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Event 8: Clyde Maliauka – 3rd Place ($11,840)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 93

Clyde Maliauka

Clyde Maliauka open-shoved for about 475,000 from the small blind and Frank Weigel called in the big blind.

Weigel: QcJc
Maliauka: JhTs

Maliauka was in a lot of trouble but nailed the KdQd9d for the king-high straight. Weigel made two pair on the Qh turn and boated up on the Kc river to send Weigel out in third place.

Frank Weigel – 2,245,000 (75 bb)
Clyde Maliauka – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($11,840)

Event 8: Jacob Naumann – 4th Place ($8,330)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 93

Jacob Naumann

Frank Weigel opened to 65,000 from under the gun, it folded to Jacob Naumann in the big blind, and he moved all in for 210,000. Weigel double checked his cards and called.

Weigel: Ks4s
Naumann: 3h3s

Naumann was ahead with his pair of threes and they stayed ahead on the Ah5h5c flop. The As turn gave both players aces up and Weigel’s king kicker played. The Kd river finished the board and Naumann was eliminated in fourth place.

Frank Weigel – 1,275,000 (51 bb)
Jacob Naumann – Eliminated in 4th Place ($8,330)

Event 8: John Canawati Doubles Through Frank Weigel

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 93

Frank Weigel opened to 55,000 from the cutoff and John Canawati shipped for 575,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Weigel quickly called.

Canawati: AhKc
Weigel: JcJh

It was a final table race and Canawati needed to improve his big slick to double up. Weigel faded the 6d5s2s flop, Canawati missed the 3d turn but added a gutshot wheel draw. The Ad river was good news for Canawati and he doubled into the lead.

John Canawati – 1,200,000 (60 bb)
Frank Weigel – 550,000 (28 bb)

Event 8: Marsha Wolak – 5th Place ($6,080)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 93

Marsha Wolak

John Canawati open-shoved for 320,000 under the gun and it folded around to Marsha Wolak in the big blind. She checked her cards, checked her stack, and called at risk for 185,000.

Wolak: 8h8d
Canawati: Ac9c

The former WSOP Ladies Champion was in great shape for a double up but Canawati paired his ace on the Ad2h2s for aces up. The 3d turn and 5c river finished the board to send Wolak out in fifth place.

John Canawati – 535,000 (27 bb)
Marsha Wolak – Eliminated in 5th Place ($6,080)

Event 8: Updated Counts on Break

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 93

Seat 2: Jacob Naumann – 475,000 (24 bb)
Seat 3: Frank Weigel – 890,000 (45 bb)
Seat 5: Marsha Wolak – 295,000 (15 bb)
Seat 6: John Canawati – 270,000 (14 bb)
Seat 8: Clyde Maliauka – 890,000 (45 bb)

1st: $26,180 + PPO Championship seat
2nd: $17,460
3rd: $11,840
4th: $8,330
5th: $6,080
6th: Kevin Ragusa – $4,620
7th: Karl Manouchakian – $3,660
8th: Ken Fishman – $3,030
9th: Deborah Farmer – $2,620
10th: Mahmoud Ahmad – $2,620
11th: Andrei Karas – $2,370
12th: Jeremy Becker – $2,370

Event 8: Kevin Ragusa – 6th Place ($4,620)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 93

Kevin Ragusa

Clyde Maliauka opened to 32,000 from the cutoff and Kevin Ragusa moved all in for 145,000 from the button. The blinds folded, Maliauka thought for a minute and called.

Maliauka: Ad9h
Ragusa: Jc9s

Ragusa had bad kicker issues with his hand and couldn’t find a save as it ran 8c7s4c5h4h to send him out in sixth place.

Clyde Maliauka – 950,000 (59 bb)
Kevin Ragusa – Eliminated in 6th Place ($4,620)

Event 8: Jacob Naumann Doubles Through Frank Weigel

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 93

Jacob Naumann completed his small blind, Frank Weigel checked his big blind option, and the flop came Kd6d4c. Naumann checked, Weigel bet 25,000 and Naumann called.

The turn was 2c, Naumann checked, Weigel bet 50,000 and Naumann called again. The river was 8h, Naumann checked, and Weigel moved all in.

Naumann thought for a minute and called at risk for 216,000.

Naumann: Qc6c
Weigel: 7s3s

Naumann was good with the paired six and doubled up.

Jacob Naumann – 630,000 (39 bb)
Frank Weigel – 521,000 (33 bb)

Event 8: Karl Manouchakian – 7th Place ($3,660)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 93

Karl Manouchakian

After the tough beat, Karl Manouchakian was all in from the big blind against Marsha Wolak in the cutoff and John Canawati on the button. Both live players checked the Td5c2h flop and Wolak tossed out a bet after the Jd turn to get a quick fold from Canawati.

Wolak: Jh9h
Manouchakian: Ac6c

Manouchakian needed to catch an ace on the river to double but the Tc river sent him out in seventh place.

Marsha Wolak – 360,000 (30 bb)
Karl Manouchakian – Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,660)

Event 8: Frank Weigel Doubles Through Karl Manouchakian

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 93

With it three ways to the 9h8s3d flop, Jacob Naumann checked from the small blind and Frank Weigel bet 30,000 from the big. Karl Manouchakian raised to 80,000 to get a fold from Naumann and call from Weigel. The turn came 6s and Weigel immediately moved all in for 327,000.

Manouchakian thought for two minutes, cut out some chips, and called with the bigger stack.

“You win,” Weigel told him.

Weigel: QdJh
Manouchakian: Ks9s

Manouchakian was ahead with his paired nine and second nut flush redraw. Weigel had seven outs to double up and the Qh on the river was one of them.

Frank Weigel – 844,000 (70 bb)
Karl Manouchakian – 63,000 (5 bb)

Event 8: Ken Fishman – 8th Place ($3,030)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 93

Ken Fishman

After a series of raises, John Canawati and Ken Fishman put all the chips in the middle and Fishman was at risk for 148,000.

Canawati: AsAc
Fishman: Ah6c

Fishman ran into a monster and Canawati never had a sweat as the board ran Qc3h2s7hKd to send Fishman out in eighth place.

Like Deborah Farmer before him, this was also the second straight $1,100 for Fishman.

John Canawati – 482,000 (40 bb)
Ken Fishman – Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,030)