$600 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 519

The last three levels were a blur of action with 27 players eliminated in two hours taking the field from five tables to only two. Those players were sent on a break and will return with an eye on the final table.

Tournament staff are coloring off the 1K chips and the 25K chips are in play. Blinds will increase to 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante and the average stack about 575,000 (38 bb).

Results 19th through 27th:

19th: Dennis Howe – $2,509
20th: Jeff Morrison – $2,509
21st: Walter Bravo – $2,509
22nd: Francois Zayas – $2,099
23rd: Adam Mammon – $2,099
24th: Mark Lafata – $2,099
25th: Trung Tran – $1,804
26th: Philippe Derys – $1,804
27th: Daniel Couzens – $1,804

$600 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 519

Jeff Morrison opened to 35,000 from the cutoff and Raminder Singh called on the button. Walter Bravo shipped all in from the big blind for 187,000 and Morrison moved in for 200,000 total.

“Two for the price of one?” Singh said before he called with the bigger of the three stacks.

Singh:
Morrison:
Bravo:

Singh was ahead with the fives and took a commanding lead on the with a set of fives. The turn left Bravo drawing dead and Morrison looking for one of the last three kings to make a straight. The river was to send Morrison out in 20th and Bravo in 21st.

Raminder Singh – 1,286,000 (107 bb)
Jeff Morrison – Eliminated in 20th Place ($2,509)
Walter Bravo – Eliminated in 21st Place ($2,509)

$600 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 519

Before the three-table redraw, Daniel Couzens was eliminated by Theo Lawson while sending Lawson into the lead. Here’s the lineup for the last three tables courtesy of our friends at PokerNews.

Table 9
Seat 1: Eric Kolodny – 214,000 (18 bb)
Seat 2: Mark Lafata – 145,000 (12 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Ducarmel Beaubien – 420,000 (35 bb)
Seat 5: TK Miles – 362,000 (30 bb)
Seat 6: Shawn Mohamed – 425,000 (35 bb)
Seat 7: David Shaw – 428,000 (36 bb)
Seat 8: Richard Leger – 133,000 (11 bb)
Seat 9: Francois Zayas – 305,000 (25 bb)

Table 14
Seat 1: Stephen Smith – 365,000 (30 bb)
Seat 2: Adam Mammon – 57,000 (5 bb)
Seat 3: Bradley Grossman – 284,000 (24 bb)
Seat 4: Joseph Nolin – 1,112,000 (93 bb)
Seat 5: Jeff Morrison – 341,000 (28 bb)
Seat 6: Raminder Singh – 500,000 (42 bb)
Seat 7: Dennis Howe – 225,000 (19 bb)
Seat 8: Jeff Ginocchi – 243,000 (20 bb)
Seat 9: Walter Bravo – 335,000 (28 bb)

Table 21
Seat 1: Alain Candales Falcon – 243,000 (20 bb)
Seat 2: Philippe Derys – 221,000 (18 bb)
Seat 3: Larry Shawe – 378,000 (32 bb)
Seat 4: Mike Masri – 843,000 (70 bb)
Seat 5: Trung Tran – 307,000 (26 bb)
Seat 6: David Albertson – 656,000 (55 bb)
Seat 7: Michael Lind – 250,000 (21 bb)
Seat 8: Brandon Schwartz – 197,000 (16 bb)
Seat 9: Theo Lawson – 1,166,000 (97 bb)

$600 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 519

Right as Level 19 was coming to an end, Aaron Miles was eliminated in 28th place to drop the field to the last three tables. Tournament staff paused the clock and the final 27 players are redrawing for new seats.

Blinds are now 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante and the average stack is about 400,000 (33 bb).

Results 28th through 36th:

28th: Aaron Miles – $1,546
29th: Alejandro Funes – $1,546
30th: Tua Geo-Ugh – $1,546
31st: Paul Julian – $1,546
32nd: Solange Lucas – $1,546
33rd: Scott Baumstein – $1,546
34th: David Feigenbaum – $1,546
35th: Mark Cannon – $1,546
36th: Issy Zahan – $1,546

$600 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 519

Joseph Nolin three-bet to 100,000 from early position and Scott Baumstein clicked it up to 210,000 from the small blind. Nolin put fifth bet for his entire 552,000 stack and Baumstein called at risk for 478,000 total.

Nolin:
Baumstein:

A rough spot for Baumstein in the biggest pot of the tournament so far. As big a cooler as you’ll see and the former WPTDeepStacks Hollywood champ could not miracle a save on the for the surprising exit.

Joseph Nolin – 1,100,000 (110 bb)
Scott Baumstein – Eliminated in 33rd Place ($1,546)

$600 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 519

One level down after break and one table gone in the same amount of time. That drops the field to 36 players with everyone now guaranteed at least $1,546.

Binds are now 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante and the average stack about 288,000 (29 bb).

Results 37th through 45th:

37th: Andre Bryan – $1,326
38th: Vito DiStefano – $1,326
39th: Eric Landau – $1,326
40th: Sterling Savill – $1,326
41st: Harold Klein – $1,326
42nd: Bryan Fischner – $1,326
43rd: Luis Mantilla – $1,326
44th: Guillermo Reyes Cardoso – $1,326
45th: Michael Tait – $1,326

$600 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  42 of 519

Mark Lafata limped under the gun and Harold Klein put his last 87,000 in the middle next to act. It made it back around to Lafata and he called with the bigger stack.

Lafata:
Klein:

Klein was in trouble with his smaller pair and could not pick up a save on the board to exit in 41st place.

Mark Lafata – 114,000 (14 bb)
Harold Klein – Eliminated in 41st Place ($1,326)

$600 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  43 of 519

Stephen Smith was all in and at risk for his last 46,000 against Adam Mammon needing to improve to stay in the game.

Smith:
Mammon:

Smith had two live, suited cards to double up and he drilled the flop. His Broadway straight was ahead of Mammon’s two pair and he faded the full house on the turn and river.

Stephen Smith – 110,000 (14 bb)
Adam Mammon – 130,000 (16 bb)

$600 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 519

Main Event players returned to their seats and cards are back in the air. Mike Masri leads the field with 642,000 followed by Daniel Couzens (614,000), Raminder Singh (574,000), and Scot Baumstein (561,000).

Blinds are up to 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante and the average stack around 231,000 (29 bb).

Remaining payouts:

1st: $53,446 + RunGood Ring
2nd: $37,465
3rd: $24,096
4th: $16,812
5th: $12,909
6th: $10,739
7th: $8,926
8th: $7,124
9th: $5,345
10th-12th: $4,451
13th-15th: $3,540
16th-18th: $2,976
19th-21st: $2,509
22nd-24th: $2,099
25th-27th: $1,804
28th-36th: $1,546
37th-45th: $1,326

$600 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 519

The Main Event reached 45 players shortly before the first break of the day to leave five table in the tournament. They hit another pay jump and are now guaranteed at least $1,326.

46th: Jonathan Ounjian – $1,122
47th: Nancy Birnbaum – $1,122
48th: Ory Hen – $1,122
49th: Roni Zelichonok – $1,122
50th: Shawn Lucas – $1,122
51st: Vadym Lapin – $1,122
52nd: Steve Olivier – $1,122
53rd: Hector Treger – $1,122
54th: Joel Weisberger – $1,122