$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31: 50,000/100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,766

Alfred Karlsson opened to 200,000 from early position and picked up calls from Paul Louis and Joshua Richison in the blinds. Louis quickly moved all in after the flop and Richison called just as quickly. Karlsson released and the cards were flipped up.

Louis:
Richison:

Louis flopped a set of fours and Richison needed to catch his open-ended straight draw to send him out. The turn was a blank and Louis has his double after the river.

Paul Louis – 2,200,000 (22 bb)
Joshua Richison – 2,900,000 (29 bb)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31: 50,000/100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,766

The nine remaining players grabbed another 15-minute break from the tables and will return with the average stack right around 20 big blinds.

Seat 1: Alfred Karlsson – 1,715,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2: Joe Carrafa – 285,000 (3 bb)
Seat 3: Scott Vetter – 3,455,000 (35 bb)
Seat 4: Karthik Ramakrishnan – 1,235,000 (12 bb)
Seat 5: Byron Schenk – 3,400,000 (34 bb)
Seat 6: Carlo Buzzetta – 1,450,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Paul Louis – 980,000 (10 bb)
Seat 8: Joshua Richison – 3,900,000 (39 bb)
Seat 9: Josh Wasserman – 1,210,000 (12 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: – $86,067
2nd: – $53,505
3rd: – $39,873
4th: – $30,209
5th: – $23,142
6th: – $17,918
7th: – $14,024
8th: – $11,089
9th: – $8,864

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,766

Action folded around the table to Dr. Morris Funk in the small blind and he moved all in for 625,000. Byron Schenk checked his cards and quickly called with a monster.

Funk:
Schenk:

A tough spot for the doctor. He missed the flop but he picked up a flush draw on the turn. The comeback fell short and the river sent him out in tenth place.

Byron Schenk – 3,400,000 (43 bb)
Morris Funk – Eliminated in 10th place ($7,518)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,766

Byron Schenk opened from early position and Josh Wasserman four-bet shoved for 510,000. It folded back around the Schenk and he called.

Schenk:
Wasserman:

Wasserman needed his jacks to hold and he dodged the all-low board to double.

Josh Wasserman – 1,200,000 (15 bb)
Byron Schenk – 2,650,000 (33 bb)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,766

Josh Richison open-shoved from early position and action folded around to Byron Schenk in the small blind. He called to put Richison at risk and Carlo Buzzetta released his big.

Schenk:
Richison:

Richison was behind but had over cards to double up. He missed the flop but added a gutshot draw on the turn. It filled on the river and Richison celebrated his double up.

Joshua Richison – 3,100,000 (39 bb)
Byron Schenk – 5,200,000 (65 bb)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,766

At long last, Event 2 has reached its final table ten with some short stacks needing to make a move. Byron Schenk holds a big lead at the start of the final table with Joe Carrafa and Josh Wasserman riding the short stacks.

Seat 1: Alfred Karlsson – 1,670,000 (21 bb)
Seat 2: Joe Carrafa – 535,000 (7 bb)
Seat 3: Scott Vetter – 2,000,000 (25 bb)
Seat 4: Karthik Ramakrishnan – 1,495,000 (19 bb)
Seat 5: Morris Funk – 1,000,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: Byron Schenk – 6,500,000 (81 bb)
Seat 7: Carlo Buzzetta – 1,400,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8: Paul Louis – 870,000 (11 bb)
Seat 9: Joshua Richison – 1,200,000 (15 bb)
Seat 10: Josh Wasserman – 730,000 (9 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: – $86,067 + Gold ring
2nd: – $53,505
3rd: – $39,873
4th: – $30,209
5th: – $23,142
6th: – $17,918
7th: – $14,024
8th: – $11,089
9th: – $8,864
10th: – $7,158

Results 11th through 18th:

11th: Rogerlio Padilla – $7,158
12th: Daniel Barnes – $7,158
13th: Richard Fortner – $5,838
14th: Alejandro Armas – $5,838
15th: Jermaine Phang – $5,838
16th: Steven Carswell – $4,811
17th: Santana Noronha – $4,811
18th: John Roverto – $4,811

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,766

Rogelio Padilla was down 105,000 and put those chips in the middle on the final table bubble. Alfred Karlsson and Byron Schenk called in the blinds to the flop.

Karlsson bet 80,000 and Schenk raised to 320,000. Karlsson called, the turn came , and Karlsson checked. Schenk bet another 325,000 and Karlsson released.

“Give me a six,” Padilla asked the dealer.

Schenk:
Padilla:

Padilla had two saving outs but was sent out in 11th place after the river to set up the final table.

Byron Schenk – 6,500,000 (81 bb)
Alfred Karlsson – 1,670,000 (21 bb)
Rogelio Padilla – Eliminated in 11th place ($7,158)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 1,766

Event 2 players went on another break and they continue to take their time mixing it up. They are sitting on an average stack at 20 big blinds so we expect something to break loose in the next level or two.

Byron Schenk continues to lead but no one is safe at this level.

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 1,766

Craig Witz followed on the heels of Mike Policastro to get the Event 2 field down to 18 players. Tournament staff paused the clock to redraw seats at the last two tables with 20 minutes remaining until the next break.

Results 19th through 26th:

19th: Craig Witz – $4,005
20th: Mike Policastro – $4,005
21st: Matthew Howard – $4,005
22nd: Joseph Casella – $3,370
23rd: Matthew Zarcadoolas – $3,370
24th: Kevin Deng – $3,370
25th: Riley Fuller – $2,861
26th: Boris Kasabov – $2,861

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 1,766

The remaining players seemed to be in no hurry to get their chips in the middle and it was becoming desperate for more than a few as the average stack dropped to 22 big blinds.

Mike Policastro thought he found the perfect spot to get some chips back.

Rogelio Padilla open-shoved for 375,000 from under the gun and the move made it around to Policastro in the small blind. He moved all in to get a fold from the big blind and Padilla was not happy to see the hands.

Policastro:
Padilla:

Padilla was halfway out of his seat when the dealer put out the flop. He sat back down after hitting the set and Policastro could not return the favor on the turn or . He was down to 240,000 and hit the payout desk on the next hand.

Rogelio Padilla – 820,000 (21 bb)
Mike Policastro – Eliminated in 20th place ($4,005)