$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $792,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 352

Seat 1: Nakim Adesio – 1,680,000 (42 bb)
Seat 2: Justin Zaki – 1,000,000 (25 bb)
Seat 3: Stephen Song – 2,385,000 (60 bb)
Seat 4: Rusty Wadsworth – 1,705,000 (43 bb)
Seat 5: Mark Zhang – 1,970,000 (49 bb)
Seat 6: Ash Chehata – 4,035,000 (101 bb)
Seat 7: Peter Vitantonio – 530,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: John Pointer – 775,000 (19 bb)

1st: $164,430 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $109,340
3rd: $80,260
4th: $59,550
5th: $44,650
6th: $33,820
7th: $25,890
8th: $20,020

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $792,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 352

Ash Chehata opened to 60,000 from early position and Nakim Adesio called in middle position. Bobby Kennedy moved all in for 130,000 and Chehata reshipped over the top. Adesio flashed ace-queen as he mucked, and Chehata told him, “Nice fold”.

Chehata:
Kennedy:

Kennedy was dominated and never found a sweat on the board to go out in ninth place.

Ash Chehata – 3,100,000 (103 bb)
Bobby Kennedy – Eliminated in 9th Place ($15,640)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $792,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 352

Action folded to Justin Zaki in the small blind, he completed, and Bobby Kennedy checked his option from the big.

The flop was , Zaki checked, Kennedy bet 25,000 and Zaki called. The turn was , Zaki checked, Kennedy bet 75,000 and Zaki called.

The river was , Zaki checked again, and Kennedy bet 550,000. The bet was enough to cover Zaki and he went into deep thought. Zaki took a few minutes to think through the hand and called at risk for exactly 400K.

Kennedy flipped over air with , Zaki showed and his pair of deuces were good for a double.

Justin Zaki – 1,075,000 (43 bb)
Bobby Kennedy – 130,000 (5 bb)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $792,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 352

Rusty Wadsworth opened to 50,000 from middle position and Ash Chehata came along from the button.

The flop was and both players checked. The turn was , Wadsworth bet another 50K and Chehata called. The river was and Wadsworth put out 50K once again. This time Chehata raised to 350,000 and Wadworth quickly called.

Chehata:
Wadsworth:

Chehata had two pair queens and fives but Wadsworth was a little bit better with queens and tens to take the nice pot.

Rusty Wadsworth – 2,150,000 (86 bb)
Ash Chehata – 3,160,000 (126 bb)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $792,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 352

Seat 1: Nakim Adesio – 1,625,000 (65 bb)
Seat 2: Justin Zaki – 610,000 (24 bb)
Seat 3: Bobby Kennedy – 1,060,000 (42 bb)
Seat 4: Stephen Song – 2,845,000 (114 bb)
Seat 5: Rusty Wadsworth – 1,250,000 (50 bb)
Seat 6: Mark Zhang – 1,100,000 (44 bb)
Seat 7: Ashraf Chehata – 3,610,000 (144 bb)
Seat 8: Peter Vitantonio – 780,000 (31 bb)
Seat 9: John Pointer – 1,200,000 (48 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $164,430 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $109,340
3rd: $80,260
4th: $59,550
5th: $44,650
6th: $33,820
7th: $25,890
8th: $20,020
9th: $15,640

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $792,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 352

As soon as the ten remaining players returned from break, John Pointer doubled through Ashraf Chehata and Harvey Vandever was eliminated in tenth place to set up the Championship final table.

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $792,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 352

Peter Vitantonio opened to 40,000 from the hijack, Felipe Koury moved all in from the button, and the blinds folded. Vitantonio quickly called at risk for 450,000 and someone said oops.

Vitantonio:
Koury:

Koury was in trouble with his big slick, picked up a diamond draw on the flop but missed the turn and river.

Koury dropped under ten big blinds and was eliminated three hands later.

Peter Vitantonio – 940,000 (47 bb)
Felipe Koury – Eliminated in 11th Place ($12,630)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $792,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 352

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $792,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 352

Thien Nguyen opened to 40,000 from middle position and Ashraf Chehata three-bet to 110,000 from the small blind. Nguyen moved all in for 430,000 and Chehata called to put him at risk.

Chehata:
Nguyen:

Nguyen was in great shape for a double up and he faded the flop. Chehata added a gutshot draw on the flop and Nguyen improved on the turn. The river completed the straight for Chehata and Nguyen was eliminated.

Ashraf Chehata – 4,400,000 (220 bb)
Thien Nguyen – Eliminated in 13th Place ($10,360)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $792,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 352