$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 1,181

The tournament is down to the last four tables with some big money coming up soon and they will redraw seats when they reach 27 players.

37th: James McKinnon – $1,570
38th: Alan Hamza – $1,570
39th: Randy Raji – $1,570
40th: Michael Sanders – $1,570
41st: Earl Vanlandingham – $1,570
42nd: Ben Paul Chelladurai – $1,570
43rd: Jordan Joeckel – $1,570
44th: Manny Minaya – $1,570
45th: James Perri – $1,570

46th: Andrew Whitaker – $1,410
47th: Gabe Fuller – $1,410
48th: Deborah Greenway – $1,410
49th: John Kennedy – $1,410
50th: Daniel Schmidt – $1,410
51st: Nathan Tanner – $1,410
52nd: Bill Lewis – $1,410
53rd: Curtis King – $1,410
54th: Jordan Lowery – $1,410

$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 1,181

Another break has come and gone and the field continue to shrink at a fast pace. We are down to five table and not very far from four.

Jacob Naumann is the new chip leader and the only player over two million. Drew Dodge and John Dolan are closest to chasing him down while our double-bagger, Andreas Prinsen, climbed over a milly.

Jacob Naumann – 2,405,000 (60 bb)
Drew Dodge – 1,785,000 (45 bb)
John Dolan – 1,635,000 (41 bb)
Andreas Prinsen – 1,385,000 (35 bb)

$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  54 of 1,181

The really big money is on the distant horizon but that’s not slowing things down. We are quickly down to the last six tables with 54 remaining and looking at a long grind to the winner.

55th: Brian DiLenge – $1,280
56th: Sandro Vianna – $1,280
57th: Jeremy Herauf – $1,280
58th: Robert Thomas – $1,280
59th: Michael Dalberth – $1,280
60th: Jerome Leonardo – $1,280
61st: Yucheng Zhao – $1,280
62nd: Gregory Wolnomiejski – $1,280
63rd: Alexander Sachs – $1,280

64th: Shane Dellus – $1,170
65th: Erik Wood – $1,170
66th: Ronald Romanelli – $1,170
67th: Jack Bittker – $1,170
68th: Ramon Martinez – $1,170
69th: Michael Tuttle – $1,170
70th: Chris Perry – $1,170
71st: Jayce Little – $1,170
72nd: Raunaq Singh – $1,170

$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  72 of 1,181

The action definitely picked up before the break and still cruising after it. We are down to eight tables with 72 players remaining, and the pay jumps are climbing.

73rd: Josh Nicholson – $1,090
74th: George Holman – $1,090
75th: Justin Bogeajis – $1,090
76th: John Wolfe – $1,090
77th: Kevin Blewitt – $1,090
78th: Harold Schmoecker – $1,090
79th: Rohan Singh – $1,090
80th: Christopher Moore – $1,090
81st: David Weyn – $1,090

82nd: Jackson Smith – $1,020
83rd: Anibal Pabon – $1,020
84th: Milan Cyprich – $1,020
85th: Robert Herndon – $1,020
86th: Idan Ben David – $1,020
87th: Jack Seymour – $1,020
88th: Donald Jackson – $1,020
89th: Steven Bagby – $1,020
90th: John Lisi – $1,020

91st: Karl Manouchakian – $970
92nd: Michael Bronzo – $970
93rd: Khanh Truong – $970
94th: Charles Pearce – $970
95th: Mark Glazewski – $970
96th: Keith Boreham – $970
97th: Richard Leyberman – $970
98th: Teddy Tavares – $970
99th: Matthew Kerley – $970

$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  74 of 1,181

Players returned to action after the second break and blind levels now last 40 minutes until we have a winner.

We caught four stacks over the one-million chip mark with Drew Dodge and Roy Young tied at the very top. Grant Missonis and Marcio Peixoto are also in seven-digit territory and Manny Minaya isn’t far off the mark.

Drew Dodge – 1,115,000 (56 bb)
Roy Young – 1,115,000 (56 bb)
Grant Missonis – 1,095,000 (55 bb)
Marcio Peixoto – 1,080,000 (54 bb)
Manny Minaya – 925,000 (46 bb)

$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  81 of 1,181

Players are prepping to go on their second break as tournament staff color the 1K chips out of play.

When they return, blind levels will increase to 40 minutes and stay that way until we have a winner later this evening.

$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  99 of 1,181

Another round of results with 99 players remaining and another pay jump.

100th: Brett Streicher – $930
101st: Brian Ray – $930
102nd: Felipe Koury – $930
103rd: Sandip Guha – $930
104th: Jonathan Bartholomew – $930
105th: Michael Kelly – $930
106th: Adam Yellin – $930
107th: Ryan Wyant – $930
108th: Donald Kidman – $930
109th: Pablo Monge Vera – $930
110th: David Moon – $930
111th: Eli Kiwan – $930
112th: Vincent Spadavecchia – $930
113th: Sean Turow – $930
114th: Evan Pantano – $930
115th: Cheri Ivan – $930
116th: Cornelius Walker – $930
117th: Sanjib Acharya – $930
118th: Matthew Buckles – $930
119th: Brad Sailor – $930
120th: Justin Bold – $930
121st: Anthony Washington – $930
122nd: Robert Cornette – $930
123rd: Roland Willis – $930
124th: Jason Block – $930
125th: William Burdick – $930
126th: Marc Saddik – $930

$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$75,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

We have two new multi-flight events starting today with the first at 1 pm. The $600 Mega Stack has a $75,000 guaranteed prize pool and two starting flights.

Players sit with 40K in their stack and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 5:30 pm.

Play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors return for Day 2 on Wednesday at 1 pm.

• $75,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

$500 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $496,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  108 of 1,181

We had two Shawns at the top of the counts when Day 2 started and they are still up at the top. Shawn Cunix leads the field at first break 955,000 and Shawn Barnett is not very far behind with 921,000.

There’s still a long day ahead of them, so everyone still in the game has a shot.

They will play three more 30-minute levels before the next break and levels increase to 40 minutes when they return.

$400 Limit Omaha 8
Structure
Level 1:  200/400 Limits

The first Sunday of the series is here and the first Omaha trophy event gets underway at noon. It is a $400 Limit Omaha 8 tournament for our four-card fans and it will be a fun field.

They’ll start with 20K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet