$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 202

After a series of raises preflop, Ryan Hogan found himself all in from under the gun for his last ~170,000 against Aaron Thivyanathan in the big blind.

Thivyanathan:
Hogan:

Hogan ran his suited slick straight into aces, unfortunate timing for his big hand. The dealer ran out the board and Hogan was sent out in seventh place.

Aaron Thivyanathan – 670,000 (67 bb)
Ryan Hogan – Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,780)

Before that hand, Frank Miceli was unable to run up his short stack and went out in eighth place for $5,976.

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 202

Shortly after the final table was underway, Curtis King shipped his shorter stack in the middle and chip leader David Shaw looked him up.

Shaw:
King:

King had two live cards to stay in the game, added a gutshot draw on the flop, but missed the turn and river. Shaw made an overkill nut flush and King was eliminated from the final table in ninth place.

David Shaw – 1,350,000 (135 bb)
Curtis King – Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,208)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 202

The nine remaining players took their new seats and cards went back in the air with David Shaw still holding the lead. Blinds increased to 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante and the average stack at 449,000 (45 bb).

Seat 1: Michael Vela – 490,000 (49 bb)
Seat 2: Joseph Presho – 450,000 (45 bb)
Seat 3: Thomas Boyden – 430,000 (43 bb)
Seat 4: Anthony Lambert – 325,000 (33 bb)
Seat 5: Aaron Thivyanathan – 710,000 (71 bb)
Seat 6: Curtis King – 175,000 (18 bb)
Seat 7: Ryan Hogan – 275,000 (28 bb)
Seat 8: David Shaw – 1,100,000 (110 bb)
Seat 9: Frank Miceli – 85,000 (9 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $52,083
2nd: $34,123
3rd: $20,103
4th: $12,236
5th: $9,444
6th: $7,828
7th: $6,780
8th: $5,976
9th: $5,208

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 202

Two big hands, one at each table, put Event 5 down to its final table of nine.

On Table 83, Oscar Lindo has his ~160,000 stack in the middle at risk against chip leader David Shaw.

Lindo:
Shaw:

Lindo was dominated and found no love on the board to go out in 11th place.

At the same time on Table 84, it was heads up between Aaron Thivyanathan with the board complete and reading . Thivyanathan dropped in a bunch of 25K chips, enough to cover the approximate 140,000 Leecy was holding. He thought it over for a few minutes and called at risk.

Thivyanathan flipped over for flopped two pair and Leecy’s was second best with to exit in 10th place.

Tournament staff paused the clock to redraw the final table nine.

10th: Matt Leecy – $4,507
11th: Oscar Lindo – $4,507

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 202

Players returned from break and quickly mixed it up. Five players hit the payout desk with some serious talent taken out of play. Only two more knock outs and they will form the final table.

12th: Kenneth Taffaro – $4,507
13th: Sam Panzica – $3,821
14th: AJ Kelsall – $3,821
15th: Tony March – $3,821
16th: Kevin Hazzard- $3,174

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 202

David Shaw briefly relinquished his lead after the Day 2 start but back on top at the first break. He returned to a big stack worth 687,000 with Aaron Thivyanathan the closest with 528,000.

Blinds went up to 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante and the average stack 253,00 (32 bb).

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 202

Event 5 lost more than half of the Day 2 field in the first three levels and 16 players were sent on their first break. Two more players were eliminated over the last part of the level with TK Miles and Gloria Shenefield falling short of the title.

17th: TK Miles – $3,174
18th: Gloria Shenefield – $3,174

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 202

Three-time WSOP Circuit winner Hamid Izadi was eliminated in 19th place to leave only two tables in the tournament. Everyone is now guaranteed at least $3,174 with $50,000 still staring at everyone from the top spot.

Blinds went up to 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante and the average stack 225,000 (37 bb).

19th: Hamid Izadi – $2,551
20th: John Gorsuch – $2,551
21st: Christopher Agnello – $2,551

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 202

It did not take long to burst the bubble; only one hand.

Sam Panzica opened the action from middle position and Shlomo Gardi three-bet shoved for 63,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and Panzica quickly called. Once action was complete at the other two tables, the hands were flipped over.

Panzica:
Gardi:

Gardi ran into a monster and the run out could not save him. He was eliminated on the bubble and the rest were in the money.

Sam Panzica – 182,000 (36 bb)
Shlomo Gardi – Eliminated

Event 5 payouts:

1st:  $52,083
2nd:  $34,123
3rd:  $20,103
4th:  $12,236
5th:  $9,444
6th:  $7,828
7th:  $6,780
8th:  $5,976
9th:  $5,208
10th-12th:  $4,507
13th-15th:  $3,821
16th-18th:  $3,174
19th-21st:  $2,551

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 202

With 22 players remaining and 21 getting paid, tournament staff paused to clock to begin play on the money bubble. The three tables will play hand-for-hand until one player is eliminated with two minutes coming off the clock per hand.