$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante | Structure
Players Remaining: 11 of 55

While Event 4 was playing down a champion, Event 5 closed registration and neared the final table. The $400 buy-in tournament drew 55 entries to create a prize pool worth $18,150.

The last six spots will be paid with a min-cash worth $1,071 and the Event 5 champ will walk away with $6,805 along with the WSOP Circuit ring.

September WSOP Circuit
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
Coconut Creek, FL
Event 5
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 55
Prize Pool: $18,150
September 17, 2018

1st: $6,805 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $4,211
3rd: $2,759
4th: $1,906
5th: $1,398
6th: $1,071

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 32: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 Ante

Mark Stephen Edwards gradually took the lead from Francis Margaglione in his pursuit of another WSOP Circuit ring. Margaglione was down to 975,000 and open-shoved his button. Edwards checked his cards and quickly called.

Edwards:
Margaglione:

Margaglione was live with a chance to double but Edwards moved further ahead on the flop. The turn left Margaglione looking for one of three kings in the deck but the river blanked to send the rest of the chips to Edwards.

Margaglione took home $8,425 for his second place finish while Edwards banked $13,632 along with his second career WSOP Circuit ring.

1st: Mark Stephen Edwards – $13,632
2nd: Francis Margaglione – $8,425

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 31: 50,000/100,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 153

Francis Margaglione and Mark Stephen Edwards are playing the patience game with both picking their spots to pick up chips.

Margaglione had a chance to end it when Edwards was all in with the board reading . Margaglione folded, showed for the bottom boat, and Edwards showed . We will find out later if Edwards had it.

Francis Margaglione – 2,350,000
Mark Stephen Edwards – 2,240,000

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 29: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 153

Our heads-up players took a short break after Stephen Diamantas was eliminated and Mark Stephen Edwards extended his lead when they returned.

Soon after, Francis Margaglione got his last 1,185,000 in the middle from the button and Edwards called with a chance to get his second WSOP Circuit ring.

Margaglione:
Edwards:

Margaglione was in great shape for the double and the diamonds did not come in play on the board to give him a small lead.

Francis Margaglione – 2,380,000
Mark Stephen Edwards – 2,210,000

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$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 153

Stephen Nussrallah exited the tournament on the heels of Tristan Wade and two hands later Stephen Diamantas was all in for ~300,000. Francis Margaglione had Diamantas at risk with a chance to get heads-up for the ring.

Diamantas:
Margaglione:

Diamantas had two live cards but Margaglione improved on the board. The turn and river were no help and Diamantas was gone in third place.

Francis Margaglione – 1,700,000
Stephen Diamantas – Eliminated in 3rd place ($6,064)
Stephen Nussrallah – Eliminated in 4th place ($8,425)

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 153

Two bust outs hit quickly. Michael Rosenberg went out in sixth when his lost to Stephen Diamantas’ on a board and Tristan Wade was at risk soon after.

Mark Stephen Edwards opened to 105,000 from the cutoff and Wade moved all in from the button for 610,000. The blinds released and Edwards thought for a minute before he called.

“I hope you have nines,” Edwards said.

He did not.

Wade:
Edwards:

Wade was dominated and couldn’t find a save on the board to send the WSOP bracelet/WSOP Circuit ring winner out in fifth place.

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 153

Michael Rosenberg opened the action, then called all in for 325,000 after Stephen Diamantas shoved from the cutoff.

Rosenberg:
Diamantas:

Rosenberg needed a lot of help but found none as the board came to send him out in seventh place.

Stephen Diamantas – 640,000
Michael Rosenberg – Eliminated in 7th place ($1,942)

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 153

Mark “Bud” Wiser open-shoved for 120,000 and Tristan Wade reshipped for 415,000 next to act. The rest of the table released and the cards were tabled.

“You didn’t take long for that,” Wiser said to Wade.

“Nope,” was the response.

Wiser:
Wade:

Wiser needed to hit some magic but the board could not save his spot in the game.

Tristan Wade – 535,000
Mark “Bud” Wiser – Eliminated in 8th place ($1,523)

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Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8of 153

Tristan Wade opened the action from early position and picked up calls from Angelo Miele in middle position and Mark Stephen Edwards in the small blind. It was three-ways to the flop but only Miele and Edwards saw the turn.

Edwards bet 62,000 and Miele piled all in for ~300,000 to get a quick call from Edwards.

Miele:
Edwards:

Edwards was way ahead with the flopped set of jacks and Miele needed a six to fill his gutshot. The river blanked and Miele was eliminated in ninth place.

Mark Stephen Edwards – 975,000 (49 bb)
Angelo Miele – Eliminated in 9th place ($1,215)

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 153

Mark Stephen Edwards open-shoved for 287,000 from under the gun and it folded to Stephen Diamantas. After confirming the count, Diamantas moved all in over the top. Francis Margaglione thought about coming along but folded his big blind.

Edwards:
Diamantas:

Edwards needed to catch to stay in the game and found what he needed on the flop. The turn and river finished the board to send Edwards a double up.

Mark Stephen Edwards – 646,000
Stephen Diamantas – 340,000