$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 222

After a double elimination on the final table bubble, the final eight players draw for random seats at the final table. Here’s the lineup:

Seat 1.  Fred Goldberg  –  420,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2.  Derek Bowers  –  755,000  (38 bb)
Seat 3.  Thomas Boyden  –  370,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4.  David DiBernardi  –  785,000  (39 bb)
Seat 5.  Jay Giles  –  715,000  (36 bb)
Seat 6.  Loni Hui  –  325,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.  Sanjib Acharya  –  450,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8.  Balakrishna Patur  –  620,000  (31 bb)

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $55,785 + Trophy
2nd:  $37,415
3rd:  $22,072
4th:  $13,426
5th:  $10,369
6th:  $8,592
7th:  $7,322
8th:  $6,439

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 555,000 (28 big blinds).

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
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Level 24:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 112

During a round of Omaha-8, Cory Zeidman was all in with two pair and now low against Aaron Lipstet’s pocket aces and an A-4 low.

The river card paired the board to counterfeit Zeidman, and Lipstet scooped the pot with a higher two pair and the only qualifying low to eliminate Zeidman in third place.

Cory Zeidman  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($4,813)

These were the approximate chip counts after several minutes of heads-up play:

Aaron Lipstet  –  975,000  (12 BB)
Sam Sternfield  –  375,000  (5 BB)

And here are the payouts at stake, along with the players who have finished in the money so far:

1st:  $11,612 + Trophy
2nd:  $7,177

3rd:  Cory Zeidman  –  $4,813
4th:  Dale Schmitz  –  $3,348
5th:  Henry Porcaro  –  $2,418
6th:  Ben Mauger  –  $1,816
7th:  A.J. Kelsall  –  $1,421
8th:  John Fahmy  –  $1,161
9th:  Homi Syodia  –  $991
10th:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  $991
11th:  Anthony Askey  –  $886
12th:  Hoyt Verner  –  $886

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 112

The final three players return from break to begin Level 23, with increased limits of 30,000-60,000. Here are their approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Cory Zeidman  –  580,000  (10 BB)
Seat 2.  Aaron Lipstet  –  475,000  (8 BB)
Seat 3.  Sam Sternfield  –  300,000  (5 BB)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 448,000 (7 big bets), and the next player to bust will earn $4,813.

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 112

During a round of Omaha-8, with the board showing on the turn, Dale Schmitz got it all in from UTG/cutoff against Cory Zeidman on the button.

Cory Zeidman:    (jack-high straight, two pair)
Dale Schmitz:    (trip sevens)

Neither player could make a possible low, and Zeidman was in the lead with his straight. Schmitz needed to make a full house to stay alive.

The river card double-paired the board with the , and the straight held up for Zeidman to win the pot and eliminate Schmitz in fourth place.

Cory Zeidman  –  575,000  (14 BB)
Dale Schmitz  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,348)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 448,000 (11 big bets), and the next player to bust will earn $4,813.

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  16,000/32,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 112

During a round of Stud-8, Henry Porcaro got it all in on third street against Sam Sternfield.

Sam Sternfield:      
Henry Porcaro:      

Sternfield won the high side with a spade flush on sixth street, and he won the low side with an 8-7 low to scoop the pot and eliminate Porcaro in fifth place.

Sam Sternfield  –  455,000  (14 BB)
Henry Porcaro  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,418)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 336,000 (11 big bets), and the next player to bust will earn $3,348.

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  16,000/32,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 112

During a round of Seven Card Stud, Ben Mauger got it all in on third or fourth street against Aaron Lipstet.

Aaron Lipstet:      
Ben Mauger:      

Mauger was way behind on sixth street, but when he flipped over the king to make an ace-high straight, he thought he had won it, because both he and Lipstet missed the heart flush draw that Lipstet picked up, until Cory Zeidman pointed it out.

That’s when Lipstet peeled his final card to see the ace of hearts, giving him an ace-high flush to win the pot and eliminate Mauger in sixth place.

Aaron Lipstet  –  380,000  (12 BB)
Ben Mauger  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,816)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 269,000 (8 big bets), and the next player to bust will earn $2,418.

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 112

During a round of Omaha-8, A.J. Kelsall got it all in from the cutoff for about 35,000, and he was up against Cory Zeidman in the big blind.

Cory Zeidman:  
A.J. Kelsall:  

The board came , and the pocket jacks held up for Zeidman to win the high, and his A-2 was also good for the low. Zeidman scooped the pot to eliminate Kelsall in seventh place.

A.J. Kelsall  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,421)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 224,000 (9 big bets), and the next player to bust will earn $1,816.

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 112

During a round of Omaha-8, four players see a flop of , and it checked to A.J. Kelsall, who bet 12,000 from the button. John Fahmy called all in from the small blind for 11,500, Dale Schmitz called from the big blind, and Sam Sternfield called from the cutoff.

The turn card was the , and all three players checked.

The river card was the , Schmitz checked, and Sternfield bet 24,000. Kelsall called, and Schmitz folded.

These were their cards, in descending order of chip counts:

Sam Sternfield:    (five-high straight, 5-4 low)
A.J. Kelsall:    (two pair, 6-5 low)
John Fahmy:    (pair of fives, 7-6 low)

Sternfield turned over a wheel to scoop the entire pot, eliminating Fahmy in eighth place.

John Fahmy  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,161)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 192,000 (8 big bets), and the next player to bust will earn $1,421.

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 112

After the elimination of Homi Syodia in ninth place, the final eight players redraw for random seats at the final table.

Here is the lineup, along with updated chip counts and the value in big bets (BB):

Seat 1.  Dale Schmitz  –  174,000  (9 BB)
Seat 2.  Cory Zeidman  –  141,500  (7 BB)
Seat 3.  Ben Mauger  –  172,000  (9 BB)
Seat 4.  Henry Porcaro  –  109,500  (5 BB)
Seat 5.  Aaron Lipstet  –  212,000  (11 BB)
Seat 6.  Sam Sternfield  –  365,500  (18 BB)
Seat 7.  A.J. Kelsall  –  50,000  (3 BB)
Seat 8.  John Fahmy  –  117,500  (6 BB)

And here is the prizepool they’re playing for:

1st:  $11,612 + Trophy
2nd:  $7,177
3rd:  $4,813
4th:  $3,348
5th:  $2,418
6th:  $1,816
7th:  $1,421
8th:  $1,161

9th:  Homi Syodia  –  $991
10th:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  $991
11th:  Anthony Askey  –  $886
12th:  Hoyt Verner  –  $886

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 168,000 (8 big bets).

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  10 of 112

The players return from break to begin Level 19, with increased limits of 10,000-20,000. With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 134,500 (7 big bets).

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 118
Seat 1.  John Fahmy  –  137,500  (7 BB)
Seat 2.  Henry Porcaro  –  199,500  (10 BB)
Seat 3.  Ben Mauger  –  99,000  (5 BB)
Seat 4.  Homi Syodia  –  105,000  (5 BB)
Seat 5.  Dale Schmitz  –  32,000  (2 BB)

TABLE 119
Seat 1.  Yuval Bronshtein  –  25,500  (1 BB)
Seat 2.  Aaron Lipstet  –  87,000  (4 BB)
Seat 3.  Cory Zeidman  –  227,000  (11 BB)
Seat 4.  Sam Sternfield  –  179,500  (9 BB)
Seat 5.  A.J. Kelsall  –  160,000  (8 BB)