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Championship: Final Table Lineup

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $594,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 396

Seat 1: Daniel Chalifour – 635,000 (16 bb)
Seat 2: Hassan Hakim – 1,900,000 (48 bb)
Seat 3: Jason Block – 3,330,000 (83 bb)
Seat 4: Gary Leibovitz – 765,000 (19 bb)
Seat 5: Johnny Bromberg – 2,730,000 (68 bb)
Seat 6: Drew Dodge – 1,100,000 (28 bb)
Seat 7: Michael Morton – 3,400,000 (85 bb)
Seat 8: John Tyler Kennedy – 1,250,000 (31 bb)
Seat 9: Sanjay Dulabh – 750,000 (19 bb)

1st: $119,010 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $79,190
3rd: $58,180
4th: $43,220
5th: $32,450
6th: $24,630
7th: $18,900
8th: $14,660
9th: $11,490

10th: Aaron Speer – $11,490
11th: Mitchell Bosch – $9,110
12th: Michael Sloan – $9,110
13th: Sam Cunix – $7,450
14th: Tam Nguyen – $7,450
15th: Justin Green – $6,190
16th: Ken O’Donnell – $6,190

Championship: Hassan Hakim Doubles Through Daniel Chalifour Twice

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $594,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 396

Hassan Hakim

On the final table bubble, Hassan Hakim open-shoved for 535,000 and Daniel Chalifour called from the button.

Hakim: KhQd
Chalifour: AcKd

Hakim was dominated and caught a gut-shot draw on the AsJs7d flop. He called for a ten, missed it on the 8d turn but got there on the Th river to double for Broadway.

Soon after, Hakim was all in again versus Chalifor and again behind.

Hakim: AcQh
Chalifour: AsKd

Hakim hit another miracle on the Qc7c7h flop to take the lead, made trip queens on the Qs turn and pulled another huge double after the 3d river.

Hassan Hakim – 2,260,000 (57 bb)
Daniel Chalifour – 210,000 (5 bb)

Championship: Michael Sloan – 12th Place ($9,110)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $594,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 396

Matthew Sloan

Michael Sloan open-shipped for 610,000 from under the gun; everyone folded to Michael Morton in the big blind, he peeked at his cards and quickly called.

Morton: AsQh
Sloan: 8d8c

In a battle of the Michaels, Sloan needed his eigths to hold to double up but Morton took the lead when he paired his queen on the QcTs4s flop. The 2c turn and Ah river finished the board and Sloan was eliminated in 12th place.

Michael Morton – 2,060,000 (52 bb)
Michael Sloan – Eliminated in 12th Place ($9,110)

Championship: Michael Morton Doubles Through Drew Dodge

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $594,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 396

Michael Morton

Michael Morton open-shoved for 615,000 from under the gun and it folded all the way around to Drew Dodge in the big blind. He called and it was another race.

Morton: AcQd
Dodge: 9d9c

Morton had two overs and needed to improve to stay in the Championship. He paired his ace on the AhJc2c flop to take the lead and held on the Kc turn and As river to double.

Michael Morton – 1,275,000 (43 bb)
Drew Dodge – 1,230,000 (41 bb)

Championship: Justin Green – 15th Place ($6,190)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $594,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 396

Justin Green

Justin Green open-shipped for 380,000 and Daniel Chalifor cold four-bet shoved for 800,000. The rest of the table folded and Green was in trouble.

Chalifor: AhKs
Green: AdJs

Green needed a ton of help with his smaller aces but blanked the Tc8c8h9d2s board to exit in 15th place.

Daniel Chalifour – 1,190,000 (40 bb)
Justin Green – Eliminated in 15th Place ($6,190)

Championship: Johnny Bromberg Doubles Through Tam Nguyen

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $594,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 396

Johnny Bromberg

With the board reading Ks4d2s, Johnny Bromberg was all in and at risk for 735,000 from middle position and Tam Nguyen had him covered from the button.

Bromberg: AcAh
Nguyen: AdKc

Nguyen flopped top-top but way behind the over pair aces of Bromberg. The 9d turn and 3d river finished the board for Bromberg’s double.

Johnny Bromberg – 1,670,000 (56 bb)
Tam Nguyen – 120,000 (4 bb)

Championship: Counts on Break; John Tyler Kennedy Leads

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $594,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 396

John Tyler Kennedy

The 15 remaining players were sent on another break and return to finish working their way down to the final table. John Tyler Kennedy leads but the chasing stacks are deep.

Table 21
Seat 1: Michael Morton – 570,000 (19 bb)
Seat 2: Tam Nguyen – 1,075,000 (36 bb)
Seat 3: John Tyler Kennedy – 2,200,000 (73 bb)
Seat 4: Gary Leibovitz – 1,250,000 (42 bb)
Seat 5: Sam Cunix – 530,000 (18 bb)
Seat 7: Johnny Bromberg – 830,000 (28 bb)
Seat 8: Drew Dodge – 1,875,000 (63 bb)

Table 22
Seat 1: Justin Green – 540,000 (18 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Sloan – 160,000 (5 bb)
Seat 3: Daniel Chalifour – 800,000 (27 bb)
Seat 4: Aaron Speer – 800,000 (27 bb)
Seat 5: Jason Block – 1,950,000 (65 bb)
Seat 6: Mitchell Bosch – 1,520,000 (51 bb)
Seat 7: Hassan Hakim – 730,000 (24 bb)
Seat 8: Sanjay Dulabh – 985,000 (33 bb)

1st: $119,010 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $79,190
3rd: $58,180
4th: $43,220
5th: $32,450
6th: $24,630
7th: $18,900
8th: $14,660
9th-10th: $11,490
11th-12th: $9,110
13th-14th: $7,450
15th: $6,190