 after collecting the pot.

Israel Delacerda – 118,000 (39 bb)

Event 26 Flight G: Scott Einiger Takes One Out

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight G Remaining:  171 of 848

Scott Einiger

The small blind was all in with AdJc, and Scott Einiger had him covered holding and dominated AhQc from the button.

The final board read 6h5h5dAc7d, and Einiger took out his opponent to stack up 124,000 after collecting the pot.

Scott Einiger –  124,000 (49 bb)

Event 26 Flight G: David Pham Eliminated by Gary Wong

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight G Remaining:  189 of 848

Gary Wong

David Pham was all in with KcJd in the hole, and Gary Wong had him covered holding pocket kings.

The final board read Qd8d4c2h2c, and Pham was eliminated from the tournament. Wong stacked up 158,000 after collecting the pot.

Gary Wong – 189,000 (75 bb)
David Pham – Eliminated

Event 26 Flight H: Locking Up the Guarantee

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last flight of Showdown Event 26 gets underway at 5 pm and the $600 Deep Stack will surpass its $2,000,000 guarantee in the first level. From there, the prize pool will continue to climb until registration closes at 9:30 pm.

  • $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 26 Structure Sheet

Event 26 Flight G: Fred Paradis Takes One Out

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight G Remaining:  207 of 848

Fred Paradis

The small blind was all in holding pocket nines, but Fred Paradis had him covered holding pocket jacks UTG+1.

The final board read KdQs6s6c8d, and Paradis took out his opponent to stack up 129,000 after collecting the pot.

Fred Paradis – 129,000 (80 bb)