$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 3,902

Jose Montes moved all in from the hijack for 3,200,000, and Aleksandr Denisov called from the big blind with .

Montes turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Denisov paired his king on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Montes in seventh place.

Aleksandr Denisov  –  19,000,000  (48 bb)
Jose Montes  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($49,060)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 13 million (33 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $67,700 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 3,902

Shane Raikes got it all in from the big blind for 2,375,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Jose Montes.

The board came , and the pocket eights held up for Raikes to win the pot and double up in chips.

Shane Raikes  –  5,200,000  (17 bb)
Jose Montes  –  3,200,000  (11 bb)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 11.1 million (37 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $49,060 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 3,902

Jake Schwartz raised from the small blind to 1,350,000, leaving himself just 150,000 behind, and chipleader Shai Arbel called from the big blind.

The flop came , Schwartz bet his last 150,000, and Arbel snap-called. Schwartz showed for queen high, but Arbel turned over for a pair of sevens. Schwartz needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Arbel won the pot with his pair of sevens to eliminate Schwartz in eighth place.

Shai Arbel  –  20,500,000  (68 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($35,350)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 11.1 million (37 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $49,060 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 3,902

After the elimination of Stephen Steinmetz in ninth place, the final eight players redrew for random seats at the final table:

Seat 1.  Andrew Heckman  –  17,450,000  (58 bb)
Seat 2.  Aleksandr Denisov  –  14,850,000  (50 bb)
Seat 3.  Jake Schwartz  –  2,100,000  (7 bb)
Seat 4.  Shai Arbel  –  19,000,000  (63 bb)
Seat 5.  Evan Sandberg  –  10,925,000  (36 bb)
Seat 6.  Jose Montes  –  3,625,000  (12 bb)
Seat 7.  Michael Casson  –  6,300,000  (21 bb)
Seat 8.  Shane Raikes  –  3,400,000  (11 bb)

Here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $306,285 + Trophy
2nd:  $215,800
3rd:  $158,400
4th:  $122,700
5th:  $92,250
6th:  $67,700
7th:  $49,060
8th:  $35,350

And here are the players who have been eliminated so far today, along with their payouts:

9th:  Steven Steinmetz  –  $35,350
10th:  Eric Siegel  –  $26,975
11th:  William Underdown  –  $20,300
12th:  Jesse Lonis  –  $20,300
13th:  Matt Ploof  –  $15,500
14th:  Perla Ojeda  –  $15,500
15th:  Gil Levy  –  $12,500

This event will be playing down to a winner this evening.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 3,902

One elimination from the final table, Steven Steinmetz open-shoved from under the gun for 1,000,000 on the dot. It folded to Aleksandr Denisov in the big blind and he quickly called after checking his cards.

Denisov:
Steinmetz:

Steinmetz needed his pair of sevens to hold to double, faded the flop but Denisov took the lead on the turn. The river finished the board to eliminate Steinmetz in ninth place and set the final table.

Aleksandr Denisov – 14,850,000 (50 bb)
Steven Steinmetz – Eliminated in 9th Place ($35,350)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 3,902

William Underdown was all in preflop from the big blind with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Shai Arbel on the button.

Arbel would pair his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Underdown in 11th place.

Shai Arbel  –  14,500,000  (48 bb)
William Underdown  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($20,300)

A short while later, Eric Siegel was down to his final 800,000 in chips as he faced the big blind. Siegel put 300K in for the ante, and put out his 300K big blind, leaving himself just 200K behind.

Evan Sandberg limped from the cutoff for 300,000, Shai Arbel completed the small blind, and Siegel checked his option. The flop came , and it checked to Sandberg, who min-bet 300,000. Arbel called, and Siegel folded.

The turn card was the , Arbel checked, Sandberg bet 575,000, and Arbel folded. Sandberg took the pot.

Evan Sandberg  –  11,300,000  (38 bb)
Eric Siegel  –  200,000  (<1 bb)

The next hand, Siegel was forced to put in 150,000 for his small blind, leaving himself just 50,000 behind.

Sandberg raised from the hijack to 700,000, Arbel called from the button, and Siegel called all in for 200,000. There would be a side pot worth 1,000,000, and any further betting would go into the side pot.

