$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante

It didn’t take long to light the final table fireworks. Joe Boulias ran into back-to-back hands that elevated, then crushed, his day.

One of the first hands at the final table saw Boulais and Alexander Beece mix it up with the board reading . Boulais put Beece all-in, he called with and needed to dodge Boulais’ flush/gutshot draw . Boulais hit the river spade to push the big pot his way and knock Beece down under 400,000.

The very next hand saw Michael Laake open to 85,000 and Boulais three-bet to 185,000. The rest of the table let their hands go and Laake put Boulais all-in.

He got a quick call but Boulais was in trouble with against Laake’s . The provided no help and Boulais’ roller coaster day was complete.

That hand pushed Laake’s big lead into a huge lead with 6,350,000 of the 15,850,000 in play.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante

Michael Laake kicked things off busting Rafael Reis 11th when Laake’s bested Reis all in preflop. Simultaneously on a neighboring table, Joseph Boulais and Larry R. saw a flop. R. got the last of his chips in holding for two pair. He was best against the of Boulais, but needed to fade straight cards. The turn brought the and the river completed his the straight with the . With that, R. busted 10th and the remaining nine players consolidated to the final table.

Laake holds the chip lead with the tournament’s $75,718 first prize on the line. Here’s a look at how the finale stacks up:

Seat 1: Alexander Beece – 1,425,000
Seat 2: Ross Monteleone – 705,000
Seat 3: Plamen Stoyanov – 2,990,000
Seat 4: Anthony Guagliardo – 1,835,000
Seat 5: Rasam Mohammadian – 1,865,000
Seat 6: Mike Laake – 4,065,000
Seat 7: Joe Boulais – 1,140,000
Seat 8: Tom Nguyen – 1,200,000
Seat 9: George Gordon – 415,000

Remaining payouts:

1st – $75,718 + $1,650 WPO Championship seat
2nd – $42,572
3rd – $26,805
4th – $21,759
5th – $17,344
6th – $14,348
7th – $11,510
8th – $8,672
9th – $5,992

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 23: 15,000/30,000/4,000 Ante

The remaining 15 players are now on a 40-minute dinner break. Cards go back in the air at about 7:30 p.m. CT.

Updated seating assignments, chip counts and results:

Table 1
Seat 1: Joseph Malone – 385,000
Seat 2: Anthony Guagliardo – 1,505,000
Seat 3: — empty —
Seat 4: — empty —
Seat 5: James Paladino – 200,000
Seat 6: Larry R. – 565,000
Seat 7: Rasam Mohammadian – 1,305,000
Seat 8: George Gordon – 520,000
Seat 9: Joseph Boulais – 740,000

Table 2
Seat 1: Plamen Stoyanov – 3,075,000
Seat 2: Rafael Reis – 925,000
Seat 3: — empty —
Seat 4: Ronal Puleo – 625,000
Seat 5: Alex Beece – 620,000
Seat 6: — empty —
Seat 7: Tom Nguyen – 1,580,000
Seat 8: Mike Laake – 3,045,000
Seat 9: Ross Monteleone – 795,000

Updated Results
15th: Maroun Akiki – $2,996
16th: Dennis Stacy – $2,207
17th: Timothy Miles – $2,207
18th: Huicun Qiao – $2,207
19th: Ronald Sullivan – $1,734
20th: Harry Rosenblum – $1,734
21st: Daniel Dumont – $1,734
22nd: Ryan Carter – $1,734
23rd: John O’Neal – $1,734
24th: Jesse Fulmer – $1,734
25th: Michael Cohen – $1,734
26th: Norbert Kara – $1,734

Additional results available in the posts below

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante

Maroun Akiki was all in for his tournament life holding against the pocket aces of George Qiao and the of Tom Nguyen. Nguyen had both players covered while it was Akiki who held the shortest of the three stacks.

