$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 304

James Kerr opened to 65,000 from under the gun and Joel Deutsch three-bet to 170,000 from the button. The blinds folded, Kerr confirmed how much Deutsch had behind, and moved all in.

Deutsch snapped in a call at risk for 710,000.

Deutsch:
Kerr:

“Why did you have to have an ace?” Deutsch asked at a table that’s been hitting a lot of single over cards.

But this time was different when Deutsch made a set on the flop and held after the turn and river.

Joel Deutsch – 1,495,000 (50 bb)
James Kerr – 1,300,000 (43 bb)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 304

We had two doubles on Table 22, Joel Deutsch through James Kerr and Glen Hortin through Andrew Neiding before Eli Kiwan took a shot of his own on Table 21.

He was all in for about 250,000-ish holding against Aaron Mederos’s . The board ran out and no help for Kiwan to send him out in 11th place.

Aaron Mederos – 770,000 (31 bb)
Eli Kiwan – Eliminated in 10th Place ($11,360)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 304

After Ken O’Donnell sent a small double to Joel Duetsch when his queens couldn’t hold against king-jack, he was all in right after for 515,000 with another big hand against Robert LeBeau.

O’Donnell:
LeBeau:

A huge cooler with big money coming up and couldn’t find a save on the board to go out in 12th place.

Robert LeBeau – 1,300,000 (52 bb)
Ken O’Donnell – Eliminated in 12th Place ($11,360)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 304

Table 21
Seat 2: Jeevan Nomula – 685,000 (27 bb)
Seat 3: Ya Yun Liu – 1,975,000 (79 bb)
Seat 4: Aaron Mederos – 620,000 (25 bb)
Seat 5: James McKinnon – 950,000 (38 bb)
Seat 6: Eli Kiwan – 305,000 (12 bb)
Seat 7: Shayne Mogilski – 1,475,000 (59 bb)

Table 22
Seat 1: Joel Deutsch – 355,000 (14 bb)
Seat 2: Glen Hortin – 375,000 (15 bb)
Seat 4: Andrew Neiding – 1,725,000 (69 bb)
Seat 5: Ken O’Donnell – 735,000 (29 bb)
Seat 7: James Kerr – 2,190,000 (88 bb)
Seat 8: Robert LeBeau – 660,000 (26 bb)

1st: $144,840 + SPS trophy
2nd: $96,370
3rd: $70,290
4th: $51,940
5th: $38,890
6th: $29,500
7th: $22,670
8th: $17,660
9th-10th: $13,940
11th-12th: $11,360

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 304

Robert LeBeau opened from the small blind, Joel Deutsch ripped in for 240,000 from the big and LeBeau called.

Deutsch:
LeBeau:

Deutsch was ahead but had to dodge some live cards. They both paired the flop but Deutsch was still tops. Neither the turn nor the river changed anything and Deutsch doubled.

Joel Deutsch – 510,000 (26 bb)
Robert LeBeau – 660,000 (33 bb)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 304

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 304

Andrew Neiding opened to 50,000 from under the gun and Wagner Wysotchanski moved all in for 435,000 from the hijack. James Kerr reshipped from the cutoff and Neiding abandoned his hand.

Kerr:
Wysotchanski:

Wysotchanski had spades and an over card but the all-low board was no help to send him out in 14th place.

James Kerr – 1,930,000 (97 bb)
Wagner Wysotchanski – Eliminated in 14th Place ($9,440)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 304

With the flop reading , Joel Deutsch was all in and at risk for 250,000 against James Kerr.

Deutsch:
Kerr:

Deutsch was in trouble after Kerr out-flopped with two pair aces and fives but Deutsch returned the favor when he made his aces up on the turn. The river finished the board and Deutsch doubled with the bigger boat.

Joel Deutsch – 600,000 (40 bb)
James Kerr – 960,000 (64 bb)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 304

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 304

Wayne Leonard opened the action from the button, Ya Yun Liu three-bet shipped from the big blind, and Leonard called at risk for about 410,000.

Liu:
Leonard:

Liu was ahead with the fives and made a set on the flop. Leonard picked up a diamond draw and gutshot wheel draw on the turn but blanked the river to go out in 16th place.

Ya Yun Liu – 1,220,000 (81 bb)
Wayne Leonard – Eliminated in 16th Place ($7,990)