$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,973

Charlemagne Benjamin opened to 350,000 in early position, and Mike Ben-Shoaff three-bet shoved for about 2,000,000 next to act. Action folded back around to Benjamin, and he called all in for about 1,500,000 total, putting himself at risk.

Benjamin:
Ben-Shoaff:

The board ran out , and Ben-Shoaff’s kings held strong to earn him the knockout pot with two pair. Benjamin was eliminated in eighth place.

Mike Ben-Shoaff – 3,800,000 (25 bb)
Charlemagne Benjamin – Eliminated in 8th place ($4,427)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,973

Kevin Ho opened to 275,000 in middle position, and Marcus Stein three-bet shoved for 580,000 next to act. When it folded back to Ho, he called to put Stein at risk.

Ho:
Stein:

The board ran out , and Stein doubled up with two pair, kings and jacks.

Marcus Stein – 1,500,000 (13 bb)
Kevin Ho – 2,350,000 (20 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,973

Robert Williams moved all in for 1,215,000 in early position, and Kevin Ho called from the big blind to put Williams at risk.

Williams:
Ho:

The flop didn’t provide much additional help for Ho, but the turn gave him the only flush draw with one to come. The river was the blank , though, and Williams’ kings held strong to earn him a double-up.

Robert Williams – 2,570,000 (26 bb)
Kevin Ho – 3,175,000 (32 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,973

Fariborz Zojaji moved all in for 655,000 in early position, and Hiep Doan called next to act, putting Zojaji at risk.

Zojaji:
Doan:

The board ran out , and Doan won the knockout pot with queens up. Zojaji was eliminated in ninth place.

Hiep Doan – 3,520,000 (35 bb)
Fariborz Zojaji – Eliminated in 9th place ($3,173)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,973

Kevin Ho opened to 200,000 in middle position, and Marcus Stein three-bet shoved for 655,000 in the cutoff. When it came back around to Ho, he called to put Stein at risk.

Ho:
Stein:

The board ran out safely for Stein, coming . He doubled up, while Ho’s stack continues to trend in the wrong direction.

Marcus Stein – 1,520,000 (19 bb)
Kevin Ho – 2,985,000 (37 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,973

Fariborz Zojaji found a quick double-up with pocket aces in one of the first hands at the final table, giving him enough chips to compete for this 10th-place knockout.

Zojaji opened this pot to 225,000 in middle position, and Mike Fryett called in the small blind. The flop was , and Fryett moved all in for 470,000. Zojaji quickly called to put his opponent at risk.

Zojaji: (flush draw)
Fryett: (pair of eights)

The landed right on the turn, leaving Fryett drawing dead to the river. He was eliminated in 10th place as the first casualty of the final table, giving Zojaji’s short stack another significant boost.

Fariborz Zojaji – 1,225,000 (15 bb)
Mike Fryett – Eliminated in 10th place ($2,273)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,973

From a staring field of 1,973 entries, just 10 players remain in contention for the Event 5 title. Alfredo Ratmiroff was responsible for the 11th-place knockout, so he enters this final table as the chip leader. Here’s the lineup:

Seat 1: Daniel Mijac – 865,000
Seat 2: Kevin Ho – 3,965,000
Seat 3: Marcus Stein – 950,000
Seat 4: Robert Williams – 1,600,000
Seat 5: Charlemagne Benjamin – 1,750,000
Seat 6: Fariborz Zojaji – 306,000
Seat 7: Mike Ben-Shoaff – 3,010,000
Seat 8: Hiep Doan – 2,230,000
Seat 9: Alfredo Ratmiroff – 4,640,000
Seat 10: Mike Fryett – 625,000

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st: $52,706 + Freeroll Seat
2nd: $31,165
3rd: $21,713
4th: $14,916
5th: $10,229
6th: $7,931
7th: $6,037
8th: $4,427
9th: $3,173
10th: $2,273

Blinds are 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante, putting the average stack at about 24 big blinds.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 1,973

In a battle of the blinds, Mike Ben-Shoaff ended up all in for 1,345,000 preflop against chip leader Kevin Ho.

Ben-Shoaff:
Ho:

The flop was clean for Ben-Shoaff, but the was a disaster on the turn. “Oh my god,” he said, spinning out of his chair and glancing back at the table just in time to see the drop off on the river. “Oh my god!” he said again.

Ben-Shoaff doubled up with aces up, taking a bite out of Ho’s big stack.

Mike Ben-Shoaff – 2,750,000 (46 bb)
Kevin Ho – 4,025,000 (67 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 1,973

Robert Williams opened the button to 185,000, and Jessica Dawley three-bet shoved for about 550,000 in the big blind. Williams called to put Dawley at risk.

Williams:
Dawley:

The board ran out , and Dawley could not catch up. She was eliminated in 12th place, sending the rest of her chips across the table to the man they call “Car Wash”.

Robert Williams – 1,750,000 (29 bb)
Jessica Dawley – Eliminated in 12th place ($2,273)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 1,973

The battle atop the leaderboard has been hotly contested for several levels, but Kevin Ho has suddenly put himself well clear of the chase pack.

The huge pot that just unfolded began with Nalton Williams opening the button to 115,000, and Ho three-bet to 260,000 in the small blind. From the big blind, Elias Nassif four-bet shoved for more than a million total, and Williams re-shoved for even more than that. Ho called both shoves with his big stack, putting both opponents at risk.

Williams:
Ho:
Nassif:

The board ran out blanks for everyone, and Ho dragged the biggest pot of the day to send two players to the payout desk. Williams had the larger of the two stacks, so he took the better finishing position, but both men earn the same $1,776 payout.

Kevin Ho – 4,400,000 (88 bb)
Nalton Williams – Eliminated in 14th place ($1,776)
Elias Nassif – Eliminated in 15th place ($1,776)