$350 8-Handed Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: Blinds 2,500/5,000/500 ante

Joe Villacci took a nice chunk out of Oleg Vayman’s lead in a big post-flop hand.

Villacci opened to 12,500 from late position and Vayman three-bet to 38,000 from the button. Action folded back around the Villacci and he put out a call after some thought.

Villacci then instantly shoved for 107,500 as soon as the dealer spread the flop to get Vayman talking to himself and Villacci. Vayman was convinced Villacci was holding AQ but grudgingly called the bet. He was close in his read, Villacci tabled for top pair against Vayman’s second pair .

The turn and locked up the double for Villacci.

$350 8-Handed Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: Blinds 2,000/4,000/500 ante

Seat 1: Frank Lerczak
Seat 2: Chioh Yim
Seat 3: Carlos Cruz
Seat 4: Joe Villacci
Seat 5: Igor Skochko
Seat 6: Oleg Vayman
Seat 7: Blain Ovind
Seat 8: Ariel Rosello
Seat 9: Raymond Ruszkowski

$350 8-Handed Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: Blinds 2,000/4,000/500 ante

Shortly after Friedburg’s exit, Paul Girard found the perfect spot to get a double. He was all-in with against Igor Skochko’s .

Skochko’s attempt to crack Aces started well with the flop, missed the turn, but spike the river for the win. A tough way to get knocked out but Girard picked up $810 for his 10th place finish.

The tournament clock is paused as staff redraw for the final table.

$350 8-Handed Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: Blinds 2,000/4,000/500 ante

Event 8 is now down to the final table bubble when former leader Darren Friedburg couldn’t win a race against the current leader.

Friedburg opened to 8,000 and Oleg Vayman three-bet to 32,000. Frank Lerczak thought about coming along in the small blind but let his hand go. Friedburg four-bet shoved for 226,000 total and Vayman called after getting the count.

Friedburg had two overs with against but missed the flop. The [turn][and][ river left Friedburg empty-stacked and out in 11th place for $810.

$350 8-Handed Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: Blinds 1,500/3,000/5,00 ante

Here are your final two tables for Event 8.

Table 49:
1 – Ariel Rosello
2 – Norberto Fueguel
3 – Ory Hen
4 – Darren Friedburg
5 – Jonah Miller
6 – Eddylee Martin
7 – Oleg Vayman
8 – Frank Lerczak

Table 50:
1 – Paul Girard
2 – Chioh Yim
3 – Empty
4 – Igor Skochko
5 – Raymond Ruszkowski
6 – Joe Villacci
7 – Blain Ovind
8 – Carlos Cruz

$350 Eight Handed Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: Blinds 1,200/2,400/400

Event 7 is  a multi-day affair while Event 8 is just a nicely priced one day tournament but both seem to be coming down to the wire at the same time.

Both tournaments reached two tables at the same time with slightly different stack sizes. This eight-handed event dropped to 16 players midway through level 15 and staff did a complete redraw just as the players were heading off on break.

Seats and counts when they return.

$350 Eight Handed Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: Blinds 800/1,600/200

There was a small miscount at the dinner break and they were actually on the bubble when they returned from dinner.

Event 8 is now playing hand-for-hand until one player is eliminated.

$350 Eight Handed Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: Blinds 600/1,200/200

Double dinner break as Event 8 takes of on a 40-minute dinner break at the same time as Event 7. That leaves a very quiet ballroom with just a few tables occupied by a qualifier and secondary tournaments.

There are still 26 players remaining and they’ll run through the bubble when they return. Darren Friedburg has the clear lead among those remaining with 200,300. Carlos Loving and Nigel Murray are also in the running for the Event 8 title.

Players return at 7:15pm and playing down to a winner.

$350 Eight Handed Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: Blinds 600/1,200/200

Event 8 is a nice, mid-week tournament with an Eight-handed format and deep structure. The one-day tournament drew 135 entrants to easily surpass the $30,000 guarantee but they are playing it fast and loose.

They are nearing the end of Level 12 and just 27 of those starters remain with 24 making the money.