$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 504

After Julian Roldan was eliminated, there was a brief discussion about a possible deal to divide up the remaining prize pool but they did not last long. Cards are back in the air with Antwan Prince leading.

Seat 1: Curtis Stroman – 3,850,000 (19 bb)
Seat 2: Lee Tran – 5,800,000 (29 bb)
Seat 4: Steve Blackmon – 3,300,000 (17 bb)
Seat 8: Antwan Prince – 7,175,000 (36 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $47,480
2nd: $29,350
3rd: $20,900
4th: $15,140

$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 504

Lee Tran opened to 500,000 from the button, Julian Roldan moved all in for about 1,200,000 for the big blind and Tran snapped.

Tran:
Roldan:

Tran’s quick call came with rockets and Roldan was in rough shape. The board ran out and Roldan was sent out in fifth place for $11,160.

Lee Tran – 5,800,000 (29 bb)
Julian Roldan – Eliminated in 5th Place ($11,160)

$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
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Level 30:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 504

Antwan Prince and Jerry Silva battled in two pots that had a big impact on the game.

First up, Silva limped from the button, Julian Roldan completed his small blind, and Prince checked the big. The flop came , Roldan and Prince checked and Silva bet 450,000. Only Prince came along and the turn was . Prince checked, Silva bet 575,000 and Prince check-raised all in for 1,700,000.

Silva thought for a second and called.

Prince:
Silva:

Prince flopped trip kings and he had the big hand locked up before the river.

On the next hand, Silva shipped in for his remaining 2,175,000 and Prince called from the small blind.

Prince:
Silva:

Prince caught another monster and Silva’s deuces fell short after the board to exit in sixth place.

Antwan Prince – 7,225,000 (48 bb)
Jerry Silva – Eliminated in 6th Place ($8,370)

$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
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Level 29:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 504

Jerry Silva opened the action to 375,000 from the button, Antwan Prince moved all in for 775,000 from the big blind, and Silva called.

Prince:
Silva:

Prince was ahead for the double, needed to fade Silva’s live cards, then paired his king on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Prince had a needed double.

Antwan Prince – 1,750,000 (14 bb)
Jerry Silva – 2,500,000 (20 bb)

$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 504

Curtis Stroman was looking at an exit from the final table but caught some fire. After a short stack triple up, he found another spot to get his chips in the middle. Julian Roldan opened to 250,000 and Stroman moved all in for 1,025,000 from the cutoff. Lee Tran called on the button and Steve Blackmon called from the small blind.

Roldan thought for several minutes, long enough for the clock to be called. Before the timer hit 30 seconds, Roldan folded.

Tran and Blackmon checked down the entire board and the cards were tabled.

Storman:
Blackmon:
Tran:

Stroman was ahead preflop, flopped a set, and turned a full house for another huge pot to get him back in contention.

Curtis Stroman – 3,650,000 (29 bb)

$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 504

Curtis Stroman opened to 300,000 from the hijack and Lee Tran came along from the cutoff to a flop. Storman checked, Tran bet 450,000, and Stroman moved all that got a quick call from Tran.

Tran:
Stroman:

Tran flopped a set of tens against Stroman’s kings and held after the turn and river. Tran was the all in player for 2,500,000 for a double up and Stroman was left with two big blinds.

Lee Tran – 5,925,000 (47 bb)
Curtis Stroman – 250,000 (2 bb)

$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 504

The six remaining players were sent on a 15-minute break and tournament staff pulled the 5K chips out of play. Steve Blackmon leads with Julian Roldan and Antwan Prince needed to get a boost.

Seat 1: Curtis Stroman – 3,100,000 (25 bb)
Seat 2: Lee Tran – 2,975,000 (24 bb)
Seat 4: Steve Blackmon – 5,650,000 (45 bb)
Seat 7: Jerry Silva – 4,625,000 (37 bb)
Seat 8: Julian Roldan – 2,075,000 (17 bb)
Seat 9: Antwan Prince – 1,475,000 (12 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $47,480
2nd: $29,350
3rd: $20,900
4th: $15,140
5th: $11,160
6th: $8,370

$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
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Level 28:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 504

$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 504

Steve Blackmon opened to 230,000 from early position, David Albertson moved all in for about 1,300,000 from the hijack, and Curtis Stroman reshipped from the big blind to get a fold from Blackmon.

Stroman:
Albertson:

Albertson was dominated by Stroman’s rockets and found no love on the run out to exit the final table in eighth place.

Curtis Stroman – 4,100,000 (41 bb)
David Albertson – Eliminated in 8th Place ($4,970)

$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 504

At the start of the final table, “MT” Tawfik put his 1,375,000 in the middle and Steve Blackmon called.

Tawfik:
Blackmon:

It was one of those races and Blackmon took the lead when he paired both his cards on the flop. The turn and river finished the board to send Tawfik out in ninth place.

Steve Blackmon – 4,700,000 (47 bb)
“MT” Tawfik – Eliminated in 9th Place ($3,930)