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Level 31: 50,000/100,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 1,207

Julio Fernandez was down to approximately 950,000 after getting his aces cracked by Ken Berman and he was all in at risk against Berman after the levels went up.

Fernandez:
Berman:

Fernandez had two live cards but Berman paired the flop. The turn was no help to our former chip leader and he was gone after the river completed the board.

Ken Berman – 4,200,000 (42 bb)
Julio Fernandez – Eliminated in 8th place ($8,755)

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Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,207

Julio Fernandez opened to 200,000 from the cutoff, Ken Berman moved all in for 1,730,000 from the small blind and Fernandez quickly called with a monster.

Fernandez:
Berman:

Berman needed help and found a little on the flop.

“Come on dealer,” Berman pleaded. “Give me a six.”

The dealer obliged with the on the turn to give Berman the nine-high straight and the double.

Ken Berman – 3,600,000 (45 bb)
Julio Fernandez – 1,310,000 (16 bb)

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Players Remaining: 8 of 1,207

Herbert Woodbery opened to 200,000 from early position and Ryan Weiss three-bet to 550,000 from the hijack. The rest of the table folded, Woodbery announced all in, and Weiss quickly called.

Weiss:
Woodbery:

A cooler for Woodbery and Weiss flopped a set on the board.

“Oh crap,” Weiss said when he realized Woodbery had a flush draw.

The turn blanked and Woodbery could not come back as the river finished it with to send him out.

Ryan Weiss – 2,750,000 (34 bb)
Herbert Woodbery – Eliminated in 9th place ($6,978)

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Level 29: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,207

Tom Bielecky opened to 175,000 from under the gun and Simon Philip three-bet to 450,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds released and Bielecky asked how much he was playing. After hearing “about 800”, Bielecky announced all in and Philip quickly called.

Philip:
Bielecky:

Philip caught his rockets at a good time and the gave him the double.

Simon Philip – 2,700,000 (45 bb)
Tom Bielecky – 2,100,000 (35 bb)

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Level 29: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,207

There was little action over the last parts of Level 28 and the ten remaining players took a break when it was complete. We did find some more information about our players including two who know each other well.

Nataliya Iakovleva is our Russian final table member and is sitting next to Yuriy Paccamakih from the Ukraine. Their connect does not stop with the origins from the same part of the world; the two are also married and each trying to win a WSOP ring.

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Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,207

The Event 2 final table is underway with Tom Bielecky lead giving him a chance to surpass John DePersio at the top for the Casino Championship. DePersio won Event 1 and Bielecky finished fourth at that final table.

Seat 1: Fred Lee – 700,000 (14 bb)
Seat 2: Ken Berman – 2,350,000 (47 bb)
Seat 3: Simon Philip – 1,700,000 (34 bb)
Seat 4: Nataliya Iakovleva – 1,080,000 (22 bb)
Seat 5: Yuriy Yuriy Paccamakih – 1,565,000 (31 bb)
Seat 6: Mirco Scharen – 1,670,000 (33 bb)
Seat 7: Herbert Woodbery – 730,000 (15 bb)
Seat 8: Tom Bielecky – 3,655,000 (73 bb)
Seat 9: Julio Fernandez – 2,245,000 (45 bb)
Seat 10: Ryan Weiss – 1,700,000 (34 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $70,718 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $43,814
3rd: $32,156
4th: $24,297
5th: $18,541
6th: $14,271
7th: $11,113
8th: $8,755
9th: $6,978
10th: $5,624

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John DePersio open-shoved for approximately 610,000 and Mirco Scharen reshoved from the small blind to get a fold from Fred Lee in the big.

“Crap,” was all DePersio could say.

DePersio:
Scharen:

It was a flip for DePersio’s tournament and he paired the flop. Unfortunately for our Event 1 champion, Scharen flopped a set and sent him out after the turn and river completed the board.

With that elimination, Event 2 is down to the final table ten.

Mirco Scharen – 1,670,000 (33 bb)
John DePersio – Eliminated in 11th place ($5,624)

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Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 1,207

Daniel Couzens open-shoved from the hijack for 580,000 and it folded around to Yuriy Pacchmalich in the big blind. He thought long enough to have the clock called and he called the shove.

Pacchmalich:
Couzens:

Couzens was in great shape for the double and faded the flop. The turn paired Pacchamlich and the river complete runner-runner trip tens to send Couzens out in 13th place.

Yuriy Pacchmalich – 3,100,000 (78 bb)
Daniel Couzens – Eliminated in 13th place ($4,585)

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Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 1,207

The logjam broke when they went down to two tables with David Feigenbaum and Raymond Claus hitting the payout desk in a hurry.

Soon after, former SHRP champ Zoltan Czinkota moved his 275,000 short stack in from the button with and ran into Daniel Couzens’ . He had two live cards but Couzens took the lead on the flop and it stayed that way after the turn and river.

16th: Zoltan Czinkota – $3,780
17th: Raymond Claus – $3,780
18th: David Feigenbaum – $3,780

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Level 26: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 1,207

It took them a little while to get there but Event 2 is finally down to two tables. SHRP favorite Lou Stadler went out soon after the dinner but the hit the grind for the most of Level 26 before Jeff Rodriguez went out in 19th to set the last two tables.

Table 7
Seat 1: Daniel Couzens
Seat 2: Ryan Weiss
Seat 3: Martin Mills
Seat 4: Nataliya Iakovleva
Seat 5: Raymond Claus
Seat 6: Yuriy Pacchmalich
Seat 7: Julio Fernandez
Seat 8: Ken Berman
Seat 9: Zoltan Czinkota

Table 8
Seat 1: Tom Bielecky
Seat 2: Simon Philip
Seat 3: John DePersio
Seat 4: David Feigenbaum
Seat 5: Roy Cohen
Seat 6: Herbert Woodbery
Seat 7: Mirco Scharen
Seat 8: Fred Lee
Seat 9: Carlos Torres Vazquez

19th: Jeff Rodriguez – $3,151
20th: Lou Stadler – $3,151