$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
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Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 111

Amelio Amato limped under the gun, David Bees called from the hijack, and Wasim Assaf moved all in from the button. The blinds folded, Amato called at risk for 275,000, and Bees quickly got out of the way.

Amato:
Assaf:

Amato was ahead for the double and slammed the door with a set of queens on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Amato doubled.

Amelio Amato – 592,000 (49 bb)
Wasim Assaf – 126,000 (11 bb)

Assaf was down to 11 big blinds and got them in the middle against Steve Trizis.

Assaf:
Trizis:

Assaf had two live cards for a possible double but nothing on the board could save his tournament.

Steve Trizis – 1,450,000 (121 bb)
Wasam Assaf – Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,186)

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Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 111

Steve Trizis called from middle position, Mike Mosley shipped in for about 150,000 from the small blind and Trizis called.

Trizis:
Mosley:

Mosley was drawing live but Trizis improved on the flop. The turn gave Mosley a gutshot draw to stay alive but he blanked the river to go out in seventh place.

Steve Trizis – 1,359,000 (113 bb)
Mike Mosley – Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,058)

$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
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Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 111

Steve Trizis and Mike Mosley were heads up to a flop. Trizis bet 25,000 and Mosley raised to 125,000. Tziris moved all in, Mosley thought for two minutes and called with the bigger stack.

Trizis:
Mosley:

Trizis was way ahead with his set of fours against top pair and needed to dodge running hearts or some interesting combination. The turn was safe and Mosley was drawing dead to the river.

Just like that, it took two hands for Trizis to go from one of our short stacks to the chip lead.

Steve Trizis – 1,185,000 (99 bb)
Mike Mosley – 155,000 (13 bb)

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Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 111

After three raises, Jerry Silva announced all in and Steve Trizis called at risk for 285,000.

“Get the cameras ready!” Trizis said.

Trizis:
Silva:

Trizis found a monster and a willing participant. The dealer spread the board and Trizis had a double up.

Steve Trizis – 595,000 (60 bb)
Jerry Silva – 490,000 (49 bb)

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Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 111

Ryan Hogan open-shoved for 61,000 and the move made it all the way around to Mike Mosley in the big blind.

“Do I even need to look?” Mosley asked.

“I looked at one card,” Hogan responded.

Mosley called and Hogan was unhappy when he looked at his second card.

Hogan:
Mosley:

Hogan was ahead but Mosley paired his queen on the flop. He made trip queens on the turn and Hogan was eliminated after the river

Mike Mosley – 810,000 (81 bb)
Ryan Hogan – Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,313)

$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
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Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 111

Now that things have kind of settled down, here’s a look at how they’re stacked with eight players remaining.

Seat 1: Wasim Assaf – 265,000 (27 bb)
Seat 2: Steve Trizis – 270,000 (27 bb)
Seat 3: Tim Geier – 468,000 (47 bb)
Seat 4: Amelio Amato – 330,000 (33 bb)
Seat 5: Mike Mosley – 740,000 (74 bb)
Seat 6: David Bees – 430,000 (43 bb)
Seat 7: Ryan Hogan – 75,000 (8 bb)
Seat 8: Jerry Silva – 750,000 (75 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $33,152
2nd: $20,489
3rd: $13,742
4th: $9,558
5th: $6,903
6th: $5,186
7th: $4,058
8th: $3,313

$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
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Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 111

We missed the action to start but the end result had Jerry Silva all in for 234,000 with the flop reading against Tim Geier.

Silva:
Geier:

Silva was ahead with a set of sevens but needed to dodge Geier’s club draw. The turn changed nothing and Silva made the over-kill full house on the to secure the double up.

Jerry Silva – 705,000 (71 bb)
Tim Geier – 520,000 (52 bb)

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Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 111

David Bees opened the action from the button and Jerry Silva put him all in from the big blind. Bees thought for a second and called at risk for 202,000.

Bees:
Silva:

Bees was dominant and his queens held on the run out for a double up

David Bees – 416,000 (52 bb
Jerry Silva – 660,000 (83 bb)

$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
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Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 111

In one of the first pots of the final table, Andre Ruosi moved all in from middle position for 101,000 and Mike Mosley called on the button.

Mosley:
Ruosi:

Ruosi had a single over card to Mosley’s eights and was unable to connect on the board to exit in ninth place.

Mike Mosley – 780,000 (98 bb)
Andrea Ruosi – Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,828)

$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 111

The nine remaining players redrew seats at the final table and cards are back in the air. The lineup is listed below and we will update the chip counts once everyone gets settled.

Seat 1: Wasim Assaf
Seat 2: Steve Trizis
Seat 3: Andrea Ruosi
Seat 4: Tim Geier
Seat 5: Amelio Amato
Seat 6: Mike Mosley
Seat 7: David Bees
Seat 8: Ryan Hogan
Seat 9: Jerry Silva

Remaining payouts:

1st: $33,152
2nd: $20,489
3rd: $13,742
4th: $9,558
5th: $6,903
6th: $5,186
7th: $4,058
8th: $3,313
9th: $2,828