$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Players returned from their last break and it became obvious the stack sizes were making every action risky and shoving the only move. The average stack at the six-handed table was just over 12 big blinds.

Frank Simms was short stacked and refused any discussion of a deal because of his number of chips. That changed after he doubled through Julian Gallo with versus . Then talk of a chip began in earnest.

After some tense negotiations, the final six players came to an understanding to divide the remaining prize money between them.

As the leader, Avi Hakmon was crowned champion and picked up $4,904 for his 13 hours of work.

Event 4 Results:

1st – Avi Hakmon $4,904
2nd – Adam Horowitz $3,796
3rd – Frank Simms $3,277
4th – Pedro Arez – $2,488
5th – Julian Gallo – $2,400
6th – Mike Green – $2,100
7th – Steven Lauffer $885
8th – Ian Pearson $658
9th – Mark Fowler $544
10th – Bruce MacGregor – $476
11th – Nick Costa – $476
12th – Lisa Levy – $476

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000 ante

Julian Gallo keeps hanging around and found another unexpected double when he called a 35,000 open from Pedro Arez with just 19,000 behind. Gallo put them in with after the flop and Arez called with .

The turn gave Gallo 18 outs to the river and he doubled when it came .

Just a few hands later he mixed it up again with Arez after getting in a three-way pot to the flop for 35,000 each. Action was checked to Arez and he bet out 60,000 to get a fold from Avi Hakmon before a tank from Gallo.

He finally moved all-in for 75,000 total, just a 15,000 call for Arez with . Gallo was ahead with and dodged the turn/river for another double.

Things then got a little “wordy” between the two.

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000 ante

Steven Lauffer was the quietest player at the final table but finally had to take a stand after climbing a few spots on the payout ladder.

It happened after Frank Simms shoved from middle position for 62,000 and action folded to Lauffer in the big blind with half that amount.

He called with and was at risk against Simms’ . The flop ran clean for Simms with but Lauffer added some chop outs on the turn. No love on the river and Lauffer was gone in 7th place for $885.

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000 ante

They kept their foot on the gas and the next big hand saw Julian Gallo get a much needed double up with but Ian Pearson wasn’t so lucky.

He was stuck with just 31,000 and he open-shoved for every one of them. It folded around to Avi Hakmon in the small blind and he just called. Frank Simms considered a call in the big blind but let it go.

Pearson laughed and said “I’m live” as he rolled over and was against Hakmon’s . Pearson added a wheel draw on the flop but was sent out in 8th when the board completed . He picked up $658 for his efforts.

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000 ante

The madness unleashed by the Bruce MacGregor elimination continued just a few hands later when two players were at risk.

Mark Fowler had Avi Hakmon and Mike Green covered in chips but behind with cards. Green was ahead for the side pot with , Hakmon was ahead for the main pot with , and Fowler needed help for the double KO with .

The board ran out to award the pots how they were favored and Fowler dropped down to just a few thousand.

Two hands later and Fowler called an open to 25,000 from Frank Simms leaving just a few 1k chips in his stack. He put them in after the flop and Simms said he had to call.

Simms flopped top pair with and Folwer was drawing thin with . He couldn’t catch a set or the gutshot to go out in 9th place for $544.

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: Blinds 3,000/6,000/1,000 ante

The final table is set for Event 4 with 162,000 as the average stack. Chip counts to come shortly.

Seat 1. Adam Horowitz – 546,000
Seat 2. Steven Lauffer – 90,000
Seat 3. Pedro Arez – 409,000
Seat 4. Avi Hakmon – 68,000
Seat 5. Bruce MacGregor – 106,000
Seat 6. Frank Simms – 119,000
Seat 7. Ian Pearson – 59,000
Seat 8. Julian Gallo – 95,000
Seat 9. Mike Green – 37,000
Seat 10. Mark Fowler – 112,000

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: Blinds 2,500/5,000/500 ante

The stacks are deep and it took awhile to get one last bustout to form the final table.

Nick Costa was getting short and saw the flop along with Pedro Arez, who bet out 9,000 first to act. Costa moved all-in for 41,000 total and Arez took his time to think it out.

He eventually called with second pair/gut shot and Costa said, “I’m playing Jack junk again” as he turned over . The board finished to give Arez the hand, send Costa out in 11th, and form the final table.

Staff are redrawing for new seats.

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: Blinds 2,500/5,000/500 ante

Lisa Levy is out of the tournament thanks to her final hand against Mike Green but the hand which did her in was against Julian Gallo.

Gallo was all-in with against Levy’s and he knocked her down near the felt, mostly thanks to the flop.

Levy was forced to take a shot with but couldn’t win a flip against Green’s pocket Fours.

“Julian G isn’t done yet,” Gallo declared. “Put that in the blog!”