Event 9: Tyler Bentz – 9th Place ($3,055)

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 468

Tyler Bentz
Tyler Bentz

On a flop of Ts7c3d, Tyler Bentz was all in for 370,000 with AdAc7s3c against Michael Newman with QsJcTd8c.

The 8s turn and Kc river completed the board, giving Newman tens and eights to eliminate Bentz in ninth place.

Michael Newman  –  1,150,000  (23 bb)
Tyler Bentz  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($3,055)

Event 9: Eitan Elbaz-Dahan Doubles Thru Arri Stone

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 468

Eitan Elbaz-Dahan
Eitan Elbaz-Dahan

Eitan Elbaz-Dahan raises to 175,000 from the button and Arri Stone calls in the big blind.

The flop was Td6s2d, Stone checked, Elbaz-Dahan bet the pot of 425,000, and Stone called.

The turn was the Ts, Stone shoved for effectively 235,000, and Elbaz-Dahan called all in with AcAh3d2c for aces and tens. Stone was behind with QhQd8h7d.

The river was the Js, safe for Elbaz-Dahan to double up.

Eitan Elbaz-Dahan  –  1,745,000  (35 bb)
Arri Stone  –  450,000  (9 bb)

Event 9: PLO Final Table Lineup

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 468

Event 9 Final Table

Seat 1.  Eitan Elbaz-Dahan  –  700,000  (23 bb)
Seat 2.  Christopher McNally  –  680,000  (23 bb)
Seat 3.  Arri Stone  –  1,180,000  (39 bb)
Seat 4.  Donald Maloney  –  1,710,000  (57 bb)
Seat 5.  Matthew Bretzfield  –  1,150,000  (38 bb)
Seat 6.  Tyler Bentz  –  660,000  (22 bb)
Seat 7.  Michael Newman  –  380,000  (13 bb)
Seat 8.  Spencer Broberg  –  2,230,000  (74 bb)
Seat 9.  Chris Csik  –  750,000  (25 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $30,055 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $20,300
3rd:  $13,760
4th:  $9,500
5th:  $7,265
6th:  $6,055
7th:  $5,045
8th:  $4,050
9th:  $3,055

Recent Eliminations
10th:  Sheila O’Connor  –  $3,055
11th:  Alexander Ziskin  –  $2,525

Event 9: Alexander Ziskin Eliminated in 11th Place by Spencer Broberg

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 468

Spencer Broberg raised from the button to 90,000, Alexander Ziskin moved all in from the small blind for 305,000, and Broberg called.

Spencer Broberg:  AdQdQc6d
Alexander Ziskin:  AsKhKd9c

The board came QsJc8s2cJd — Broberg flopped a set of queens to Ziskin’s gutshot straight draw, and the river card gave Broberg a full house. Broberg won the pot to eliminate Ziskin in 11th place.

Spencer Broberg  –  2,160,000  (72 bb)
Alexander Ziskin  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($2,525)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 468, the average chip stack is around 940,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,055 each.

Event 9: Spencer Broberg Leads the Final 11 at the Dinner Break

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 468

Spencer Broberg
Chipleader Spencer Broberg

After Level 23, the players took a 30-minute dinner break. When they return, the blinds will increase to 15,000-30,000 with a 30,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Sheila O’Connor  –  505,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3.  Eitan Elbaz-Dahan  –  675,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4.  Tyler Bentz  –  795,000  (27 bb)
Seat 5.  Chris Csik  –  805,000  (27 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  Arri Stone  –  1,170,000  (39 bb)
Seat 8.  Christopher McNally  –  395,000  (13 bb)
Seat 9.  

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Alexander Ziskin  –  440,000  (15 bb)
Seat 5.  Matthew Bretzfield  –  985,000  (33 bb)
Seat 6.  Michael Newman  –  495,000  (17 bb)
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Donald Maloney  –  1,050,000  (35 bb)
Seat 9.  Spencer Broberg  –  2,040,000  (68 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $30,055 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $20,300
3rd:  $13,760
4th:  $9,500
5th:  $7,265
6th:  $6,055
7th:  $5,045
8th:  $4,050
9th-10th:  $3,055
11th:  $2,525

With 11 players remaining from a field of 468, the average chip stack is around 855,000 (29 big blinds).

Event 9: Alexander Jagodik Eliminated in 12th Place by Matt Bretzfield

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 468

Alexander Jagodik
Alexander Jagodik

Matt Bretzfield raised under the gun, Alexander Jagodik reraised from the small blind to 220,000, and Bretzfield called.

The flop came 9s5d3s, and Jagodik got it all in for about 250,000.

