$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 304

James Kerr opened the action from middle position, Glen Nortin moved all in for 645,000 and Kerr called to put him at risk.

Kerr:
Nortin:

It was a fair fight and Nortin saw an ace in the window but it was followed by a nine on the flop. Kerr was ahead with his set of nines and sent Nortin out after the turn and river.

James Kerr – 2,010,000 (50 bb)
Glen Nortin – Eliminated in 8th Place ($17,660)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 304

James Kerr opened to 90,000 from the button and Robert LeBeau three-bet to 400,000 from the big blind. Kerr dropped enough black and yellow 100K chips in the middle to cover LeBeau and he called at risk for 855,000 total.

LeBeau: qc]
Kerr:

LeBeau was in front for the double and his queens held on the board for a double up.

Robert LeBeau – 1,730,000 (43 bb)
James Kerr – 1,360,000 (34 bb)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 304

James McKinnon opened to 370,000 leaving 15K behind sitting on top of his hole cards. It folded to James Kerr and he moved all in from the button. Then, Glen Hortin live-misclicked from the small blind, saying “call” before starting to muck his cards.

Floor was called, the call stood, and McKinnon came along for his last 15,000.

McKinnon:
Kerr:
Hortin:

The table was still stunned at the preflop action and it got more interesting after the flop. Hortin was now drawing for a diamond flush and double knockout.

McKinnon improved when he paired his jack on the turn but Kerr took the entire pot when he hit the river.

McKinnon was sent out in ninth place while Kerr pulled a full double through Hortin.

James Kerr – 2,215,000 (55 bb)
Glen Hortin – 810,000 (20 bb)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 304

Seat 1: Aaron Mederos – 765,000 (19 bb)
Seat 2: Shayne Mogilski – 1,375,000 (34 bb)
Seat 3: James Kerr – 805,000 (20 bb)
Seat 4: Glen Hortin – 1,705,000 (43 bb)
Seat 5: Robert LeBeau – 995,000 (25 bb)
Seat 6: Ya Yun Liu – 3,720,000 (93 bb)
Seat 7: Jeevan Nomula – 530,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Joel Deutsch – 1,850,000 (46 bb)
Seat 9: James McKinnon – 385,000 (10 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: $13,940

$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:  9 of 304

Joel Deutsch opened to 75,000 from the button, Andrew Neiding moved all in for 675,000 from the big blind and Deutsch called with the bigger stack.

Deutsch:
Neiding:

Neiding needed a lot of help to stay in the Championship but missed the entire board to exit in tenth place.

Tournament staff paused the clock to redraw seats for the final table.

Joel Deutsch – 1,950,000 (65 bb)
Andrew Neiding – Eliminated in 10th Place ($13,940)

$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)