Event 6: Joe Presho – 8th Place ($3,030)

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players remaining:  7 of 94

Joe Presho

Joe Presho found himself down to 91,000 and put those chips in the middle against Adam Jaffe.

Presho: 7h7c
Jaffe: AcTc

They were racing and Presho needed his sevens to hold to double up. Jaffe took the lead on the AsQh2d flop when he paired his ace and Presho was sent to the payout desk after the Jc turn and 5s river.

Adam Jaffe – 335,000 (28 bb)
Joe Presho – Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,030)

Event 6: Jeff Hardin – 9th Place ($2,620)

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players remaining:  8 of 94

Jeff Hardin

After playing a long short stacked game, with several double ups at two tables, Jeff Hardin was again all in. This time it was for 68,000 from middle position and Tom McDonald called to put him at risk once again.

“Your the best all-in players here,” Raminder Singh told him.

McDonald: 8d8s
Hardin: Qd9d

It was a coin flip but McDonald virtually slammed the door on the 8h5s5d board with his full house. The Kc turn left Hardini drawing dead to the 6s river and ninth place.

Tom McDonald – 445,000 (37 bb)
Jeff Hardin – Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,620)

Event 6: Jeff Hardin Doubles Through Adam Jaffe

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players remaining:  9 of 94

Jeff Hardin open-shipped for 64,000 and it folded to Adam Jaffe in the cutoff. He called the shove and the button and blinds folded.

Hardin: AhQh
Jaffe: 9s9d

Jaffe was leading the race but Hardin jumped ahead with a queen in the window of the Qd7d3d flop. He needed to fade the nines and diamonds in the deck then pulled a double after the 6s turn and 5s river.

Jeff Hardin – 153,000 (15 bb)
Adam Jaffe – 130,000 (13 bb)

Event 5: Joseph Kessman ($6,475) Defeats John Binns ($4,310) for the Title

$400 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante

Joseph Kessman

After a long heads-up battle, newcomer Joseph Kessman defeated journeyman John Binns for the $400 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha title. Binns earned $4,310 for his runner-up finish while Kessman earned $6,475 along with the WPO trophy.

Tournament report to come later this evening.

1st: Joseph Kessman – $6,475
2nd: John Binns – $4,310

John Binns

Event 6: Final Table Lineup

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players remaining:  9 of 94

After David DiBernardi was eliminated in tenth place, tournament staff paused the clock and the last nine players redrew seats for the final table.

Seat 1: Raminder Singh – 235,000 (24 bb)
Seat 2: Karl Manouchakian – 210,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3: Shane Melert – 525,000 (53 bb)
Seat 4: Adam Jaffe – 170,000 (17 bb)
Seat 5: Joe Presho – 136,000 (14 bb)
Seat 6: Cody Hernandez – 325,000 (33 bb)
Seat 7: Philip Jackson – 690,000 (69 bb)
Seat 8: Jeff Hardin – 81,000 (8 bb)
Seat 9: Tom McDonald – 450,000 (45 bb)

1st: $26,180 + WPO trophy
2nd: $17,460
3rd: $11,840
4th: $8,330
5th: $6,080
6th: $4,620
7th: $3,660
8th: $3,030
9th: $2,620

10th: David DiBernardi – $2,620
11th: Joey Zahn – $2,370
12th: Dion Jagroo – $2,370

Event 6: Joey Zahn Eliminated in 11th Place

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players remaining:  10 of 94

Joey Zahn

After the dinner break, Joey Zahn and Cody Hernandez got all the chips in the middle, Hernandez on the button and Zahn in the big blind. Hernandez was ahead with QcQh against Ad9d and held after the Js6h5d7cQs board.

The stacks were counted down and Hernadez was at risk for 154,000. Zahn was left with 20K and eliminated on the next hand by Karl Manouchakian.

Cody Hernandez – 320,000 (40 bb)
Joey Zahn – Eliminated in 11th Place ($2,370)

Event 6: Dinner Break Counts

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players remaining:  11 of 94

Philip Jackson leads Event 6 at dinner break

Event 6 was sent on a 40-minute dinner break shortly after they made it into the money. Dion Jagroo was eliminated in 12th place and the 11 remaining took a long walk.

They return to play down to the final table and eventual Event 6 champ.

Table 32
Seat 1: Joe Presho – 144,000 (18 bb)
Seat 2: Cody Hernandez – 173,000 (22 bb)
Seat 3: Shane Melert – 455,000 (57 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: Joey Zahn – 81,000 (10 bb)
Seat 8: Karl Manouchakian – 336,000 (42 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1: David DiBernardi – 89,000 (11 bb)
Seat 2: Adam Jaffe – 191,000 (24 bb)
Seat 3: Tom McDonald – 415,000 (52 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Philip Jackson – 520,000 (65 bb)
Seat 7: Raminder Singh – 358,000 (45 bb)
Seat 8: Jeff Hardin – 59,000 (7 bb)

1st: $26,180 + WPO trophy
2nd: $17,460
3rd: $11,840
4th: $8,330
5th: $6,080
6th: $4,620
7th: $3,660
8th: $3,030
9th-10th: $2,620
11th: $2,370
12th: Dion Jagroo – $2,370