Matt Bretzfield:  AsQs7h4h  (spade flush draw, gutshot straight draw)
Alexander Jagodik:  AhAdKd7c  (pair of aces)

The turn card was the 8s, the river card was the 8d, and Bretzfield turned an ace-high flush to win the pot and eliminate Jagodik in 12th place.

Matt Bretzfield  –  1,025,000  (41 bb)
Alexander Jagodik  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($2,525)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 468, the average chip stack is around 855,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,525 each.

Matt Bretzfield
Matt Bretzfield is the first player in history to win a trophy at four straight major series here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood. Now that he’s knocking on the door of another final table, will he be able to make it five in a row?

Event 9: Ivan Suarez Eliminated in 13th Place by Eitan Elbaz-Dahan

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 468

Ivan Suarez
Ivan Suarez

Ivan Suarez was knocked down to about five big blinds in a hand where Sheila O’Connor got it all in after flopping a set of aces, and Suarez never caught up.

The next hand, Suarez got it all in preflop from the small blind for about 130,000 against Eitan Elbaz-Dahan in the hijack.

Eitan Elbaz-Dahan:  KsKd5d4c
Ivan Suarez:  Qd10d7s7h

The board came 9s3h2dAhKh, and Elbaz-Dahan turned a five-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Suarez in 13th place.

Eitan Elbaz-Dahan  –  550,000  (22 bb)
Ivan Suarez  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($1,995)

Recent Eliminations:
13th:  Ivan Suarez  –  $1,995
14th:  Nicholas Kost  –  $1,995

With 12 players remaining from a field of 468, the average chip stack is around 780,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,525 each.

Eitan Elbaz-Dahan
Eitan Elbaz-Dahan

Event 9: Eric Kolodny Eliminated in 15th Place by Ivan Suarez

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 468

Ivan Suarez
Ivan Suarez

Ivan Suarez limped from the hijack for 15,000, Eric Kolodny called from the small blind, and Sheila O’Connor called from the big blind.

The flop came Kh8d6c, and it checked to Suarez, who bet 35,000. Kolodny check-raised to 120,000, O’Connor folded, and Suarez called.

The turn card was the Qh, and Kolodny pot-bet 300,000. Suarez moved all in, and Kolodny called all in for a total of 330,000.

Ivan Suarez:  As8s8c7c  (set of eights)
Eric Kolodny:  10s6s6d4c  (set of sixes)

Kolodny needed to improve to stay alive, but the river card was the 2d, and Suarez won the pot with his set of eights to eliminate Kolodny in 15th place.

Ivan Suarez  –  1,220,000  (81 bb)
Eric Kolodny  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($1,995)

Recent Eliminations:
15th:  Eric Kolodny  –  $1,995
16th:  Andrei Mitsiuk  –  $1,685

With 14 players remaining from a field of 468, the average chip stack is around 670,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,995 each.

Event 9: Chris Csik Leads the Final 16 Players at the Break with 1,555,000

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 468

Chris Csik
Chipleader Chris Csik

The players returned from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 10,000-15,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the remaining payouts:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Eric Kolodny  –  435,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2.  Sheila O’Connor  –  305,000  (20 bb)
Seat 3.  Eitan Elbaz-Dahan  –  170,000  (11 bb)
Seat 4.  Tyler Bentz  –  160,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5.  Chris Csik  –  1,555,000  (104 bb)
Seat 6.  Ivan Suarez  –  695,000  (46 bb)
Seat 7.  Arri Stone  –  650,000  (43 bb)
Seat 8.  Christopher McNally  –  375,000  (25 bb)
Seat 9.  

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Nicholas Kost  –  485,000  (32 bb)
Seat 2.  Alexander Jagodik  –  720,000  (48 bb)
Seat 3.  Andrei Mitsiuk  –  105,000  (7 bb)
Seat 4.  Alexander Ziskin  –  1,010,000  (67 bb)
Seat 5.  Matthew Bretzfield  –  280,000  (19 bb)
Seat 6.  Michael Newman  –  645,000  (43 bb)
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Donald Maloney  –  655,000  (44 bb)
Seat 9.  Spencer Broberg  –  1,110,000  (74 bb)

1st:  $30,055 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $20,300
3rd:  $13,760
4th:  $9,500
5th:  $7,265
6th:  $6,055
7th:  $5,045
8th:  $4,050
9th-10th:  $3,055
11th-12th:  $2,525
13th-15th:  $1,995
16th:  $1,685

Recent Eliminations:

17th:  Michael Guzzardi  –  $1,685
18th:  Scott Hecker  –  $1,685
19th:  Juan Montoya Bernal  –  $1,420
20th:  Marc Sacheli  –  $1,420
21st:  Daniel Pearlman  –  $1,420

With 16 players remaining from a field of 468, the average chip stack is around 585,000 (39 big blinds).