Main Event: Phil Hui Eliminated by Jacob Ristich

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 608

Brett Bader (left) and Phil Hui (right)

We missed the preflop action but the end result was a three-way all in pot. Phil Hui was at risk for 290,000 and Jacob Ristich was in for 880,000 with Elharar covering both.

Ristich: QdQh
Elharar: JdJc
Hui: Ac2s

Hui needed to catch a miracle to stay in the Main Event but the Kh8h5cKd8c meant the queens held for Ristich to send Hui out in 19th place.

Tournament staff paused the clock to redraw seats at the last two tables.

Jacob Ristich – 1,890,000 (63 bb)
Shalom Elharar – 880,000 (29 bb)
Phil Hui – Eliminated in 19th Place ($5,208)

Main Event: Michael Rosen Eliminated by Denys Shafikov

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 608

Michael Rosen open-shoved for 365,000 and it folded to Denys Shafikov on the button. He called and the blinds folded.

Shafikov: AsKs
Rosen: AhJs

Rosen was in trouble against the bigger ace and it got worse on the Kh9h7s flop when Shafikov paired his ace. The board finished with the 9s turn and Th river to send Rosen out in 20th place.

Denys Shafikov – 2,900,000 (97 bb)
Michael Rosen – Eliminated in 20th Place ($5,208)

Main Event: Myung Choi Eliminated by Jason Wandling

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 608

Action folded to Myung Choi on the button and he moved all in for 210,000. Eddie Mallon thought about coming along from the small blind, he folded, but Jason Wandling quickly called in the big.

Wandling: AhKd
Choi: 3h3s

Choi needed his threes to hold to double but Wandling paired his ace on the Ac9d5c flop. The 6s turn and Td river finished the board to send Choi out in 21st place.

Jason Wandling – 1,520,000 (51 bb)
Myung Choi – Eliminated in 21st Place ($5,208)

Main Event: Michael Tait Eliminated by Shalom Elharar

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 608

Michael Tait

Michael Tait open-shoved from under the gun for 505,000 and Shalom Elharar reshipped with his big stack to isolate.

Elharar: JdJc
Tait; AhTs

Tait had a single over card looking to double but he missed the 5c5h2h7sQh board to exit in 22nd place.

Shalom Elharar – 1,620,000 (54 bb)
Michael Tait – Eliminated in 22nd Place ($4,329)

Main Event: Updated Counts on Break

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 608

While the 22 remaining players are on dinner break, here’s a look at how they are stacked going into the late parts of the day.

Table 22
Seat 1: Daniel Pearlman – 675,000 (23 bb)
Seat 2: Leroy Grant – 1,015,000 (34 bb)
Seat 3: Kevin Blewitt – 1,245,000 (42 bb)
Seat 4: T.K. Miles – 1,855,000 (62 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Ray Henson – 300,000 (10 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Dennis Rodriguez – 365,000 (12 bb)
Seat 9: Casey Crews – 525,000 (18 bb)

Table 23
Seat 1: Myung Choi – 285,000 (10 bb)
Seat 2: Eddie Mallon – 495,000 (17 bb)
Seat 3: Jason Wandling – 1,445,000 (48 bb)
Seat 4: Michael Jagroo – 710,000 (24 bb)
Seat 5: Matt Bretzfield – 705,000 (24 bb)
Seat 6: Ezequiel Lebed – 455,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Vladimir Grechnikov – 1,540,000 (51 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —
Seat 9: — Empty —

Table 26
Seat 1: Michael Rosem – 365,000 (12 bb)
Seat 2: Jacob Ristich – 565,000 (19 bb)
Seat 3: Michael Tait – 505,000 (17 bb)
Seat 4: Matthew Lambrecht – 725,000 (24 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Denys Shafikov – 2,760,000 (92 bb)
Seat 7: Marc Evanier – 110,000 (4 bb)
Seat 8: Phil Hui – 440,000 (15 bb)
Seat 9: Shalom Elharar – 1,090,000 (36 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $111,186
2nd: $77,972
3rd: $50,141
4th: $35,969
5th: $27,607
6th: $22,600
7th: $18,595
8th: $14,827
9th: $11,117
10th-12th: $9,271
13th-15th: $7,401
16th-18th: $6,175
19th-21st: $5,208
22nd: $4,329

23rd: Tom Macey – $4,329
24th: Jamie Kerstetter – $4,329
25th: Andres Morales – $3,680
26th: Cesar Fuentes – $3,680
27th: David Shaw – $3,680

Main Event: Jamie Kerstetter Eliminated by Casey Crews

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 608

Jamie Kerstetter

Jamie Kerstetter open-shipped for 288,000 from under the gun and Casey Crews reshipped for 303,000 from cutoff. The button and blinds folded and the hands were tabled.

