$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Remaining Players: 1 of 108 Entries

Blaise Ingoglia got all in with preflop, and AJ Kelsall had him covered holding on the button.

The final board ran out , and Ingoglia was eliminated in second place, good for $18,740. That made Kelsall the champion of the tournament, and he took home $28,420 up top along with the SPS guitar pick trophy.

Stay tuned for the winner photo and interview with the local champion.

$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Remaining Players: 2 of 108 Entries

Blaise Ingoglia has gained the chip advantage in the heads-up final against AJ Kelsall with close to a 2:1 chip advantage.

There was one all-in hand between the final two, but both players held an ace on a final board dealt 8-7-4-8-4 where the kickers didn’t matter.

Seat 1: Blaise Ingoglia – 2,070,000
Seat 6: AJ Kelsall – 1,170,000

$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Remaining Players: 2 of 108 Entries

Heads-up play has been going for a hot minute between AJ Kelsall and Blaise Ingoglia. Neither player has been all-in yet as they test each other out during the final battle, and now they’re separated by just two big blinds.

Seat 1: Blaise Ingoglia – 1,580,000
Seat 6: AJ Kelsall – 1,660,000

$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Remaining Players: 2 of 108 Entries

After a prolonged period of pretty even stacks between the final two players, things are now tilting in the direction of AJ Kelsall. Here is a look at the chips among the final two players.

Seat 1: Blaise Ingoglia – 900,000
Seat 6: AJ Kelsall – 2,340,000

$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Remaining Players: 2 of 108 Entries

Sean Boland busted when his A-Q ran into the A-J of Blaise Ingoglia on a final board reading  A-10-7-10-J. Boland busted in third place, good for $12,360. Boland was the winner of the July no-limit hold’em leader board, and he won a prize package worth $8,900.

Ingoglia stacked up 1.82 million after collecting the pot, which gives him a slight advantage over the 1.42 million held by Kelsall to start the final match.

$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Remaining Players: 3 of 108 Entries

Ryan Luker has busted out of Event 11 in fourth place, good for $8,530 in prize money.

Here is a look at the chip stacks among the final three players:

Seat 1: Blaise Ingoglia – 1,500,000
Seat 3: Sean Boland – 360,000
Seat 6: AJ Kelsall – 1,380,000

$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 18:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Remaining Players: 4 of 108 Entries

Ricardo Eyzaguirre was all in for around 300,000 with from the hijack, and AJ Kelsall had him covered holding on the button. The final board read , and Eyzaguirre was eliminated in sixth place, good for $4,470.

Just a few minutes later Daniel Zucker was all in for about 200,000 with 10-7, and Kelsall had him covered holding on a board that ran out ace-high. Zucker was eliminated in fifth place to take home $4,470. Kelsall increased his chip lead to 1.43 million after collecting the pot.

A fellow player at the table said “Fly Eagles Fly” after the one-two knockout punch, and it came from no less than a New York Jets fan so the final table shared a laugh.

AJ Kelsall – 1,430,000 (95 bb)
Daniel Zucker – Eliminated in Fifth Place ($6,070)
Ricardo Eyzaguirre – Eliminated in Sixth Place ($4,470)

$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Remaining Players: 6 of 108 Entries

Here is a look at where the final six players are seated at the final table with chip counts:

Seat 1: Blaise Ingoglia – 755,000
Seat 2: Ryan Luker – 320,000
Seat 3: Sean Boland – 635,000
Seat 4: Ricardo Eyzaguirre – 300,000
Seat 5: Daniel Zucker – 200,000
Seat 6: AJ Kelsall – 1,020,000

$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Remaining Players: 6 of 108 Entries

Johnny Bromberg was eliminated in eighth place, and Mark Koeln exited in seventh place with both players pocketing $3,400. The final six players have now been seated at the final table.

$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Remaining Players: 8 of 108 Entries

AJ Kelsall is among the final eight players in Event 11, and he will be adding to his career earnings of more than $2.8 million wherever he finishes tonight. The Tampa resident was born in Pennsylvania, and you need to look no further than his fandom for Philadelphia sports teams to see that first hand.

Kelsall holds a World Series of Poker gold bracelet, and he has three WSOP Circuit gold rings as well. Kelsall has nine tournament victories in his career, and the largest tournament score he has claimed was worth $443,259 for a third-place finish in a six-max no-limit hold’em event earlier this year at the WSOP.