Event 26: Ya Yun Liu Versus Dale Roesel

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 4,489

Ya Yun Liu

Ya Yun Liu opened to 700,000 from the button and Dale Roesel called from the big blind. The flop was KdQdQc, Roesel checked, Liu bet 500,000 and Roesel called.

The turn was 7c and Roesel check-called another 1,200,000 from Liu. The board finished with As, Roesel checked, and Liu bet 5,000,000. Roesel thought for a bit, called the bet, and mucked when Liu showed QhJs for trip queens.

Ya Yun Liu – 54,700,000 (182 bb)
Dale Roesel – 22,700,000 (76 bb)

Event 26: Carlos Correa – 5th Place ($84,000)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 4,489

Carlos Correa

Carlos Correa was all in with As7c in the hole from the big blind, and Ya Yun Liu had him covered holding AcJs under the gun.

The final board read AdJc7h6dQs. Correa was eliminated in fifth place for a  payday worth $84,000, and Liu increased his chip lead to 46 million after the hand.

Ya Yun Liu – 46,000,000 (153 bb)
Carlos Correa – Eliminated in 5th Place ($84,000)

Event 26: Roberto Gonzalez Doubles Through Ya Yun Liu

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 4,489

Roberto Gonzalez

Roberto Gonzaleaz was all in with AsJd from the small blind, and Ya Yun Liu had him covered holding pocket deuces on the button.

The board was dealt KhQs10s7s8d] to give Gonzales a Broadway straight. He stacked up 9,675,000 after collecting the pot, and Liu was still cruising with 33.8 million.

Roberto Gonzales – 9,675,000 (32 bb)
Ya Yun Liu – 33,800,000 (112 bb)

Event 26: Updated Counts on Break

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 4,489

Seat 1: Ya Yun Liu – 39,300,000 (131 bb)
Seat 2: Roberto Gonzalez – 6,425,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3: Dale Roesel – 26,275,000 (88 bb)
Seat 4: Cuba Levenberry – 9,250,000 (31 bb)
Seat 5: Carlos Correa – 8,525,000 (28 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $301,920 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $200,000
3rd: $149,000
4th: $111,000
5th: $84,000

Event 26: Carlos Correa Doubles Through Cuba Levenberry

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 4,489

Carlos Correa
Carlos Correa

It folded to Cuba Levenberry in the small blind, he announced all in, and Carlos Correa quickly called in the big for 4,200,000.

Correa: AsKc
Levenberry: TsTd

Another big race and Correa needed to improve to double. He missed the 7s6c3h flop and 5h turn and said “nice hand” to Levenberry before the Kd river saved his tournament.

Carlos Correa – 8,650,000 (35 bb)
Cuba Levenberry – 8,200,000 (33 bb)

Event 26: Sean Phillippi – 6th Place ($64,000)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 4,489

Sean Phillippi

Sean Phillippi was all in preflop for 3 million with Ac9s in the hole under the gun, but he ran into the AdJh held by Cuba Levenberry on the big blind.

The final board read 4c4d2s8d5h, and Phillippi was out in sixth place for $64,000 in prize money. Levenberry was close to 13 million after the hand.

Cuba Levenberry – 12,900,000 (51 bb)
Sean Phillippi – Eliminated in 6th Place ($64,000)

Event 26: Stuart Young – 7th Place ($49,500)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 4,489

Stuart Young

Stuart Young opened for 2,600,000 from the cutoff, leaving 150K behind, and Dale Roesel moved all in from the small blind. Cuba Levenberry folded his big and Young called.

Roesel: AdKh
Young: 9s9h

They were racing and Young needed his nines to hold to double up. Roesel took the lead when he paired his king on the Kd6s3h flop and Young could not come back on the Tc turn or Th river to go out in seventh place.

Dale Roesel – 22,500,000 (90 bb)
Stuart Young – Eliminated in 7th Place ($49,500)

Event 26: Greg Levine – 8th Place ($38,500)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 4,489

Greg Levine

Greg Levine was all in with Js10h in the hole, and Dale Roesel had him covered holding AcKd.

The final board read 8c7d3hQc5h, and Levine was eliminated in eighth place for a payout of $38,500. Roesel was up to 21,375,000 after the hand.

Dale Roesel – 21,375,000 (85 bb)
Greg Levine: Eliminated in 8th Place ($38,500)

Event 26: Final Table Lineup

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 4,489

Seat 1: Ya Yun Liu – 30,600,000 (122 bb)
Seat 2: Stuart Young – 1,300,000 (5 bb)
Seat 3: Greg Levine – 2,900,000 (12 bb)
Seat 4: Roberto Gonzalez – 9,700,000 (39 bb)
Seat 5: Dale Roesel – 15,700,000 (63 bb)
Seat 6: Cuba Levenberry – 12,375,000 (50 bb)
Seat 7: Sean Phillippi – 7,250,000 (29 bb)
Seat 8: Carlos Correa – 8,500,000 (34 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $301,920 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $200,000
3rd: $149,000
4th: $111,000
5th: $84,000
6th: $64,000
7th: $49,500
8th: $38,500

Event 26: Kyle Taddei – 9th Place ($30,000); Javier Sarache – 10th Place ($30,000)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 4,489

Kyle Taddei

Action folded to Javier Sarache on the button and he moved all in for 1,875,000. Kyle Taddei took a stand with his stack and moved all in for 2,025,000 from the small blind. Robert Gonzalez asked for both counts and called having them covered.

Gonzalez: AhKd
Taddei: Ac9s
Sarache: Qh2h

Gonzalez was ahead with his big slick and the KcKs4h flop gave him trip kings to leave Taddei drawing dead. The 9c turn meant Sarache was now drawing dead himself and Gonzalez locked up a big double knockout after the 8c river.

Tournament staff paused the clock and players redrew seats at the eight-handed final table.

Roberto Gonzalez – 9,700,000 (39 bb)
Kyle Taddei – Eliminated in 9th Place ($30,000)
Javier Sarache – Eliminated in 10th Place ($30,000)

Javier Sarache