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Championship: Bryce McVay Doubles Through Jason Block

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 440

At the same time Mark Wiser was going out on Table 21, a big hand played on Table 22. It was three-ways with the board out and reading Jd3d3sAdTc.

Paul Snead checked, Jason Block bet 210,000 and Bryce McVay raised to 575,000 (leaving about 50K behind). Snead folded, saying he had pocket nines, and Block called.

McVay: AsAc
Block: JhJc

Block flopped a full house jacks full of threes but McVay turned a bigger one with his aces to pull the huge pot.

Bryce McVay – 1,580,000 (53 bb)
Jason Block – 590,000 (20 bb)

Championship: Mark Wiser Eliminated by Doug Marro

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 440

Doug Marro opened the action, Mark Wiser moved all in for 330,000 and Marro made an easy call.

Wiser: QcQh
Marro: AcAs

A tough late-game cooler for Wiser and it got worse when Marro flopped a boat on the AhTdTs board. Wiser was out of seat and collecting his things as the dealer finished with the 4d turn and 3s river.

Doug Marro – 970,000 (32 bb)
Mark Wiser- Eliminated in 15th Place ($10,415)

Championship: Two Tables Remain; Ken Fishman Eliminated

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 440

Ken Fishman

While the chaos was going down with three quick eliminations, tournament staff broke Table 20 and Ken Fishman was sent to the rail in the midst of the chaos.

There are 15 players vying for the final table and an eventual $198,150 payday.

Table 21
Seat 1: Howard Feingold
Seat 2: Doug Marro
Seat 3: Alexander Orlov
Seat 4: Sean Conklin
Seat 5: Mark Wiser
Seat 6: Brian Altman
Seat 7: Tom McDonald
Seat 8: Siddharth Siddharth

Table 22
Seat 1: Bryce McVay
Seat 2: Dante Cianfarra
Seat 3: Justin Zaki
Seat 4: Paul Snead
Seat 5: Jason Block
Seat 6: Bobby Pratt
Seat 7: John Dolan
Seat 8: — Empty —

Remaining payouts:

1st: $198,150
2nd: $132,095
3rd: $97,475
4th: $72,710
5th: $54,830
6th: $41,800
7th: $32,225
8th: $25,125
9th-10th: $19,815
11th-12th: $15,805
13th-14th: $12,755
15th: $10,415

Championship: Michael Stonehill Eliminated by Siddharth Siddharth

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 440

Michael Stonehill

Michael Stonehill was all in for 350,000 and Siddharth Siddharth called to put him at risk.

Stonehill: AsKs
Siddharth: Ac9c

Stonehill was in a dominant position for a double but Siddharth flopped a club draw on the 8h4c3c that got there on the Jc turn. The 5h river sealed the deal and Stonehill was eliminated in 17th place.

Siddharth Siddharth – 1,300,000 (43 bb)
Michael Stonehill – Eliminated in 17th Place ($8,610)

Championship: Steven Snyder Eliminated by Paul Snead

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 440

Steven Snyder

With the board reading 9s8h7c2d, Steven Snyder was all in and at risk for 570,000 against Paul Snead.

Snead: JhTh
Snyder: 8d8s

Snead caught a jack-high straight while Snyder found a set of eights. Snyder needed to pair the board on the river but the Ks sent him out in 18th place.

Paul Snead – 1,700,000 (57 bb)
Steven Snyder – Eliminated in 18th Place ($8,610)

Championship: Christopher Meyers Eliminated by Sean Conklin

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 440

Christopher Meyers

Christopher Meyers was sitting on 270,000 and put them in the middle trying to double up against Sean Conklin.

Meyers: KhJd
Conklin: AcAs

Meyers was in trouble against the top hand and never found a sweat on the Tc5c4d6dQd board to exit in 19th place.

Sean Conklin – 975,000 (39 bb)
Christopher Meyers – Eliminated in 19th Place ($8,610)

Championship: Justin Zaki Near Double Without Showdown

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 440

Bryce McVay opened to 50,000 from under the gun and picked up calls from Justin Zaki in early position and Ken Fishman in the big blind.

The flop came KcQcTc and all three players checked. The turn was Js and Fishman checked. McVay bet 60,000 to get a call from Zaki and check-raise from Fishman to 200,000. McVay folded and Zaki called leaving 555,000 behind.

The river was Qh, Fishman bet 200,000 and Zaki moved all in. Fishman thought for several minutes before mucking the huge pot to Zaki.

Justin Zaki – 1,425,000 (57 bb)
Ken Fishman – 625,000 (25 bb)

Championship: Cody Hernandez Eliminated by Jason Block

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 440

Cody Hernandez

Cody Hernandez dropped to 250,000 and open-shoved from the cutoff. Justin Zaki folded his button, Jason Block called from the small blind and Bobby Pratt folded his big.

Block: AhQc
Hernandez: QhTc

Hernandez was in trouble against the bigger ace and found no help on the AsKdQd2d8c board to exit in 20th place.

Jason Block – 810,000 (32 bb)
Cody Hernandez – Eliminated in 20th Place ($8,610)

Championship: Mark Wiser Doubles Through Brian Altman

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 440

Poker Room regular Mark “Bud” Wiser needed to make a move sitting at the bottom of the counts and found his spot. He open-shoved for 235,000 and Brian Altman called in the big blind.

Wiser: AhQc
Altman: Ks9h

Wiser was ahead but had some over-cards to dodge. The dealer ran the board 4s3h2h2cAs and he found his needed double up.

Mark Wiser – 510,000 (20 bb)
Brian Altman – 1,100,000 (44 bb)

Championship: Jeremy Joseph Eliminated by Dante

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 440

Jeremy Joseph

Jeremy Joseph opened to 355,000 from middle position leaving only a single 5K chip behind. Dante Cianfarra dropped in a pile of 100K chips to get folds from the rest of the table and Joseph called.

Cianfarra: AdQd
Joseph: AsJs

Joseph was dominated by the bigger ace, missed the 9d4s3d flop and Cianfarra shut the door on any come back when he paired his queen on the Qh turn. Joseph was drawing dead to the 5h river and was eliminated in 21st place.

Dante Cianfarra – 2,260,000 (90 bb)
Jeremy Joseph – Eliminated in 21st Place ($7,200)