$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 167

Chipleader Dan Sepiol raised from the cutoff to 9,000, James Mackey moved all in from the button for about 70,000, and Sepiol called with . Mackey turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Sepiol won the pot with his ace to eliminate Mackey in 27th place.

Dan Sepiol  –  477,000  (119 bb)
James Mackey  –  Eliminated

A few minutes later, a player was all in from the cutoff for about 30,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Thomas Boyden’s on the button.

The board came , and Boyden paired his king on the flop, turned trips, and rivered a full house to win the pot and eliminate his opponent in 25th place.

Thomas Boyden  –  85,000  (21 bb)

After that player’s elimination, the final 24 players had a redraw for random seats at the final three tables. We’ve since lost another player, and with 23 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 145,000 (36 big blinds). The final 17 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $5,521 each.