$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 26: Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante

Stephen Diamantas opened for 85k in the cutoff.  Plamen Stoyanov made it 200k to play from the small blind.  Stephen shoved for 867k total.

After tanking for a couple of minutes, Plamen called, showing pocket 8s.  Stephen had and it was off to the races.

The race came up short as the flop brought giving Plamen a set.  When the came on the turn giving him a full house, Stephen was drawing dead.

Stephen Diamantas finished in 8th place, earning $7,235.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 25: Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante

After Alan Korpi raised in the cutoff, Robbie Godbey decided to shove from the small blind.  Alan called the short-stack and showed .  Robbie was ahead with .

The board came and Alan paired his Jack to claim the pot.

Robbie Godbey will claim $5,077 for 9th place.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 25: Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante

On a flop of Neri Sanchez (button) got all-in against chip leader Jose Galvez for 1.016 million.

Jose’s had been cracked by Neri’s .  The last two were and meant nothing.

Neri doubled up to over 2 million.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 25: Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante

Plamen Stoyanov (hijack) and Donald Drapel (sb) got to the turn with the board showing .  Donald check-raised all-in and after getting the count (432k more) Plamen called.

Donald had for a pair of 9s.  Plamen had for a pair of Tens.  River was the and Plamen took the pot.

Donald Drapel took 10th place and $3,300.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 24:  Blinds 12k/24k/3k ante

Here’s the final table lineup with chip approximations:

1. Jose Galvez 3.8 million
2. Alan Korpi 755k
3. Stephen Diamantas 1.52 million
4. Robbie Godbey 1 million
5. Vitor Coelho 450k
6. Plamen Stoyanov 1.115 million
7. Tom Giorgi 455k
8. Bruce Snell 1.6 million
9. Donald Drapel 737k
10. Neri Sanchez 1.57 million

The completed the last minute of level 24, then proceeded to

Level 25: Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 24:  Blinds 12k/24k/3k ante

In a battle of the blinds, Neri Sanchez (sb) and Roberto Barba (bb) saw a flop of J 2 2 and all the chips went in.

Roberto had for Jacks-up, but Neri had for trips.  The last two changed nothing and Neri took the pot.

Roberto Barba finished in 11th place, earning $3,300.

The final ten drew for seats and moved to the final table.  Since less than a minute remained on the clock, they proceeded to their 15-minute break.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 24:  Blinds 12k/24k/3k ante

Kirk Adams got all-in from the cutoff and got looked up by Stephen Diamantas in the small blind.

Kirk’s was in trouble against Stephen’s .  Then the flop fell giving Kirk an open-ender.  The on the turn swung the momentum back to Stephen, giving him a flush draw.

Then the landed on the river and it changed nothing.  Stephen’s pair held up to collect the pot.

Kirk Adams will collect $3,300 for his 12th place finish.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 24:  Blinds 12k/24k/3k ante

Vitor Coelho raised up front only to have Meir Barack jam on the button.

Vitor called, showing .  Meir was ahead with .

The board ran out and Vitor paired his Jack to take the pot.

Meir Barack was eliminated in 13th place, earning $2,539.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 24:  Blinds 12k/24k/3k ante

Bruce Snell raised from the button and Ray Lambert defended his big blind.  On the flop of all of Ray’s chips went in and he got the call.

Ray had for a pair of 8s.  Bruce had for just Ace-high.  Then the last two came and Ray got ‘Greensteined‘ by an Ace on the River.

Ray Lambert finished in 14th place, earning $2,539.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 23:  Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante

David Tuthill shoved for 214k and got called by Alan Korpi.  David’s was crushed by Alan’s .

The flop brought David some hope when it came .  He picked up a pair and backdoor straight outs.

The turn was the and gave him even more outs with an open-ender.

Then the on the river sealed his fate.  David hit the rail in 15th place, earning $2,539.