$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 100
The players are back in their seats and return with a near four-way dead heat.
Seat 1: Matthew Zarcadoolas – 394,000 (25 bb)
Seat 4: Kevin Johnson – 391,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Pedro Aldave – 357,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: Stanley “Kip” Williams – 358,000 (22 bb)
Remaining payouts:
1st: $9,901 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $6,119
3rd: $4,357
4th: $3,165
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 100
In a battle of the blinds, Arkadiy Tsinis and Pedro Aldave put their chips in the middle with similar stacks.
Aldave: 
Tsinis: 
Tsinis was in a tough spot and never found a save on the 
runout. The dealer broke down the stacks and Aldave had Tsinis covered by 9,000.
That was the last hand of the level and the four remaining players went on a ten-minute break.
Pedro Aldave – 357,000 (30 bb)
Arkadiy Tsinis – Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,344)
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 100
In the hand following Nicholas Visconti’s exit, Day 2 returning chip leader Bryan Clark was eliminated by Pedro Aldave when his short-stacked boat ran into a bigger boat.
Pedro Aldave – 225,000 (19 bb)
Bryan Clark – Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,770)
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 100
Stanley “Kip” Williams was the short stack at the table but found two double ups through Pedro Aldave for some breathing room. That left Nicholas Visconti as the shortest and he moved all in for 35,000 from the big blind after Kevin Johnson opened to 25,000 and Bryan Clark called.
Both Clark and Johnson called the all-in then checked the 
flop. Johnson isolated with a 25,000 bet after the 
turn and Clark folded.
Johnson: 
Visconti: 
“I need an ace,” Visconti confirmed.
The river was 
and the local reg was sent out in seventh place after earning his seat in yesterday’s 9am satellite.
Kevin Johnson – 440,000 (37 bb)
Nicholas Visconti – Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,361)
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 100
Matthew Zarcadoolas opened to 22,000 from the cutoff and Kevin Johnson three-bet to 50,000 from the button. The blinds released, Zarcadoolas called, and the flop came 
. Both players checked and they checked again after the 
turn.
The river was and Zarcadoolas bet 80,000 and Johnson took his time to think it through. He had 207,000 behind and called the bet.
Zarcadoolas: 
Johnson: 
Johnson was good with the call to pick up the pot.
That was the last hand of the level and blinds are up to 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante.
Kevin Johnson – 407,000 (34 bb)
Matthew Zarcadoolas – 172,000 (14 bb)
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 100
In a blind-versus-blind battle, John Van Arnam shoved about 120,000 from the small. It was on Kevin Johnson in the big and he called putting Van Arnam at risk.
Johnson: 
Van Arnam: 
Runout: 
Johnson’s set was best and Van Arnam went down as the eighth-place finisher.
Kevin Johnson – 320,000
John Van Arnam – Eliminated in 8th place ($1,066)
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 100
Pedro Aldave opened to 12,000 from late position and Jose Reyes three-bet to 31,000 from the small blind. It was on John Van Arnam in the big blind and he shoved about 70,000. Aldave folded and Reyes called off about 70,00.
Reyes: 
Van Arnam: 
Van Arnam flopped an ace on the flop and that spelled the end for Reyes.
John Van Arnam – 175,000
Jose Reyes – Eliminated in 9th place ($850)
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 100
Kevin Johnson opened to 14,000 from middle position. Bryan Clark called from the cutoff and Kip Williams jammed for 35,000 from the small blind. Both Johnson and Clark called and it was three-handed to the flop.
Flop:
Johnson lead and Clark quickly folded. Johnson and Williams tabled their hands.
Clark: 
for an overpair
Johnson: 
for top, top
Turn and river:
Clark’s overpair held and he tripled up.
Bryan Clark – 123,000
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 100
A total of 18 Day 2 levels are in the books and the field in yesterday’s 4pm $400 buy-in no limit hold’em re-entry tournament is down to the final nine. Each has locked up an $850 payout, but all have sights on the $9,901 first prize. Play resumes at 2pm and here’s a look at how the tournament stacks up.
Bryan Clark and Kevin Johnson are neck-and-neck for the lead with 336,000 and 332,000 chips respectively. Other still in include Matthew Zarcadoolas and Arkadiy Tsinis.
Seat 1: Matthew Zarcadoolas – 257,000 (51 bb)
Seat 2: Jose Reyes – 101,500 (20 bb)
Seat 3: John Van Arnam – 103,500 (21 bb)
Seat 4: Kevin Johnson – 221,500 (44 bb)
Seat 5: Arkadiy Tsinis – 77,000 (15 bb)
Seat 6: Bryan Clark – 258,000 (52 bb)
Seat 7: Pedro Aldave – 231,000 (46 bb)
Seat 8: Stanley “Kip” Williams – 68,000 (14 bb)
Seat 9: Nicholas Visconti – 32,000 (6 bb)
1st: $9,901 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $6,119
3rd: $4,357
4th: $3,165
5th: $2,344
6th: $1,770
7th: $1,361
8th: $1,066
9th: $850
10th: Eliezer Gonzales – $689
11th: Mark Hodge – $689
12th: Steven Carswell – $689
Tournament updates will begin when play resumes at 2pm.
