$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante

Michael Laake kicked things off busting Rafael Reis 11th when Laake’s bested Reis all in preflop. Simultaneously on a neighboring table, Joseph Boulais and Larry R. saw a flop. R. got the last of his chips in holding for two pair. He was best against the of Boulais, but needed to fade straight cards. The turn brought the and the river completed his the straight with the . With that, R. busted 10th and the remaining nine players consolidated to the final table.

Laake holds the chip lead with the tournament’s $75,718 first prize on the line. Here’s a look at how the finale stacks up:

Seat 1: Alexander Beece – 1,425,000
Seat 2: Ross Monteleone – 705,000
Seat 3: Plamen Stoyanov – 2,990,000
Seat 4: Anthony Guagliardo – 1,835,000
Seat 5: Rasam Mohammadian – 1,865,000
Seat 6: Mike Laake – 4,065,000
Seat 7: Joe Boulais – 1,140,000
Seat 8: Tom Nguyen – 1,200,000
Seat 9: George Gordon – 415,000

Remaining payouts:

1st – $75,718 + $1,650 WPO Championship seat
2nd – $42,572
3rd – $26,805
4th – $21,759
5th – $17,344
6th – $14,348
7th – $11,510
8th – $8,672
9th – $5,992