All was fine for Qiao on the flop and turn, but the nailed the river and Akiki jumped in celebration. He more than tripled up and now sits with a stack of 1,825,000.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante

With 18 players remaining, Event 7 is down to the final two tables. Updated chip counts for all remaining players will be provided when they take dinner at the end of the next level. Until then, here’s a look at the seating assignments for all 18 as well as the remaining payouts:

Table 1
Seat 1: Joseph Malone
Seat 2: Anthony Guagliardo
Seat 3: Plamen Stoyanov
Seat 4: Dennis Stacy
Seat 5: Jim Paladino
Seat 6: Larry R.
Seat 7: Rasam Mohammadian
Seat 8: George Goldon
Seat 9: Joseph Boulas

Table 2
Seat 1: Timothy Miles
Seat 2: Rafael Reis
Seat 3: George Qiao
Seat 4: Ron Puleo
Seat 5: Alex Beece
Seat 6: Maroun Akiki
Seat 7: Tom Nguyen
Seat 8: Mike Laake
Seat 9: Ross Monteleone

Remaining payouts:

1st – $75,718 + $1,650 WPO Championship seat
2nd – $42,572
3rd – $26,805
4th – $21,759
5th – $17,344
6th – $14,348
7th – $11,510
8th – $8,672
9th – $5,992
10th-12th – $4,100
13th-15th – $2,996
16th-18th – $2,207

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante

Michael Cohen is the most recent elimination in Event 7. After starting the day third in the counts, he’s on the rail 25th after shoving all in for 246,000 on a board. After some time in the tank, his opponent called.

“You’re good,” Cohen said.

The opponent tabled for a pair of queens and bested Cohen’s . Cohen busted 25th earning $1,734.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante

Players are back in their seats following the second break of the day and Level 21 is freshly underway with 26 remaining. Here’s a look at the updated results:

27th: Gary Lucci – $1,734
28th: Charles Carragher – $1,545
29th: Femi Fashakin – $1,545
30th: Michael Traficante – $1,545
31st: Paul Stanechewski – $1,545
32nd: Mansoor Kader – $1,545
33rd: Jimmy Dowda – $1,545
34th: Michael Turton – $1,545
35th: Chris Mitchell – $1,545
36th: Jeffrey Russell – $1,545
37th: Maury Barrett – $1,388
38th: AJr Santos – $1,388
39th: Daniel Ramirez – $1,388
40th: Jenny Marczynski – $1,388
41st: Leif Oskarsson – $1,388
42nd: Dustin Geselius – $1,388
43rd: Raul Gonzales – $1,388
44th: Jared Reinstein – $1,388
45th: Mitchell Gottlieb – $1,388
46th: Mohammed Tarkmani – $1,230
47th: Wally Maddah – $1,230
48th: Sufian Soufan – $1,230
49th: Robert Mascarelli – $1,230
50th: Raphael Doromal – $1,230
51st: Anthony March – $1,230
52nd: Zachary Gilbert – $1,230
53rd: Christopher DeOliveira – $1,230
54th: John DePersio – $1,230
55th: James Love – $1,072
56th: Ariel Velazquez – $1,072
57th: Austin Buchanan – $1,072
58th: Jared Brintz – $1,072
59th: Jordan Wunder – $1,072
60th: Eric Lorenzi – $1,072
61st: Victoria Jubb – $1,072
62nd: Mark Wiser – $1,072
63rd: Salvador Ramos – $1,072

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

Following just over five hours of Day 2 play, the 132-player restart is down to the final 27 players and freshly redrawn to three tables.

Here’s a look at some of the notable stacks still in contention:

• Tom Nguyen – 2,450,000
• Mike Laake – 1,800
• Ron Puleo – 1,150,000
• Michael Cohen – 510,000
• Jesse Fulmer – 335,000
• Ryan Carter – 350,000
• Maroun Akiki – 175,000

All remaining players have locked up $1,734 with the winner pocketing $75,718 and a $1,650 WPO Championship seat.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

Seminole Hard Rock Poker ambassador Mike Laake has been on a tear since bursting the bubble about three hours ago. Laake now holds 1,700,000 chips and is second only to chip leader Tom Nguyen. Nguyen is the only player whose stack is greater than 2,000,000.

The clock reads 33 players remaining.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Ron Puleo and Jenny Marczynski got the last of Marczynski’s stack in the middle in what seemed to be a friendly, harmless aces versus aces battle. Puleo held and was matched against the of Marczynski.

All was well on a flop.

A turn brought a third spade and improved Puleo to a flush draw. Honestly, though. He couldn’t hit a flush in this spot, could he?

Sure enough. The reared its ugly head on the river and the table let out a collective groan.

“In the worst way,” Puleo empathized giving Marczynski hug.

Marczynski left the tables stunned. She busted 40th earning $1,388. Puleo now holds 900,000 chips.