$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 94

While we are concentrating on the four-handed Championship, Event 14 reached its final table and down to five players. Karl Manouchakian leads with Event 12 winner and runner-up Bret Apter and Hunter Cichy still in contention along with Aaron Thivyanathan and Daniel Sepoil.

Seat 1: Aaron Thivyanathan – 585,000 (49 bb)
Seat 2: Daniel Sepoil – 664,000 (55 bb)
Seat 3: Karl Manouchakian – 761,000 (63 bb)
Seat 4: Hunter Cichy – 357,000 (30 bb)
Seat 5: Brett Apter – 465,000 (39 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $45,970 + TPC trophy
2nd: $28,410
3rd: $18,850
4th: $13,020
5th: $9,390

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 440

Justin Zaki open-shipped for 950,000 from the button and Tom McDonald called in the big blind for slightly more.

McDonald:
Zaki:

Zaki was live for a double up but he couldn’t catch on the board to exit the Championship in fifth place.

Tom McDonald – 2,150,000 (22 bb)
Justin Zaki – Eliminated in 5th Place ($54,830)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 440

Paul Snead opened to 225,000 from the cutoff and Alexander Orlov moved all in for 950,000 from the button. The blinds folded, Snead asked for a count and called.

“I’m peeling,” Snead said to Bryce McVay.

Snead:
Orlov:

Snead was ahead with the bigger ace and his hand held on the board to send a tough Orlov out in sixth place.

Paul Snead – 6,400,000 (64 bb)
Alexander Orlov – Eliminated in 6th Place ($41,800)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 440

Justin Zaki open-shoved for 950,000 from the hijack and Dante Cianfarra reshipped for 1,350,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and the cards were tabled.

Zaki:
Cianfarra:

It was a race and Zaki took the lead on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Zaki doubled with aces up.

Cianfarra was down to only 400,000 and put those in the middle on the next hand. Paul Snead called from the small blind to put Cianfarra at risk.

Cianfarra:
Snead:

Cianfarra was in shape for a needed double and his hand held after the run out.

Justin Zaki – 2,150,000 (22 bb)
Dante Cianfarra – 1,000,000 (10 bb)
Paul Snead – 5,450,000 (55 bb)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 440

Seat 1: Dante Cianfarra – 1,425,000 (14 bb)
Seat 2: Tom McDonald – 1,500,000 (15 bb)
Seat 3: Bryce McVay – 6,400,000 (64 bb)
Seat 4: Paul Snead – 5,850,000 (59 bb)
Seat 6: Alexander Orlov – 1,450,000 (15 bb)
Seat 8: Justin Zaki – 950,000 (10 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $198,150
2nd: $132,095
3rd: $97,475
4th: $72,710
5th: $54,830
6th: $41,800

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 440

Siddharth Siddharth open-shoved for 1,160,000 and it folded to Bryce McVay in the small blind. He asked for the count, took a moment, and called.

“One time,” Paul Snead said as he checked his cards in the big blind.

“There are only two left,” McVay told Snead after he folded.

McVay:
Siddharth:

The board ran out to give Siddharth a small sweat but the Poker Room regular was eliminated in seventh place.

Bryce McVay – 5,910,000 (74 bb)
Siddharth Siddharth – Eliminated in 7th Place ($32,225)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 440

With right around 1,000,000 in the pot and the board reading , Bryce McVay bet 550,000 from the big blind. Dante Cianfarra thought for a few minutes and called to finish the massive pot.

McVay tabled for a turned ten-high straight, Ciafarra mucked his hand, and the former leader dropped under 15 big blinds.

Bryce McVay – 4,750,000 (59 bb)
Dante Cianfarra – 1,150,000 (14 bb)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 440

Paul Snead opened to 180,000 from the cutoff, Sean Conklin moved all in for 1,035,000 from the small blind and Snead called after double checking the count.

Snead:
Conklin:

Conklin was ahead for another double but Snead paired his king on the flop to take the lead. The turn and river could not save Conklin’s Championship and he was eliminated in eighth place.

Paul Snead – 5,400,000 (68 bb)
Sean Conklin – Eliminated in 8th Place ($25,125)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 440

Blinds are up at the Championship final table with eight players still in the hunt and Bryce McVay sitting at the top. Here are the approximate counts:

Seat 1: Dante Cianfarra – 2,550,000 (32 bb)
Seat 2: Tom McDonald – 2,460,000 (31 bb)
Seat 3: Bryce McVay – 3,280,000 (41 bb)
Seat 4: Paul Snead – 2,975,000 (37 bb)
Seat 6: Alexander Orlov – 1,480,000 (19 bb)
Seat 7: Sean Conklin – 1,590,000 (20 bb)
Seat 8: Justin Zaki – 1,400,000 (18 bb)
Seat 9: Siddharth Siddharth – 1,820,000 (23 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $198,150
2nd: $132,095
3rd: $97,475
4th: $72,710
5th: $54,830
6th: $41,800
7th: $32,225
8th: $25,125

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 440

After a long stretch with few showdowns and no seven-digit pots, Alexander Orlov decided to make a stand. Paul Snead opened to 125,000 from the button and Orlov moved all in for 580,000. Snead asked for a count and called.

Orlov:
Snead:

Orlov was ahead for a double but needed to fade the two suited live cards. The flop changed nothing and Orlov had his double after the turn and river.

Alexander Orlov – 1,280,000 (21 bb)
Paul Snead – 2,975,000 (50 bb)