Event 26: Cylde Maliauka Doubles

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  180 of 4,489

Clyde Mauliaka

The flop read Qh10c3s when Clyde Maliuaka got all in with pocket eights from the button, and that put him well ahead of the 5s4s held by his opponent UTG+1.

The turn and river sealed the deal when they came 9c10d, and that gave Maliuaka the double up to survive with 320,000.

Clyde Maliuaka – 320,000 (15 bb)

Event 26: Ridley Jecrois Doubles

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  180 of 4,489

Ridley Jecrois

Ridley Jecrois was all in with 9h8c on a board reading 8d8s4s6c, and his opponent was behind with pocket sevens.

The river held the narrative on the same path when it brought the 2s, and that scored a double up to 250,000 for Jecrois.

Ridley Jecrois – 250,000 (16 bb)

Event 26: Calvin Anderson Leads After Break

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 195 of 4,489

Calvin Anderson

Players were sent on a 20-minute dinner break while tournament staff pulled the 1K chips out of play. Four-time WSOP bracelet winner Calvin Anderson is the new big stack in the room with 1,755,000 but a long way to go and tough players trying to catch him.

Here’s a look at everyone over one million:

Calvin Anderson – 1,755,000 (117 bb)
Gary Wong – 1,515,000 (101 bb)
Erik Perez – 1,395,000 (93 bb)
Carlos Correa – 1,215,000 (81 bb)
Bin Weng – 1,205,000 (80 bb)
Mark Pukhov – 1,090,000 (73 bb)
Brian Hall – 1,055,000 (70 bb)
Jason Prest – 1,050,000 (70 bb)
Filippos Stavrakis – 1,000,000 (67 bb)

Event 26: Shawn Thielmann Takes One Out

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  204 of 4,489

Shawn Thielmann

All the cards were out on the table when a player in late position was all in with Qc8c, and Shawn Thielmann had him covered holding pocket aces.

The final board read JdJc7h2dKc, and Thielmann took out his opponent to stack up 900,000 after collecting the pot.

Shawn Thielmann – 900,000 (75 bb)

Event 26: Spencer Champlin Eliminated by Dyanna Lopez

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  227 of 4,489

Dyanna Lopez

Dyanna Lopez opened to 25,000 from the button, Spencer Champlin moved all in from the small blind for about 213,000 and Lopez called with a bigger stack.

Lopez: AdKs
Champlin: 7d7s

Champlin was ahead for a double, Lopez missed the Qs8s4s flop with her over cards but picked up a lot of spade outs. The 8c turn changed nothing but Lopez made her flush on the 3s river to send Champlin out.

Dyanna Lopez – 585,000 (49 bb)
Spencer Champlin – Eliminated in 228th Place ($1,500)

Event 26: Patel Ritesh Eliminated by Joseph Block

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  234 of 4,489

Joseph Block

Patel Ritesh was all in holding pocket queens, and Joseph Block had him covered with 3s2s in the hole that connected with a board dealt 10s3c3d8d6s. Patel was eliminated in 239th place for a payday of $1,500, and Block stacked up more than a million after collecting the pot.

Joseph Block – 1,050,000 (87 bb)
Patel Ritesh – Eliminated in 239th Place ($1,500)

Event 26: Marsha Wolak Eliminated by James Calderaro

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  265 of 4,489

Marsha Wolak (left) and James Calderaro (right)

We missed the action but caught up with Marsha Wolak walking to the payout desk. The WSOP bracelet winner ran into James Calderaro’s (also a WSOP bracelet winner) aces to go out in 266th.

James Calderaro – 325,000 (27 bb)
Marsha Wolak – Eliminated in 266th Place ($1,500)

Event 26: Chris Mo Doubles

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  287 of 4,489

Chris Mo

Chris Mo was all in with pocket sevens in the hole from middle position, and the button had him covered holding KsQd.

The final board read Ad9s4sAc2c, and Mo doubled up to survive with 220,000 after collecting the pot.

Chris Mo – 220,000 (22 bb)

Event 26: Gary Wong Over One Million

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  279 of 4,489

Gary Wong

While the field quickly drops down this afternoon, other big stacks are climbing, including Gary Wong. He is up to 1,117,000 and having a great day as the pay jumps keep coming.

Blinds are up to 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante and the average stack is about 322,000 (32 bb).

Event 26: William Henderson Busts One

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,334,280 | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  315 of 4,489

William Henderson

The small blind got all in with AhJc in the hole, and William Henderson had him covered and dominated holding AcKc.

The final board read AsKh9c4c8s, and Henderson took out his opponent to stack up 245,000 after collecting the pot.

William Henderson – 245,000 (30 bb)