$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 found himself down to 91,000 and put those chips in the middle against Adam Jaffe.
Presho: Jaffe:
They were racing and Presho needed his sevens to hold to double up. Jaffe took the lead on the flop when he paired his ace and Presho was sent to the payout desk after the turn and river.
Adam Jaffe – 335,000 (28 bb) Joe Presho – Eliminated in 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: 8 of 94
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: Hardin:
It was a coin flip but McDonald virtually slammed the door on the board with his full house. The turn left Hardini drawing dead to the river and ninth place.
Tom McDonald – 445,000 (37 bb) Jeff Hardin – Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,620)
$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: Jaffe:
Jaffe was leading the race but Hardin jumped ahead with a queen in the window of the flop. He needed to fade the nines and diamonds in the deck then pulled a double after the turn and river.
Jeff Hardin – 153,000 (15 bb) Adam Jaffe – 130,000 (13 bb)
$400 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry) $10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 21: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
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
$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.
$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
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 against and held after the 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)
$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
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.