Crews: AhKs
Kerstetter: As9s

Kerstetter asked for a nine, did not get it on the 8s4c3h flop but found it on the 9d turn. The joy was short lived because Crews caught the Kc river to send the RunGood Ambassador out in 24th place.

Casey Crews – 656,000 (26 bb)
Jamie Kerstetter – Eliminated in 24th Place ($4,329)

Main Event: Three-Table Redraw

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 608

With the elimination of Matias Chervin in 28th place, tournament staff paused the clock and the last 27 players are redrawing seats at the last three tables. They will play out Level 23 before taking a one-hour dinner break.

Table 22
Seat 1: Daniel Pearlman – 530,000 (21 bb)
Seat 2: Leroy Grant – 580,000 (23 bb)
Seat 3: Kevin Blewitt – 1,240,000 (50 bb)
Seat 4: T.K. Miles – 1,680,000 (67 bb)
Seat 5: Jamie Kerstetter – 318,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: Cesar Fuentes – 260,000 (10 bb)
Seat 7: Andres Morales – 153,000 (6 bb)
Seat 8: Dennis Rodriguez – 279,000 (11 bb)
Seat 9: Casey Crews – 343,000 (14 bb)

Table 23
Seat 1: Myung Choi – 276,000 (11 bb)
Seat 2: Eddie Mallon – 190,000 (8 bb)
Seat 3: Jason Wandling – 1,520,000 (61 bb)
Seat 4: Michael Jagroo – 685,000 (27 bb)
Seat 5: Matt Bretzfield – 620,000 (25 bb)
Seat 6: Ezequiel Lebed – 1,200,000 (48 bb)
Seat 7: Vladimir Grechnikov – 1,230,000 (49 bb)
Seat 8: Tom Macey – 145,000 (6 bb)
Seat 9: Ray Henson – 287,000 (11 bb)

Table 26
Seat 1: Michael Rosem – 142,000 (6 bb)
Seat 2: Jacob Ristich – 635,000 (25 bb)
Seat 3: Michael Tait – 510,000 (20 bb)
Seat 4: Matthew Lambrecht – 513,000 (21 bb)
Seat 5: David Shaw – 185,000 (7 bb)
Seat 6: Denys Shafikov – 2,600,000 (104 bb)
Seat 7: Marc Evanier – 315,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Phil Hui – 249,000 (10 bb)
Seat 9: Shalom Elharar – 1,000,000 (40 bb)

Results 28th through 36th:

28th: Matias Chervin – $3,049
29th: James Tomblin – $3,049
30th: Randy Belfiore – $3,049
31st: Daniel Couzens – $3,049
32nd: Anthony Ruttler – $3,049
33rd: Jeff Platt – $3,049
34th: Matthew Kuba – $3,049
35th: Carlo Rodriguez – $3,049
36th: Ronnie Day Jr – $3,049

Main Event: Michael Tait Doubles Through Daniel Pearlman

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 608

Michael Tait

Michael Tait open-shoved for 272,000 from middle position, Daniel Pearlman called from the hijack and the rest of the table folded.

Tait: KsQh
Pearlman: AsAh

Tait ran into a monster and began collecting his things. The flop came Ts2c2d and Tait picked up a gutshot draw on the 9c turn. The river was the Js for one of his four outs and Tait doubled with a king-high straight.

Michael Tait – 594,000 (30 bb)
Daniel Pearlman – 524,000 (26 bb)

Main Event: Jeff Platt Eliminated by Denys Shafikov

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 608

Jeff Platt

Action folded to Jeff Platt in the cutoff and he opened to 32,000. Denys Shafikov three-bet to 100,000 from the button and the blinds folded. Platt four-bet to 310,000 and Shafikov put in a fifth bet for his entire stack of 960,000. Platt thought for a few minutes and called.

Shafikov: KdKh
Platt: AdKs

Platt ran his big slick into a monster and could not find a save on the 6s5d4c4hQs board. They counted down the stacks and Platt was the player at risk for the shocking knockout.

Denys Shafikov – 1,950,000 (122 bb)
Jeff Platt – Eliminated in 33rd Place ($3,049)

Denys Shafikov

Main Event: Down to Four Tables

$1,100 RunGood Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 608

Soon after the return from break, David Nowling was eliminated in 37th place to drop the field to the last four tables. Everyone is now guaranteed at least $3,049 and the payouts are climbing.

37th: David Nowling – $2,642
38th: Justin Lerner – $2,642
39th: Jerry Wong – $2,642
40th: Esteban Acosta – $2,642
41st: Raminder Singh – $2,642
42nd: Santana Noronha – $2,642
43rd: Scott Baumstein – $2,642
44th: Nachum Lumelski – $2,642
45th: Scott Zakheim – $2,642