$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 167

Hasan Hakim limped under the gun for 20,000, Rodney Turvin moved all in from the small blind for 540,000, and Hakim snap-called with .

Turvin turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Turvin paired his jack on the flop, but Hakim turned an ace-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Turvin in fourth place.

Hasan Hakim  –  1,600,000  (80 bb)
Rodney Turvin  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($27,837)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,113,000 (56 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $39,582.

$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 167

Andrew Barfield moved all in from the button for 105,000, and Rodney Turvin called from the big blind with .

Barfield turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Turvin flopped a full house, nines full of fours, to win the pot and eliminate Barfield in fifth place.

Rodney Turvin  –  610,000  (41 bb)
Andrew Barfield  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($20,201)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 835,000 (56 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $27,837.

$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 167

Dan Sepiol raised from the cutoff to 50,000, Hasan Hakim reraised from the small blind to 150,000, and Sepiol thought for a while before moving all in.

Hakim snap-called all in for 750,000 with , and Sepiol turned over . Hakim needed his aces to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Sepiol flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. The pocket aces held up for Hakim to win the pot and double up in chips.

Hasan Hakim  –  1,530,000  (102 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  125,000  (8 bb)

Two hands later, Sepiol was all in under the gun for 125,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Will Parker in the hijack.

The board came , and Parker paired his king on the flop and turned and ace-high flush to win the pot and eliminate Sepiol in sixth place.

Will Parker  –  660,000  (44 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($15,142)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 668,000 (45 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $20,201.

$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 167

Jesse Lonis moved all in under the gun for 115,000, and Aaron Thivyanathan called from the cutoff with .

Lonis turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Thivyanathan to win the pot and eliminate Lonis in seventh place.

Aaron Thivyanathan  –  735,000  (49 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($11,737)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 557,000 (37 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $15,142.

$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 167

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

Here are the updated chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Will Parker  –  565,000  (38 bb)
Seat 2.  Jesse Lonis  –  115,000  (8 bb)
Seat 3.  Hasan Hakim  –  655,000  (44 bb)
Seat 4.  Andrew Barfield  –  225,000  (15 bb)
Seat 5.  Aaron Thivyanathan  –  580,000  (39 bb)
Seat 6.  Rodney Turvin  –  330,000  (22 bb)
Seat 7.  Dan Sepiol  –  870,000  (58 bb)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 477,000 (32 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $11,737.

$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 167

Mohsin Virani moved his short stack all in from the small blind, and Aaron Thivyanathan called from the big blind with .

Virani turned over , and he was dominated as he faced elimination.

The board brought no hope for Virani, and he was eliminated in eighth place.

Aaron Thivyanathan  –  570,000  (48 bb)
Mohsin Virani  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($9,418)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 477,000 (40 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $11,737.

$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 167

With the board showing on the turn and about 85K already in the pot, Jake Schwartz got it all in from the big blind with for a pair of aces, but he was drawing dead against the (set of aces) of Hasan Hakim, who was under the gun.

The meaningless river card was the , and Hakim won the pot with his set to eliminate Schwartz in ninth place.

Hasan Hakim  –  475,000  (48 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($7,833)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 418,000 (42 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $9,418.

$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 167

Will Parker moved all in from middle position for 77,000, and Jake Schwartz min-raised from the hijack to 146,000 with . Parker turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Parker paired his nine kicker on the river to win the pot with two pair and double up in chips.

Will Parker  –  164,000  (16 bb)

A short while later, with the board showing on the turn and about 55K already in the pot, Will Parker checked the big blind, Andrew Barfield bet 20,000 from middle position, and Parker check-raised all in for 144,000. Barfield asked for a count and tanked for a while before he called with for a pair of aces.

Parker turned over for a pair of aces with a higher kicker, and he needed to avoid a five on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Parker won the pot with his eight kicker to double up in chips.

Will Parker  –  360,000  (36 bb)
Andrew Barfield  –  422,000  (42 bb)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 371,000 (37 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $7,833.

$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 167

The final nine players redrew for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup, along with their updated chip counts:

Seat 1.  Will Parker  –  57,000  (7 bb)
Seat 2.  Jesse Lonis  –  209,000  (26 bb)
Seat 3.  Jake Schwartz  –  169,000  (21 bb)
Seat 4.  Hasan Hakim  –  351,000  (44 bb)
Seat 5.  Andrew Barfield  –  522,000  (65 bb)
Seat 6.  Mohsin Virani  –  122,000  (15 bb)
Seat 7.  Aaron Thivyanathan  –  601,000  (75 bb)
Seat 8.  Rodney Turvin  –  350,000  (44 bb)
Seat 9.  Dan Sepiol  –  963,000  (120 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $93,880 + Trophy
2nd:  $58,022
3rd:  $39,582
4th:  $27,837
5th:  $20,201
6th:  $15,142
7th:  $11,737
8th:  $9,418
9th:  $7,833

$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 167

Andrew Barfield was all in from UTG+1 for 208,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Jon Borenstein’s in the small blind.

The board came , and the pocket aces held up for Barfield to win the pot and double thru Borenstein.

Andrew Barfield  –  432,000  (54 bb)
Jon Borenstein  –  60,000  (8 bb)

Jesse Lonis raised from the cutoff to 16,000, chipleader Dan Sepiol moved all in from the small blind, and Lonis tanked for a while before he called all in for 117,000 with . Sepiol turned over , and Lonis needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Lonis won the pot with his ten to double up in chips.

Jesse Lonis  –  250,000  (31 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  855,000  (107 bb)

There was a three-way preflop all-in situation with Michael Stashin all in from the small blind for 43,000, Aaron Thivyanathan all in from the button for 112,000, and chipleader Dan Sepiol covering them both from the cutoff.

Dan Sepiol:  
Aaron Thivyanathan:  
Michael Stashin:  

The board came , and Thivyanathan paired his ace on the flop, turned two pair, and rivered a full house to win the entire pot, doubling thru Sepiol and eliminating Stashin in 14th place.

Aaron Thivyanathan  –  283,000  (35 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  750,000  (94 bb)
Michael Stashin  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($6,762)

Brett Apter raised, Andrew Barfield moved all in from one of the blinds, and Apter called all in for about 30,000 with . Barfield turned over , and Apter needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Apter flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Barfield won the pot with his pocket sixes to eliminate Apter in 13th place.

Andrew Barfield  –  460,000  (58 bb)
Brett Apter  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($6,762)

With 11 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 304,000 (38 big blinds). These players are all guaranteed to earn at least $6,762 each, and the next pay jump is $7,833 for 10th place.