$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 323

Anthony Astarita open-shoved for his 525,000 stack and Michael McCray reshipped for 565,000 from the hijack. The rest of the table folded and we saw the hands with Astarita at risk.

Astarita:
McCray:

McCray’s pair was in trouble, picked up a gutshot draw on the flop, but could not improve on the turn or river. Astarita doubled, McCray was down to 40K, and was gone when the big blind came around to get him.

Anthony Astarita – 1,150,000 (29 bb)
Michael McCray – Eliminated in 9th Place ($10,185)

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 323

Herbert Woodbery opened to 125,000 from middle position, Michael McCray moved all in for 350,000 from the big blind and Woodbery called.

McCray:
Woodbery:

McCray was looking good for the double and he got it after the dealer put out the board.

“Everyone was pulling for the ace-king to hold, right?” Nick Palma joked with the table.

Michael McCray – 760,000 (19 bb)
Herbert Woodbery – 2,200,000 (55 bb)

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 323

Seat 1: Anthony Astarita – 1,080,000 (27 bb)
Seat 2: Thomas Elder – 1,005,000 (25 bb)
Seat 3: Michael McCray – 765,000 (19 bb)
Seat 4: Hal Rotholz – 1,655,000 (41 bb)
Seat 5: Maurice Hawkins – 2,345,000 (59 bb)
Seat 6: Nick Palma – 925,000 (23 bb)
Seat 7: Herbert Woodbery – 2,300,000 (58 bb)
Seat 8: Karl Manouchakian – 1,200,000 (30 bb)
Seat 9: Likang Berninger – 4,875,000 (122 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $101,865 + Trophy
2nd: $67,900
3rd: $49,815
4th: $37,010
5th: $27,850
6th: $21,235
7th: $16,400
8th: $12,840
9th: $10,185

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 323

Nick Palma opened to 75 from the button and James Calderaro moved all in for 625,000 from the small blind. Hal Rotholz folded his big blind and Palma called at risk for 515,000.

Palma:
Calderaro:

Palma had a big hand, Caldo picked up a spade draw on the flop but the turn and river sent the double to Palma.

On the next hand, Palma opened to 80,000 and Calderaro moved all in for 105,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Palma called.

Palma:
Calderaro:

Calderaro was way ahead but Palma picked up a flush draw/gutshot royal draw on the flop. The turn changed nothing but Palma hit the river for the club flush to send Calderaro out in 10th place while setting the Main Event final table.

Nick Palma – 925,000 (23 bb)
James Calderaro – Eliminated in 10th Place (10,185)

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 323

After Nick Palma found a double, Billy Sanford tried for one of his own. He was all in for 345,000 against Hal Rotholz and needed help.

Rotholz:
Sanford:

Sanford needed to catch a seven, diamonds, or a miracle but missed the entire board to exit in 11th place.

Hal Rotholz – 1,655,000 (41 bb)
Billy Sanford – Eliminated in 11th Place ($8,190)

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 323

Nick Palma opened for his entire 310,000 stack from under the gun and Hal Rotholz called next to act. The button and blinds folded and we saw the hands.

Palma:
Rotholz:

Palma had a huge lead and the flop was no sweat. Rotholz picked up a ton of outs after the turn, 14 to be exact, but Palma dodged the river to double.

Nick Palma – 720,000 (18 bb)
Hal Rotholz – 1,310,000 (33 bb)

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 323

Players are back in their seats with 11 players remaining and Likang Berninger holding a nice lead. Blinds are up to 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante and the average stacks is about 1,470,000 (37 bb).

Table 20
Seat 1: Karl Manouchakian – 1,195,000 (30 bb)
Seat 2: Michael McCray – 765,000 (19 bb)
Seat 3: Anthony Astarita – 1,080,000 (27 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Maurice Hawkins – 2,345,000 (59 bb)
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: Herbert Woodbery – 2,405,000 (60 bb)
Seat 8: James Calderaro – 1,055,000 (26 bb)

Table 21
Seat 1: Thomas Elder – 1,005,000 (25 bb)
Seat 2: Likang Berninger – 4,005,000 (100 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Billy Sanford – 365,000 (9 bb)
Seat 5: Nick Palma – 310,000 (8 bb)
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: Hal Rotholz – 1,620,000 (41 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —

Remaining payouts:

1st: $101,865 + Trophy
2nd: $67,900
3rd: $49,815
4th: $37,010
5th: $27,850
6th: $21,235
7th: $16,400
8th: $12,840
9th-10th: $10,185
11th: $8,190

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 323

As nine of the 11 remaining players were going on the next break, Karl Manouchakian and James Calderaro were playing one last hand.

Manouchakian was all in for 560,000 but in great shape with versus . The board ran out to pick up chips while the others rested.

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 323

Nick Palma raised to 130,000 from the cutoff leaving 80,000 behind and Hal Rotholz raised to 230,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Palma called at risk for 210,000 total.

Palma:
Rotholz:

Palma had two live, suited cards to stay in the game but missed the floop. The turn was no help but he had his double after the river.

Nick Palma – 495,000 (17 bb)
Hal Rotholz – 1,525,000 (51 bb)

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 323

Thomas Elder found himself all in and at risk for 470,000 against Nick Palma needing a lot of help.

Elder:
Palma:

Elder needed to catch something to stay in the Main Event but missed the flop. He began standing up when the turn hit the board but Elder sat right back down when he hit the river to double.

Palma was down to only 160,000 but found a double on the next hand to get some chips to work with.

Thomas Elder – 1,015,000 (34 bb)
Nick Palma – 395,000 (13 bb)