Event 35: Mukul Pahuja Doubles Through Steve Karp

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 490

Mukul Pahuja

Steve Karp moved all in on the button, covering both blinds. Mukul Pahuja called out of the small blind for his last 290,000 and Dan Colpoys folded his big blind.

Karp showed 6s6h and Pahuja was in good shape to double up with 10s10c.

The board came clean for Pahuja as it ran out Qc7h3s5dQd and he doubled up.

Mukul Pahuja – 610,000
Steve Karp – 580,000

Event 35: Fanilkumar Patel Eliminated By David Shmuel

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 490

Fanilkumar Patel

Fanilkumar Patel moved all in from the hijack for about 300,000 and David Shmuel called out of the big blind.

Patel showed 5c5h, but needed help against Shmuel’s AdAc.

The board ran out KsQs6s8d6c and Patel was out in 21st place for $10,875.

David Shmuel – 620,000
Fanilkumar Patel – Eliminated

Event 35: Shannon Shorr Retakes Chip Lead

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 490

On the turn with the board reading 8h7d6h8d, Francis Anderson checked from under the gun and Shannon Shorr bet 115,000 on his direct left.

Anderson called and there was about 400,00 in the middle heading to the 10h river. Anderson checked again and Shorr bet again, this time 200,000. Anderson didn’t waste much time before folding.

Shorr mucked his hand and retook the chip lead as the only player with more than 2 million.

Shannon Shorr – 2,080,000
Francis Anderson – 425,000

Event 35: Robert Scholz Eliminated By Ray Qartomy

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 490

Robert Sholz moved all in from middle position for about 160,000 and Ray Qartomy called out of the big blind.

Scholz showed Ad10h and Qartomy was in the lead with QcQs.

The board ran out 4h4d3h5c3d and Qartomy’s pair held up to win the pot and eliminate Scholz in 25th place for $7,845.

Ray Qartomy – 1,200,000
Robert Scholz – Eliminated

Event 35: Shannon Shorr Crosses The Million Mark

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 490

Shannon Shorr

On the turn with the board reading 9d8s4s10s, Landen Lucas checked from the big blind and Shannon Shorr bet 95,000 from the hijack. Lucas called.

The river was the 7d and Lucas led out for 110,000. Shorr quickly called.

Lucas showed 9s9c, good for top set, but Shorr turned over Jc7c and won the pot with a jack-high straight. Shorr took the pot and hit the million-chip count for the first time.

Shannon Shorr – 1,080,000
Landen Lucas – 150,000

Event 35: James Miller Doubles Through Shahin Yazdani

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 490

James Miller

On a flop of 8d5s2h, James Miller got all in for about 150,000 from the small blind against Shahin Yazdani in the cutoff.

Yazdani showed 9d9h and needed to drill a two-outer against Miller’s 5c5d.

The turn was the Ad and the river was the 3c. Miller doubled up with a set of fives.

James Miller – 450,000
Shahin Yazdani – 185,000

Event 35: Dinner Time

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
End of Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 490

In the three minutes between the redraw and the dinner break, two players were eliminated and the final 25 players are heading to dinner. Play will resume around 7:58 p.m.

Here are the biggest stacks remaining:

Ray Qartomy – 980,000
Dan Colpoys – 950,000
Luke Brereton – 780,000
Kenneth Frey – 750,000
Victor Figueroa – 720,000
Landen Lucas – 630,000
Francis Anderson – 630,000

Recent Eliminations:

35th: Darren Elias – $6,775
34th: Kenneth Harding – $6,775
33rd: Steven Forman – $6,775
32nd: Gal Yifrach – $6,775
31st: Luke Blindert – $6,775
30th: Sebastian Hoyos – $6,775
29th: Gabriel Abusada – $6,775
28th: Anthony Zinno – $6,775
27th: Roman Fomin – $7,845
26th: David Trivino – $7,845

Event 35: Anthony Zinno Eliminated By Victor Figueroa

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 490

Anthony Zinno moved all in from the cutoff for about 140,000 and Victor Figueroa called from the big blind.

Zinno showed 6c6s and was in trouble against Figueroa’s JsJd.

The board ran out Qs8c8s4hAh and Figueroa won the pot to eliminate Zinno in 28th place. Zinno earned $6,775 for his finish.

There is a brief pause in the action while the final 27 players redraw for seats at the final three tables, but a few minutes after that, the remaining players will take a 75-minute dinner break.

Victor Figueroa – 720,000
Anthony Zinno – Eliminated

Event 35: Gabriel Abusada Flips A Coin, Eliminated By Fanilkumar Patel

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 490

David Toscano raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and Aditya Prasetyo three-bet to 60,000 on the button. Fanilkumar Patel moved all in for 235,000 out of the small blind, which sent Gabriel Abusada into the tank in the big blind.

After a few minutes of thought, Abusada decides he is going to flip a coin to decide his fate.

“This is my chance to triple up,” said Abusada. “If it’s heads, I’ll call. If it’s tails, I’ll fold.”

Abusada flips a coin and it lands near the chips in the middle of the pot.

“What did it land on?” asked Abusada.

Another player informed him it landed on heads and he immediately moved his chips in the middle, which totaled about 160,000. Toscano and Prasetyo both folded.

Abusada showed 10h10d and was in trouble against Patel’s KdKs.

The board ran out 9c8h2c9h3s and Patel won the pot to eliminate Abusada in 29th place. Abusada takes home $6,775 for his effort.

Fanilkumar Patel – 495,000
Gabriel Abusada – Eliminated