$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 625

Thad McNulty was the chip leader early on Day 2 and back in the lead when the 20 remaining players bagged their chips for a Monday return. It’s a tight race at the top with Ray Mancini right behind him and Ryan Brown and Michael Dalbreth also returning to more than two million.

Cards go back in the air at noon on Monday and it will be a long grind to find our champ.

Seat 1: Tom Nguyen – 1,175,000 (24 bb)
Seat 2: Ray Mancini – 2,520,000 (50 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Wagner Wysotchanski – 1,400,000 (28 bb)
Seat 6: Thad McNulty – 2,575,000 (52 bb)
Seat 7: Ryan Brown – 2,290,000 (46 bb)
Seat 8: Billy Papadopoulos – 155,000 (3 bb)

Seat 1: Steve Buckner – 1,095,000 (22 bb)
Seat 2: Peter Vitantonio – 705,000 (14 bb)
Seat 3: Juan Carlos Ramirez – 1,275,000 (26 bb)
Seat 4: Henry Nguyen – 655,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5: Rodney Turvin – 1,650,000 (33 bb)
Seat 6: Alec Magdan – 1,605,000 (32 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Pavel Milanov – 1,555,000 (31 bb)

Seat 1: Michael Laake – 370,000 (7 bb)
Seat 2: Chris McNally – 345,000 (7 bb)
Seat 3: Fred Paradis – 1,120,000 (22 bb)
Seat 4: Carlos Loving – 830,000 (17 bb)
Seat 5: Ryan D’Angelo – 725,000 (15 bb)
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: Huicun Qiao – 715,000 (14 bb)
Seat 8: Michael Dalberth – 2,120,000 (42 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $171,670 + Guitar trophy
2nd: $114,350
3rd: $84,160
4th: $62,630
5th: $47,130
6th: $35,870
7th: $27,610
8th: $21,500
9th-10th: $16,930
11th-12th: $13,490
13th-14th: $10,940
15th-16th: $9,000
17th-20th: $7,490

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 625

It was four-ways to a flop of and Thad McNulty checked from the small blind. Ray Mancini bet 250,000 from the hijack and Mike Rossi moved all in for 750,000 from the cutoff. Wagner Wysotchanski considered before he folded, McNulty folded, and Mancini quickly called with the bigger stack.

Mancini:
Rossi:

Rossi was dominating pre-flop but Mancini caught aces up and his two-pair held after the turn and river to send our former chip leader out in 21st.

Ray Mancini – 2,700,000 (68 bb)
Mike Rossi – Eliminated in 21st Place ($6,330)

Tournament staff announced that play would end after Level 23. Players will bag up their chips and return on Monday at noon to continue.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 625

Action folded to Fred Paradis and he open-shipped for 465,000 from the button. Carlos Loving folded his small blind and Ryan D’Angelo called from the big.

Paradis:
D’Angelo:

Paradis was ahead and stayed that way after the flop but D’Angelo picked up an open-ended straight draw. The turn changed nothing and Paradis had another double after the river.

Fred Paradis – 990,000 (25 bb)
Ryan D’Angelo – 495,000 (12 bb)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 625

Here’s a look at the counts on break. Tonight will continue until 16 players remain and they will move to Day 3 tomorrow at noon.

Blinds are up to 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante and the average stack is about 1,190,000 (30 bb).

Table 11
Seat 1: Tom Nguyen – 1,535,000 (38 bb)
Seat 2: Ray Mancini – 865,000 (22 bb)
Seat 3: Mike Rossi – 1,065,000 (27 bb)
Seat 4: Empty
Seat 5: Wagner Wysotchanski – 1,250,000 (31 bb)
Seat 6: Thad McNulty – 1,915,000 (48 bb)
Seat 7: Ryan Brown – 2,440,000 (61 bb)
Seat 8: Billy Papadopoulos – 885,000 (22 bb)

Table 21
Seat 1: Steve Buckner – 1,060,000 (27 bb)
Seat 2: Peter Vitantonio – 890,000 (22 bb)
Seat 3: Juan Carlos Ramirez – 1,115,000 (28 bb)
Seat 4: Henry Nguyen – 1,145,000 (29 bb)
Seat 5: Rodney Turvin – 1,565,000 (39 bb)
Seat 6: Alec Magdan – 1,665,000 (42 bb)
Seat 7: Empty
Seat 8: Pavel Milanov – 1,020,000 (26 bb)

Table 22
Seat 1: Michael Laake – 360,000 (9 bb)
Seat 2: Chris McNally – 410,000 (10 bb)
Seat 3: Fred Paradis – 685,000 (17 bb)
Seat 4: Carlos Loving – 930,000 (23 bb)
Seat 5: Ryan D’Angelo – 1,000,000 (25 bb)
Seat 6: Empty
Seat 7: Huicun Qiao – 835,000 (21 bb)
Seat 8: Michael Dalberth – 1,940,000 (49 bb)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 625

Mike Rossi opened to 80,000 and Ryan Brown raised to 225,000. Rossi called, the flop came , and Rossi checked. Brown bet 100,000, Rossi moved all in, and Brown called at risk for 840,000.

Brown was ahead with against pocket nines and his flopped top/top was good for a huge double after the turn and river.

Ryan Brown – 2,440,000 (81 bb)
Mike Rossi – 1,065,000 (36 bb)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 625

Tom Nguyen put his 495,000 in the middle and chip leader Mike Rossi had a chance to knock him out.

Nguyen:
Rossi:

Rossi called for a five on every street but blanked the and Nguyen’s queens held for his double.

Tom Nguyen – 1,065,000 (36 bb)
Mike Rossi – 2,630,000 (88 bb)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 625

Dion Jagroo opened to 60,000 from the hijack and Mike Rossi made it 145,000 from the button. Wagner Wysotchanski thought for several minutes before he folded his hand. Jagroo moved all in for about 980,000 and Rossi snapped his call.

Rossi:
Jagroo:

Rossi woke up to a button monster and things got a lot worse for Jagroo on the flop. The board finished with the turn and river to send Jagroo out in 22nd place.

Mike Rossi – 3,125,000 (104 bb)

22nd: Dion Jagroo – $6,330
23rd: Anthony Bertuucio – $6,330
24th: Kyle Givens – $6,330

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 625

It folded to Fred Paradis on the button and he opened to 60,000. Carlos Loving moved all in from the small blind, Ryan D’Angelo folded his big, and Paradis called at risk for 435,000.

Paradis:
Loving:

Paradis was in trouble against the big pair but took the lead when he paired his ace on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Paradis doubled.

Fred Paradis – 930,000 (31 bb)
Carlos Loving – 640,000 (21 bb)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 625

Due to the pace of play and deep stacks, the Championship will continue playing this evening until 16 players remain. Those two tables will return tomorrow to play it down to the Champion.

Blinds are up to 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante and the average stack is about 1,085,000 (36 bb).

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 625

With the board reading and about 300K in the pot, Billy Papadopoulos moved all in for 620,000 and Ryan Brown had him at risk.

Papadopoulos:
Brown:

A cooler for Brown and big hand for Papadopoulos, both flopped trip kings but Brown was outkicked. The river finished the board and Papadopoulos doubled big.

Billy Papadopoulos – 1,760,000 (70 bb)
Ryan Brown – 1,550,000 (62 bb)