$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

$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

Action folded to Brian Johnson on the button and he moved all in for 405,000. The small blind folded and Harjinder Chawla called in the big blind.

Johnson:
Chawla:

It was a race and Johnson paired his ace on the flop but Chawla was still best with a flopped set on the board. The turn and river finished the runout to send Johnson to the payout desk in 11th place.

Tournament staff paused the clock to redraw the final table ten.

11th: Brian Johnson – $4,808
12th: Jacob Harvey – $4,808
13th: Christian Smith – $3,898
14th: Steven Karp – $3,898

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 1,189

John Magnetta open-ripped for 290,000 from the button and it folded to Kevin Kamminga in the big blind. He checked his cards and called to put Mangetta at risk.

Magnetta:
Kamminga:

Magnetta was ahead but needed to dodge two, suited live cards. The flop was safe but Kamminga took the lead on the turn. The river finished to send Magnetta out in 15th place.

Kevin Kamminga – 1,800,000 (60 bb)

15th: John Magnetta – $3,898
16th: Alexandre Vuilleumier – $3,203
17th: Glyn Griffis – $3,203
18th: Eric Polirer – $3,203