The flop came , Sandberg checked, Arbel bet about 800,000, and Sandberg quickly folded. Arbel took the side pot worth 1,000,000.

For a chance at the main pot, Siegel showed for a pair of eights, but Arbel turned over for a flopped set of deuces. Siegel needed to catch something runner-runner to stay alive.

The turn card was the [pc]Kc[/pc], the river card was the , and Arbel won the pot with his set of deuces to eliminate Siegel in 10th place.

Shai Arbel  –  17,500,000  (58 bb)
Eric Siegel  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($26,975)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 8,675,000 (29 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $35,350 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 3,902

At Table 18, Matt Ploof was eliminated in 13th place, earning $15,500.

Matt Ploof – Eliminated in 13th Place  ($15,500)

A short while later at Table 17, Michael Casson moved all in from the small blind for about 5.75 million, and Jesse Lonis tanked for a very long time in the big blind before finally calling all in for about 1.85 million with .

Casson turned over , and it was a race situation.

The board came — Casson took a huge lead with a flopped set of fives, but Lonis turned two pair to give himself four outs on the river. But the ace on the river favored Casson, who won the pot with his set of fives to eliminate Lonis in 12th place.

Michael Casson  –  7,700,000  (31 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($20,300)

With 11 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 7.1 million (28 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $20,300 each.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 3,902

Jesse Lonis doubled thru Shai Arbel when they got it all in preflop with Lonis’s holding up against Arbel’s on a board of .

Jesse Lonis  –  4,250,000  (17 bb)
Shai Arbel  –  9,100,000  (36 bb)

At the other table, Aleksandr Denisov five-bet all in for 5,875,000, and Matt Ploof called with . Denisov turned over , and they held up on a board of to give him the double-up.

Aleksandr Denisov  –  12,375,000  (50 bb)
Matt Ploof  –  3,500,000  (14 bb)

Back at the first table, Perla Ojeda raised UTG+1 to 575,000, Michael Casson moved all in button for 2,975,000, and Ojeda called with . But Casson turned over , and it held up on a board of to give Casson a double-up with a full house.

Michael Casson  –  6,575,000  (26 bb)
Perla Ojeda  –  550,000  (2 bb)

Down to just two big blinds, Ojeda moved all in under the gun on the next hand, and Shai Arbel called from the big blind with . Ojeda turned over , and she needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Arbel’s kicker held up for him to win the pot and eliminate Ojeda in 14th place.

Shai Arbel  –  10,000,000  (40 bb)
Perla Ojeda  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($15,500)

With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 6.0 million (24 big blinds).

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 3,902

Gil Levy was down to 500,000 when he put 200K of that out there for the ante and another 200K in the big blind. Action folded to Jose Montes on the button and he moved all in. Matt Ploof folded his small blind and Levy dropped his last 100K on top of his big blind to call all in.

Montes:
Levy:

Levy called all in without looking, found himself with a coin flip to double up, but the run out ended his day.

Jose Montes – 3,125,000 (16 bb)
Gil Levy – Eliminated in 15th Place ($12,500)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 3,902

Nobody has busted out in the first half hour of play today, and there are still 15 players remaining.

Shai Arbel raised from the hijack to 475,000, and chipleader Andrew Heckman called from the small blind. The flop came , Heckman checked, Arbel bet 475,000, and Heckman called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card paired the board with the , Arbel bet 975,000, and Heckman snap-called. Arbel showed for rivered trip sixes, and Heckman mucked. Arbel won the pot, cutting in a bit into Heckman’s lead.

Shai Arbel  –  8,500,000  (43 bb)
Andrew Heckman  –  16,700,000  (84 bb)

A few minutes later, Heckman min-raised from the cutoff to 400,000, Jesse Lonis reraised from the big blind to 1,300,000, and Heckman tanked for a while before he called.

The flop came , Lonis bet 925,000, and Heckman called. The turn card was the , Lonis checked, and Heckman bet 2.5 million, which was enough to put Lonis all in.

Lonis tanked for a while before he folded, forfeiting the pot to Heckman. Lonis asked if Heckman had king-queen, and Heckman said no.

Heckman said, “If I had two threes, I’d let you hang yourself on the river.”

Andrew Heckman  –  19,300,000  (97 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  2,400,000  (12 bb)