Event 5: Loni Harwood Wins Fourth Ring and $10,801; Stephen Hawley — 2nd Place ($6,675)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 120

Loni Harwood

Loni Harwood was on the button and Stephen Hawley was in the big blind. They got the last of Hawley’s 170,000 chips in the pot and Harwood had the title within reach.

Harwood: Kc9s
Hawley: Tc8c

Runout: Jc8h3c4d9h

Hawley took the lead pairing up on the flop, but Harwood spiked the river for better. Hawley was eliminated in second place for $6,675 while Harwood went on to win her fourth ring. In addition, she earned $10,801.

Stephen Hawley

A full report on the tournament will be posted later tonight. In the meantime, here’s a look at the final results:

1st: Loni Harwood – $10,801 + Gold Ring
2nd: Stephen Hawley – $6,675
3rd: Eric Polirer – $4,753
4th: Aram Zobian – $3,452
5th: Jorge Aristizabal – $2,557
6th: Ricardo Jose Valim – $1,931
7th: A.J. Kelsall – $1,485
8th: Mike Notarianni – $1,163
9th: Brett Apter – $927
10th: Warren Jurkowitz – $752
11th: Jonathon Hilton – $752
12th: Shane MacKinnon – $752

Event 5: Loni Harwood Doubles to Take Big Chip Lead

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 120

Loni Harwood

Loni Harwood was on the button and Stephen Hawley was in the big blind. They got 30,000 in the pot preflop and saw a QcQd8h flop. Hawley checked. Harwood C-bet 30,000. Hawley called.

The turn fell the 2d and Hawley checked again. Harwood bet 82,000. Hawley called.

The river was the 4h and Hawley checked a third time. Harwood shoved for her last 381,000 and Hawley called.

Harwood: Qs3d for trip queens
Hawley: Jh2h for queens up

Harwood’s trips were good and she doubled through Hawley to take a huge heads-up lead.

Loni Harwood – 1,050,000 (87 bb)
Stephen Hawley – 150,000 (12 bb)

Event 5: Eric Polirer – 3rd Place ($4,753)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 120

Eric Polirer

Short stack Eric Polirer was all-in preflop holding 7c7d. Loni Harwood, who had just doubled Polirer, had him at risk and was racing with AsQs.

Runout: Qd5c3sQc6s

Harwood paired up on the flop and tripped up on the turn. Three queens were best and Polirer was eliminated in third place.

Hawley took the chip lead to heads up play against Harwood.

Stephen Hawley – 710,000 (59 bb)
Loni Harwood – 490,000 (40 bb)
Eric Polirer – Eliminated in 3rd place ($4,753)

Event 5: Eric Polirer Doubles Through Loni Harwood

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 120

Eric Polirer moved all in for 123,000 on the button, and Loni Harwood called to put him at risk in the big blind.

Polirer; AsQd
Harwood; TsTc

The board ran out 6d6c5c5dQc, and the queen on the river saved Polirer’s tournament life. He doubled up with queens up.

Eric Polirer – 258,000 (22 bb)
Loni Harwood – 282,000 (24 bb)

Event 5: Final Three Update

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 120

Stephen Hawley – 664,000 (55 bb)
Loni Harwood – 413,000 (51 bb)
Eric Polirer – 124,000 (15 bb)

1st: $10,801 + Gold Ring
2nd: $6,675
3rd: $4,753

4th: Aram Zobian – $3,452
5th: Jorge Aristizabal – $2,557
6th: Ricardo Jose Valim – $1,931
7th: A.J. Kelsall – $1,485
8th: Mike Notarianni – $1,163
9th: Brett Apter – $927
10th: Warren Jurkowitz – $752
11th: Jonathon Hilton – $752
12th: Shane MacKinnon – $752

Event 5: Aram Zobian — 4th Place ($3,452)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 120

Aram Zobian

Aram Zobian paid off Stephen Hawley in a huge pot and was left with a medium stack. He was down to about 125,000 and got it in preflop from the button. Eric Pelirer was in the big blind and called.

Pelirer: KdKh
Zobian: 7h6h

Runout: QdTd8h8c5h

Pelirer improved to kings-up and Zobian was eliminated in fourth place for $3,452.

Eric Pelirer – 301,000 (30 bb)
Aram Zobian – Eliminated in 4th place ($3,452)

Event 5: Jorge Aristizabal – 5th Place ($2,557 )

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 120

Jorge Aristizabal

Jorge Aristizabal was all-in from the button for 105,000 and Aram Zobian had him at risk from the big blind.

Zobian: As8d
Aristizabal: Kh7c

Runout: QsJc9s5c9c

Zobian held and Aristizabal was eliminated in fifth place.

Aram Zobian – 390,000 (48 bb)
Jorge Aristizabal – Eliminated in 5th place ($2,557)

Event 5: Eric Polirer Doubles through Jorge Aristizabal

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 120

Start-of-day chip leader Jorge Aristizabal raised from late position and Eric Polirer called from the big blind. They saw an Ac5s4s flop heads up.

Polirer checked and Aristizabal bet. Polirer check-raised all-in for his last 117,000 and Aristizabal snap called.

Polirer: 5h4h for bottom two
Aristizabal: AsQd for top pair

Turn and river: Td7h

Polirer held and doubled through Aristizabal.

Eric Polirer – 285,000 (35 bb)
Jorge Aristizabal – 92,000 (11 bb)

Event 5: Ricardo Jose Valim — 6th Place ($1,931)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 120

Ricardo Jose Valim

A few hands after doubling up Eric Polirer and being whittled down to just 10,000 chips, Ricardo Jose Valim was all-in preflop and at risk against Aram Zobian.

Jose Valim: 5c5h
Zobian: Jh8c

Runout: Ad8d3c6c4s

Zobian paired his eight to take the pot and eliminated Jose Valim in sixth place. Zobian took the chip lead with over 300,000 chips.

Aram Zobian – 315,000 (39 bb)
Ricardo Jose Valim – Eliminated in 6th place ($1,931)

 

Event 5: A.J. Kelsall — 7th Place ($1,485)

$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 120

A.J. Kelsall

In a blind-versus-blind battle, A.J. Kelsall shoved 78,000 from the small and Stephen Hawley called from the big. Kelsall was at risk and behind.

Hawley: 7c7d
Kelsall: Ad6d

Hawley flopped the 7h hitting a set and Kelsall stood from the table. He was eliminated in seventh place and promptly headed back to his seat in the 11am $580 six-max ring event. Hawley, meanwhile, contended for the chip lead.

Stephen Hawley – 290,000 (36 bb)
A.J. Kelsall – Eliminated in 7th place ($1,485)