$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.