$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 440

The last break is over and players are back in their seats with 14 players remaining. They are schedule to play two more levels before bagging up or they will stop the clock when they reach nine players.

Table 21
Seat 1: Howard Feingold – 630,000 (16 bb)
Seat 2: Doug Marro – 945,000 (24 bb)
Seat 3: Alexander Orlov – 555,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Sean Conklin – 1,000,000 (25 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Brian Altman – 1,925,000 (48 bb)
Seat 7: Tom McDonald – 860,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: Siddharth Siddharth – 2,025,000 (51 bb)

Table 22
Seat 1: Bryce McVay – 1,625,000 (41 bb)
Seat 2: Dante Cianfarra – 2,535,000 (63 bb)
Seat 3: Justin Zaki – 2,245,000 (56 bb)
Seat 4: Paul Snead – 1,895,000 (47 bb)
Seat 5: Jason Block – 515,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: Bobby Pratt – 385,000 (10 bb)
Seat 7: John Dolan – 405,000 (10 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —

Remaining payouts:

1st: $198,150
2nd: $132,095
3rd: $97,475
4th: $72,710
5th: $54,830
6th: $41,800
7th: $32,225
8th: $25,125
9th-10th: $19,815
11th-12th: $15,805
13th-14th: $12,755

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 440

At the same time Mark Wiser was going out on Table 21, a big hand played on Table 22. It was three-ways with the board out and reading .

Paul Snead checked, Jason Block bet 210,000 and Bryce McVay raised to 575,000 (leaving about 50K behind). Snead folded, saying he had pocket nines, and Block called.

McVay:
Block:

Block flopped a full house jacks full of threes but McVay turned a bigger one with his aces to pull the huge pot.

Bryce McVay – 1,580,000 (53 bb)
Jason Block – 590,000 (20 bb)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 440

Doug Marro opened the action, Mark Wiser moved all in for 330,000 and Marro made an easy call.

Wiser:
Marro:

A tough late-game cooler for Wiser and it got worse when Marro flopped a boat on the board. Wiser was out of seat and collecting his things as the dealer finished with the turn and river.

Doug Marro – 970,000 (32 bb)
Mark Wiser- Eliminated in 15th Place ($10,415)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 440

While the chaos was going down with three quick eliminations, tournament staff broke Table 20 and Ken Fishman was sent to the rail in the midst of the chaos.

There are 15 players vying for the final table and an eventual $198,150 payday.

Table 21
Seat 1: Howard Feingold
Seat 2: Doug Marro
Seat 3: Alexander Orlov
Seat 4: Sean Conklin
Seat 5: Mark Wiser
Seat 6: Brian Altman
Seat 7: Tom McDonald
Seat 8: Siddharth Siddharth

Table 22
Seat 1: Bryce McVay
Seat 2: Dante Cianfarra
Seat 3: Justin Zaki
Seat 4: Paul Snead
Seat 5: Jason Block
Seat 6: Bobby Pratt
Seat 7: John Dolan
Seat 8: — Empty —

Remaining payouts:

1st: $198,150
2nd: $132,095
3rd: $97,475
4th: $72,710
5th: $54,830
6th: $41,800
7th: $32,225
8th: $25,125
9th-10th: $19,815
11th-12th: $15,805
13th-14th: $12,755
15th: $10,415

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 440

Michael Stonehill was all in for 350,000 and Siddharth Siddharth called to put him at risk.

Stonehill:
Siddharth:

Stonehill was in a dominant position for a double but Siddharth flopped a club draw on the that got there on the turn. The river sealed the deal and Stonehill was eliminated in 17th place.

Siddharth Siddharth – 1,300,000 (43 bb)
Michael Stonehill – Eliminated in 17th Place ($8,610)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 440

With the board reading , Steven Snyder was all in and at risk for 570,000 against Paul Snead.

Snead:
Snyder:

Snead caught a jack-high straight while Snyder found a set of eights. Snyder needed to pair the board on the river but the sent him out in 18th place.

Paul Snead – 1,700,000 (57 bb)
Steven Snyder – Eliminated in 18th Place ($8,610)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 440

Christopher Meyers was sitting on 270,000 and put them in the middle trying to double up against Sean Conklin.

Meyers:
Conklin:

Meyers was in trouble against the top hand and never found a sweat on the board to exit in 19th place.

Sean Conklin – 975,000 (39 bb)
Christopher Meyers – Eliminated in 19th Place ($8,610)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 440

Bryce McVay opened to 50,000 from under the gun and picked up calls from Justin Zaki in early position and Ken Fishman in the big blind.

The flop came and all three players checked. The turn was and Fishman checked. McVay bet 60,000 to get a call from Zaki and check-raise from Fishman to 200,000. McVay folded and Zaki called leaving 555,000 behind.

The river was , Fishman bet 200,000 and Zaki moved all in. Fishman thought for several minutes before mucking the huge pot to Zaki.

Justin Zaki – 1,425,000 (57 bb)
Ken Fishman – 625,000 (25 bb)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 440

Cody Hernandez dropped to 250,000 and open-shoved from the cutoff. Justin Zaki folded his button, Jason Block called from the small blind and Bobby Pratt folded his big.

Block:
Hernandez:

Hernandez was in trouble against the bigger ace and found no help on the board to exit in 20th place.

Jason Block – 810,000 (32 bb)
Cody Hernandez – Eliminated in 20th Place ($8,610)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 440

Poker Room regular Mark “Bud” Wiser needed to make a move sitting at the bottom of the counts and found his spot. He open-shoved for 235,000 and Brian Altman called in the big blind.

Wiser:
Altman:

Wiser was ahead but had some over-cards to dodge. The dealer ran the board and he found his needed double up.

Mark Wiser – 510,000 (20 bb)
Brian Altman – 1,100,000 (44 bb)