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Event 2: Gabriel Garcia – 5th Place ($21,890)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,463

Gabriel Garcia

Chip leader George Allen opened the action from under the gun and Gabriel Garcia moved all in from the button for 1,125,000. Allen called and Garcia was at risk.

Allen: Qc5c
Garcia: Ad9c

Garcia had two live cards to dodge but Allen stayed hot by pairing his queen on the Qh6h2s flop. The board finished with 2c turn and 4h river to send Garcia out in fifth place.

George Allen – 13,200,000 (44 bb)
Gabriel Gracia – Eliminated in 5th Place ($21,890)

Event 2: Enreko Fracassi – 6th Place ($16,740)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,463

Enreko Fracassi

George Allen limped from the cutoff and Enreko Fracassi moved all in from the small blind for 1,100,000. Gabriel Garcia folded his big blind and Allen called.

Allen: Ks3s
Fracassi: QhQd

Fracassi caught a big hand to try for his double but Allen caught the Kh8s5c flop to pair his king. Bad luck for Fracassi and he couldn’t return the favor on the Ts turn or Js river to go out in fifth place.

George Allen – 11,200,000 (37 bb)
Enreko Fracassi – Eliminated in 6th Place ($16,740)

Event 2: Thomas McDonald Doubles Through Juan Rodriguez

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,463

Juan Rodriguez opened to 500,000 from the button and Thomas McDonald called from the big blind to see the Kd7h2h flop. Thomas bet 700,000 and Rodriguez put a barrel of 100K chips for a 2,000,000 bet. McDonald moved all in for 2,600,000 total and Rodriguez called.

Rodriguez: QhQc
McDonald: Kh8h

Rodriguez was ahead preflop but McDonald paired his king to take the lead plus the heart draw. The board finished with the Jh turn and 9h river to send him the big double.

Thomas McDonald – 6,300,000 (32 bb)
Juan Rodriguez – 3,450,000 (17 bb)

Event 2: Gabriel Garcia Doubles Through Thomas McDonald

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,463

With the blinds about to go up the next hand, Gabriel Garcia moved all in for 1,050,000 from under the gun and Thomas McDonald called from the small blind.

Garcia: Qc9c
McDonald: AsQs

Garcia needed a lot of help to double and found it on the 9s6c2c flop. He paired his nine and took away an out from McDonald with the club draw. The 4d turn and 7c river finished the board and Garcia’s overkill flush gave him a double.

Gabriel Garcia – 2,400,000 (16 bb)
Thomas McDonald – 3,900,000 (26 bb)

Event 2: Ken Ware – 7th Place ($12,940)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,463

Ken Ware

George Allen opened the action from under the gun, Ken Ware moved all in for about 2,800,000 and Allen called.

Allen: AhKh
Ware: TsTd

It was a final table race and Allen took the lead when he paired his ace on the As5d4h flop. The 2c turn and 4c river finished the board and Allen sent Ware off the final table in seventh place.

George Allen – 9,400,000 (63 bb)
Ken Ware – Eliminated in 7th Place ($12,940)

Event 2: Counts on Break

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,463

Level 29 came to an end and the seven remaining players were sent on a 15-minute break.

They return to blinds at 100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante and the average stack is about 4,175,000.

Seat 1: Ken Ware – 2,775,000 (19 bb)
Seat 2: Gabriel Garcia – 1,450,000 (10 bb)
Seat 3: Ivan Yatsuk – 4,875,000 (33 bb)
Seat 5: Juan Rodriguez – 5,950,000 (40 bb)
Seat 6: George Allen – 7,100,000 (47 bb)
Seat 7: Thomas McDonald – 5,250,000 (35 bb)
Seat 8: Enreko Fracassi – 1,850,000 (12 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $84,535 + TPC trophy
2nd: $52,170
3rd: $38,650
4th: $28,930
5th: $21,890
6th: $16,740
7th: $12,940

Event 2: Marcus Gurley – 8th Place ($10,110)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,463

Marcus Gurley

George Allen opened to 250,000 from early position and Marcus Gurley moved all in for 950,000 from the small blind. Juan Rodriguez folded his big and Allen called.

Allen: Kh7h
Gurley: AdQh

Gurley was ahead for a double up but Allen paired his seven on the Jd7s4d flop. The 5h turn was no help to Gurley and he was eliminated from the final table after the Jc rivver.

George Allen – 6,400,000 (51 bb)
Marcus Gurley – Eliminated in 8th Place ($10,110)

Event 2: Gabriel Garcia Doubles Through Ivan Yatsuk

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,463

Everyone folded around to Gabriel Garci and he moved all in from the small blind.

“It’s not much,” Ivan Yatsuk said from the small blind.

“It’s not much,” Garcia confirmed.

The all in move was for 825,000 and Yatsuk called.

Garcia: 6s6d
Yatsuk: Jh8d

Garcia was ahead but needed to dodge Yatsuk’s two over cards. The dealer spread the 9s2s2cAsTc board and Garcia doubled up.

Gabriel Garcia – 1,775,000 (14 bb)
Ivan Yatsuk – 4,100,000 (33 bb)

Event 2: George Allen Doubles Through Juan Rodriguez

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,463

George Allen

Action folded to Juan Rodriguez in the small blind and he completed. George Allen raised to 625,000 from the big blind, Rodriguez quickly moved all in, and Allen called at risk for 2,575,000.

Allen: 7c7s
Rodriguez: Ah3h

Allen was ahead for the double up and he faded hearts on the KhJc6h7d9c board to double with a set of sevens.

George Allen – 5,275,000 (42 bb)
Juan Rodriguez – 3,500,000 (28 bb)

Event 2: Marcus Gurley Doubles Through Ivan Yatsuk

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,463

Marcus Gurley

Ivan Yatsuk opened from the button and Marcus Gurley moved all in for 1,075,000 from the small blind. Juan Rodriguez folded his big and Yatsuk called.

Gurley: TsTd
Yatusk: AhQc

Gurley needed to hold and win the race to double up and his tens held on the Ks8d6hJd3d board.

Marcus Gurley – 2,350,000 (24 bb)
Ivan Yatsuk – 4,700,000 (47 bb)