$570 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 106

The two players looked at the tournament and decided on a heads-up deal. Karl Manouchakian took home $10,000 for second place while Jacob Naumann earned $14,505 for the win plus the Guitar Trophy.

1st: Jacob Naumann – $14,505 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: Karl Manouchakian – $10,000

$570 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 106

Jacob Naumann – 1,810,000 (45 bb)
Karl Manouchakian – 840,000 (21 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $15,145 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: $9,360

$570 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 106

Jacob Naumann opened to 80,000 and Ashraf Chehate moved all in for 460,000. Karl Manouchakian folded and Naumann called.

Naumann:
Chehata:

Chehata was in trouble and needed a lot of help to stay in the game. Naumann locked up the hand as the dealer spread the board.

Jacob Naumann – 1,810,000 (45 bb)
Ashraf Chehata – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($6,371)

$570 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 106

Jacob Naumann open-shoved from the button for 270,000 and Ashraf Chehata called in the small blind.

“It might end right here boys,” Karl Manouchakian said to them from the big blind.

He called and it was three-ways with Naumann all in. The flop came and Chehata moved all in for 480,000. Manouchakian unhappily folded.

Naumann:
Chehata:

Naumann still needed help and found it on the turn to take the lead. The river finished the board and Naumann pulled the huge triple.

Jacob Naumann – 840,000 (28 bb)
Ashraf Chehata – 480,000 (16 bb)
Karl Manouchakian – 1,330,000 (44 bb)

$570 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 106

Action folded to Karl Manouchakian in the small blind, he opened to 65,000 and Fernando Rodriguez moved all in from the big. Manouchakian thought for several moments and called.

Manouchakian:
Rodriguez:

Both had similiar stacks and the board ran out to give Manouchakian the pot. After counting down the stacks, Manouchakian’s 695,000 had Rodriguez’s 640,000 covered.

Karl Manouchakian – 1,365,000 (46 bb)
Fernando Rodriguez – Eliminated in 4th Place ($4,474)

$570 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 106

Jacob Naumann open-shoved from under the gun for 270,000 and Fernando Rodriguez called in the big blind.

Naumann:
Rodriguez:

Naumann was live for a double, picked up a heart draw on the flop and got there on the turn to double once again.

Jacob Naumann – 570,000 (23 bb)
Fernando Rodriguez – 610,000 (24 bb)

$570 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 106

In a battle of the blind, Amelio Amato and Ashraf Chehata put all their chips in the middle with like-sized stacks.

Chehata:
Amato:

Chehata was in a dominant position and both paired the flop to keep Chehata in the lead. Amato found no help on the turn or river to exit in fifth place.

Ashraf Chehata – 575,000 (23 bb)
Amelio Amato – Eliminated in 5th Place ($3,245)

$570 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 106

Karl Manouchakian opened to 375,000 from under the gun, leaving only 35,000 behind, and it folded to Jacob Naumann on the button. He announced all in and Manouchakian called at risk.

Manouchakian:
Naumann:

Manouchakian was ahead in the race and double big after the . Naumann was down to only 75,000 but found two quick doubles to get a playable stack.

$570 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 106

There was little action after the Amato/Chehata double up and the five remaining players went on break with Fernando Rodriguez still in the lead.

Seat 4: Jacob Naumann – 475,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6: Ashraf Chehata – 290,000 (12 bb)
Seat 7: Amelio Amato – 235,000 (9 bb)
Seat 8: Karl Manouchakian – 555,000 (22 bb)
Seat 9: Fernando Rodriguez – 1,095,000 (44 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $15,145 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: $9,360
3rd: $6,371
4th: $4,474
5th: $3,245

$570 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 106

In a blind versus blind battle, Ashraf Chehata got his 200,000 stack in the middle from the big blind against Amelio Amato in the small.

Chehata:
Amato:

Chehata’s suited ace gave him a chance to double and he took the lead on the flop. The board finished with the turn and river to send Chehata the double.

Ashraf Chehata – 415,000 (28 bb)
Amelio Amato – 325,000 (22 bb)