$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 772

Kevin Ragusa opened to 250,000 from middle position and only T.K. Miles came along from the big blind to the flop. Both players checked, the turn was and Miles checked. Ragusa bet 350,000 and Miles called to see the river.

Miles bet 675,000 and Ragusa moved all in for 1,725,000. Miles thought for several moments before folding the big pot to Ragusa.

Kevin Ragusa – 3,125,000 (25 bb)
T.K. Miles – 2,325,000 (19 bb)

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 772

Seat 1: T.K. Miles – 4,100,000 (33 bb)
Seat 2: Howard Feingold – 1,225,000 (10 bb)
Seat 3: Cody Hernandez – 3,100,000 (25 bb)
Seat 4: Kevin Ragusa – 2,100,000 (17 bb)
Seat 5: Henry Fischer – 1,600,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: RJ Sullivan – 2,425,000 (19 bb)
Seat 7: Robert Michener – 3,725,000 (30 bb)
Seat 8: Alex Rusinovas – 3,900,000 (31 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $213,035 + WPO guitar trophy
2nd: $142,030
3rd: $104,850
4th: $78,230
5th: $58,995
6th: $44,980
7th: $34,675
8th: $27,025

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 772

Aaron Thivyanathan open-shipped for about 1,200,000 and it folded around to Robert Michener in the big blind.

“I think I have to call,” Michener said before he called.

Thivyanathan:
Michener:

Thivyanathan needed to improve to double up but missed the board to exit in 10th place.

Robert Michener – 3,300,000 (33 bb)
Aaron Thivyanathan – Eliminated in 10th Place ($21,305)

At the same time, Maurice Hawkins was getting his chips in the middle with the board reading against T.K. Miles. Hawkins was ahead with against , the turn was a blank, but Miles made a king-high straight on the river to send Hawkins out in ninth.

Tournament staff paused the clock and they would start with an eight-handed final table.

T.K. Miles – 3,475,000 (35 bb)
Maurice Hawkins – Eliminated in 9th Place ($21,305)

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 772

It folded to T.K. Miles and he open-shipped for 850,000. Eric Valerio moved all in with a similar stack and the rest of the table folded.

Miles:
Valerio:

Valerio was ahead preflop and nothing changed on the flop. Miles took the lead when he paired his king on the turn. The board finished river and Miles doubled after they counted down the stacks.

Valerio was left with only 125,000 survived an orbit but was gone soon after.

T.K. Miles – 1,950,000 (20 bb)
Eric Valerio – Eliminated in 11th Place ($16,985)

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 772

It folded to Nick Agnew and he moved all in for about 750,000. Robert Michener called next to act and everyone else got out of the way.

Michener:
Agnew:

Agnew had a flip to double but needed to improve. He missed the flop and was eliminated after the turn and river.

Robert Michener – 2,600,000 (26 bb)
Nick Agnew – Eliminated in 12th Place ($16,985)

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 772

Table 20
Seat 1: Nick Agnew – 1,225,000 (12 bb)
Seat 2: Robert Michener – 1,850,000 (19 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Kevin Ragusa – 3,725,000 (37 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Howard Feingold – 1,100,000 (11 bb)
Seat 7: Aaron Thivyanathan – 1,325,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Alex Rusinovas – 2,750,000 (28 bb)

Table 21
Seat 1: T.K. Miles – 1,000,000 (10 bb)
Seat 2: Eric Valerio – 1,200,000 (12 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: RJ Sullivan – 1,825,000 (18 bb)
Seat 6: Cody Hernandez – 3,300,000 (33 bb)
Seat 7: Henry Fischer – 2,550,000 (26 bb)
Seat 8: Maurice Hawkins – 1,225,000 (12 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $213,035 + WPO guitar trophy
2nd: $142,030
3rd: $104,850
4th: $78,230
5th: $58,995
6th: $44,980
7th: $34,675
8th: $27,025
9th-10th: $21,305
11th-12th: $16,985

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 772

On the last hand before the color up break, action folded to Fred Cabral in the hijack. He moved all in for about 900,000 and Kevin Ragusa moved all in over the top from the cutoff. The buttons and blinds folded and we saw the cards.

Ragusa:
Cabral:

Ragusa was ahead but Cabral had two live suited connectors. Both players paired the flop and Cabral made two pair on the turn. His joy was short-lived with the river came to counterfeit his two pair, Ragusa took the pot with kings and deuces to send Cabral out in 13th place.

Kevin Ragusa – 3,725,000 (47 bb)
Fred Cabral – Eliminated in 13th place ($13,700)

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 772

Howard Feingold was down to 690,000 and open-ripped from early position. It folded around to Fred Cabral in the big blind and he called.

Feingold:
Cabral:

Feingold needed to improve to double up and he caught a jack on the flop. No sweat on the turn and river for another double in the Main Event.

Howard Feingold – 1,500,000 (19 bb)
Fred Cabral – 900,000 (11 bb)

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 772

With a lot of money in the future, the last two tables came to a standstill with a lot of tanks and uncalled shoved.

Until Nick Agnew open-shoved for 550,000 from the button and Fred Cabral looked him up after thinking a few minutes.

Agnew:
Cabral:

Agnew was ahead but had some live cards to dodge to double. He did more than that when he flopped trip aces on the board. It finished and and Agnew had a needed double.

Nick Agnew – 1,220,000 (15 bb)
Fred Cabral – 2,100,000 (26 bb)

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 772

Fred Cabral opened to 125,000 from under the gun and Aaron Thivyanathan called from the hijack. Robert Michener ripped it in from the small blind for 1,030,000 and Cabral folded. Thivyanathan quickly called with the bigger stack.

Michener:
Thivyanathan:

It was a race and Michener needed to improve to double up. The flop and turn changed nothing but Michener paired his queen on the river for a huge double.

Robert Michener – 2,330,000 (39 bb)
Aaron Thivyanathan – 1,180,000 (20 bb)

14th: Rodney Turvin – $13,700
15th: Frank Weigel – $11,180
16th: Tarun Gulati – $11,180