$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 40 of 536
Event 3 dropped to the last five tables of the tournament with 40 players remaining and another pay jump. Everyone is guaranteed at least $1,485 as the money ladders up.
With blinds at 5,000/10,000 and a 10,000 ante, the average stack is 536,000 (54 bb) with 40 players remaining.
41st: Marcelo Jo – $1,310 42nd: Bernaro Abramovich – $1,310 43rd: John De Soto – $1,310 44th: Neil Blumenfield – $1,310 45th: Yvonne McQuillan – $1,310 46th: Sergio Giha – $1,310 47th: Matthew Beinner – $1,310 48th: William Smith – $1,310 49th: Daniel Blum – $1,170 50th: David Vurgait – $1,170
$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante Players Remaining: 50 of 536
We had a quick run of eliminations after the bubble burst with short stacks taking a stand or getting paid. The field dropped to the last 50 players with 30 minutes remaining before the second break.
Caleb Pidered cashed out for $1,055 after starting the day with his 40K stack. Former RRPO Champion Michael Newman was also among those getting deep but falling short of the win.
51st: Michael Johnson – $1,170 52nd: Berthing Jacques – $1,170 53rd: Panagiotis Nifakos – $1,170 54th: Joshya Brodsky – $1,170 55th: Michael Newman – $1,170 56th: Raffaello Locatelli – $1,170 57th: Mark Howey – $1,055 58th: Jacob Ristich – $1,055 59th: David Smith – $1,055 60th: Adam Jaffee – $1,055 61st: Caleb Piderit – $1,055 62nd: Salvatore Simeone – $1,055 63rd: Geroge Ruby – $1,055 64th: David Williams – $1,055 65th: Aldring Torress – $970 66th: Michael McCray – $970 67th: Donald Delancy – $970
$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante Players Remaining: 67 of 536
There was little action over the first four hands of bubble play then three big hands came around on hand five. Three tables had a player at risk and all had different outcomes. They were played out one at a time to make sure tournament staff had all the info.
On the first, a short stack was all in with against after both flopped two pair. Neither was freerolling to a flush so that hand was chopped up.
One the next, Raminder Singh was all in for ~165,000 after a flop. He was in great shape with against and his aces held after the turn and river. That hand was a double up.
One the last one, a short stack was all in from early position for 75,000 after a flop and Lee Farris called on the button with the bigger stack.
Farris: Opponent:
Farris was ahead with top pair better kicker against top pair, worse kicker, and a spade draw. The turn changed nothing and Farris dragged the pot after the river. That hand burst the bubble.
$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante Players Remaining: 68 of 536
The Event 3 field reached 68 players remaining with 67 getting paid. Tournament staff paused the clock to begin the process of playing hand-for-hand until one more player was eliminated to put them in the money with two minutes coming off per hand.
$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante Players Remaining: 71 of 536
A walk through the table on the short break found a new big stack in the room. Ricardo Eyzaguirre continued to hold the biggest with 1,178,000 but Evan Teitelbaum is getting closer.
After beginning Day 2 with 212,000, Teitelbaum is up to 822,000 going into bubble play.
$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante Players Remaining: 76 of 536
While the rest of the field was heading on their 10-minute break, John Gorsuch was still in a hand. As relayed by Neil Blumenfield, Gorsuch opened and the big blind player three-bet to ~40,000. Another player in the hand folded, Gorsuch four-bet and the big blind called.
The flop came , the big blind checked and Gorsuch bet 75,000. The big blind player raised all in for 214,000 and Gorsuch called with a slightly bigger stack.
Gorsuch: Big Blind:
The board finished with the turn and river to send the big blind player out while Gorsuch happily stacked up to 735,000.