$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 1,189

Manny Minaya was sitting with 765,000, moved all in from middle position, and Harjinder Chawla called on the button. The blinds released and we had a look at the hands.

Chawla:
Minaya:

Minaya needed his pair of eights to hold to double but Chawla paired his ace on the flop to take the lead. The turn and river finished the board sending Minaya out in sixth place.

Harjinder Chawla – 9,400,000 (118 bb)
Manny Minaya – Eliminated in 6th Place ($12,659)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 1,189

Michael Newman lost most of his stack against Harjinder Chawla, top pair no good against a river nut flush, and he moved all in for 425,000 from the small blind after David Nathaniel opened to 125,000. Nathaniel called and Newman was drawing live.

Nathaniel:
Newman:

Newman needed to catch to get some breathing room but the dealer spread a board to send him out.

David Nathaniel – 2,550,000 (43 bb)
Michael Newman – Eliminated in 7th Place ($9,750)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 1,189

In a battle of the blinds, Gerard Sukhram four-bet to 410,000 from the small blind and Michael Garcia five-bet shoved for 1,635,000. After confirming the counts, Sukhram called.

Garcia:
Sukhram:

A cooler for Sukhram and the board ran out to send Garcia the double.

Michael Garcia – 3,330,000 (56 bb)
Gerard Sukhram – 1,600,000 (27 bb)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 1,189

David Nathaniel was down to 740,000 and moved all in from the cutoff after Harjinder Chawla opened to 150,000 from the hijack. Chawla asked for a count and called.

Nathaniel:
Chawla:

Chawla was ahead for the knockout and Nathaniel missed the flop. The turn prompted Nathaniel to ask for a diamond but the river was another way to get his double up.

David Nathaniel – 1,630,000 (27 bb)
Harjinder Chawla – 6,485,000 (108 bb)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 1,189

The seven remaining players were sent on a 30-minute dinner break. Harjinder Chawla will return with a massive chip lead, holding 7,225,000 of the 17,835,000 chips in play at the seven-handed final table.

Seat 1: Manny Minaya – 1,135,000 (19 bb)
Seat 3: Gerard Sukhram – 2,665,000 (44 bb)
Seat 4: Michael Garcia – 1,215,000 (20 bb)
Seat 5: Harjinder Chawla – 7,225,000 (120 bb)
Seat 7: David Nathaniel – 1,310,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: Chris Casey – 2,070,000 (35 bb)
Seat 9: Michael Newman – 2,215,000 (37 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $65,823 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $40,680
3rd: $29,837
4th: $22,149
5th: $16,642
6th: $12,659
7th: $9,750

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 1,189

A few hands after Michael Tait was sent out, Stephen Horniacek was all in and at risk for ~570,000 against our chip leader Harjinder Chawla.

Chawla:
Horniacek:

This time Chawla was ahead when the chips went in and he improved to a pair of jacks on the flop. Horniacek picked up a fllush draw to go with his over card but blanked the turn and river to exit in eighth place.

Harjinder Chawla – 7,200,000 (144 bb)
Stephen Horniacek – Eliminated in 8th Place ($7,605)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,189

Harjinder Chawla opened to 125,000 from early position and picked up calls from Michael Tait, David Nathaniel, Michael Newman, and Gerard Sukhram. It was five-ways to the flop, Sukhram checked, Chawla bet 180,000 and Tait raised to 360,000. The rest of the table folded, Chawla misclicked a three-bet and Tait ended up all in for another ~500,000.

“I’m behind now,” Chawla said. “But I’m getting there.”

Chawla:
Tait:

Tait held the rockets for a double but Chawla did get there on the turn. His set of fours cracked aces after the river for another Chawla catch.

Harjinder Chawla – 6,500,000 (130 bb)
Michael Tait – Eliminated in 9th Place ($6,008)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,189

It was four-ways to a flop of and Chris Casey moved all in for 1,100,000 from under the gun. Michael Newman folded next to act, David Nathaniel called from the small blind, and Stephen Horniacek folded from the big.

Nathaniel:
Casey:

“What I’m I gonna do Mikey?” Nathaniel asked Michael Newman. “I have top/top.”

Casey’s aces were ahead and he pulled a double after the turn and river.

Chris Casey – 2,400,000 (60 bb)
David Nathaniel – 1,300,000 (33 bb)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,189

During one of the first hands of the final table, Kevin Kamminga was all-in for ~1,100,000 and Harjinder Chawla quickly called before the rest of the table folded.

Chawla:
Kamminga:

“That’s okay,” Chawla said. “I feel a queen coming.”

Our chip leader was correct and the dealer put a queen right in the door on the flop. Chawla’s set of queens put him ahead and Kamminga was eliminated after the turn and river.

Harjinder Chawla – 5,525,000 (138 bb)
Kevin Kamminga – Eliminated in 10th Place ($4,808)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,189

Event 2 final table members are in their seats and cards at back in the air with Harjinder Chawla holding a big lead.

Seat 1: Manny Minaya – 1,350,000 (34 bb)
Seat 2: Kevin Kamminga – 1,130,000 (28 bb)
Seat 3: Gerard Sukhram – 2,225,000 (56 bb)
Seat 4: Michael Garcia – 1,090,000 (27 bb)
Seat 5: Harjinder Chawla – 4,525,000 (113 bb)
Seat 6: Michael Tait – 1,035,000 (26 bb)
Seat 7: David Nathaniel – 2,450,000 (61 bb)
Seat 8: Stephen Norniacek – 1,100,000 (28 bb)
Seat 9: Chris Casey – 1,900,000 (48 bb)
Seat 10: Michael Newman – 1,560,000 (39 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $65,823 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $40,680
3rd: $29,837
4th: $22,149
5th: $16,642
6th: $12,659
7th: $9,750
8th: $7,605
9th: $6,008
10th: $4,808