Places 13th-15th: $8,009

~ Bill Entenman
  • WPTDeepStacks Main Event 5:45PM
  • Level 23: 10,000/20,000/20,000
  • Total Players: 374
  • Players Remaining: 15
13 Gary Gelman Highlands NJ $8,009
14 Thomas Abbas Enola PA $8,009
15 Stuart Greenbaum Hollywood FL $8,009

Gelman out 13th: $8,009

~ Bill Entenman
  • WPTDeepStacks Main Event 7:57PM
  • Level 25: 15,000/30,000/30,000
  • Total Players: 374
  • Players Remaining: 12

Gary Gelman moved all-in on the cutoff for 360k, Daniel Fried moved all in over top, and action folded around.

Board: 983 3 J

Gelman: QJ for J’s and 3’s

Fried: JJ for a set of J’s to win the hand and eliminate Gelman in 13th place for $8,009

 

Short Stacks Shoving

~ Bill Entenman
  • WPTDeepStacks Main Event 7:45PM
  • Level 25: 15,000/30,000/30,000
  • Total Players: 374
  • Players Remaining: 13

Since we’ve come back from break many uncontested all-in’s have occurred pre-flop amongst the final 13.  Tom Abbas went all in for his final approx. 210k up against day 2 chip leader, Daniel Fried.

Board: 21010 7s 6h

Abbas: A5

Fried: J10cc for trip 10’s to eliminate Abbas in 14th place for $8009.

Dinner

~ Bill Entenman
  • WPTDeepStacks Main Event 6:10PM
  • Dinner Break Next Level 25: 15,000/30,000/30,000
  • Total Players: 374
  • Players Remaining: 14

The final 14 players are on dinner break, play will resume at 7:30pm.  Follow the WPT live stream at http://www.wpt.com.

Big Bluff for Butkus

~ Bill Entenman
  • WPTDeepStacks Main Event 6:05PM
  • Level 24: 15,000/25,000/25,000
  • Total Players: 374
  • Players Remaining: 14

Caught on the live stream bluffing earlier, David Butkus gets another bluff through Gary Gelman.  Blogger entered midway in the hand of a pot of about 400k.

Board: JJ3xcc 7s Kd Gelman had checked and Butkus moved all in for his final 330k. Another Gelman had him well covered, he tanks and folds.

Butkus shows his 45cc for a missed flush draw.

 

Nguyen Doubles Up

~ Bill Entenman
  • WPTDeepStacks Main Event 5:45PM
  • Level 24: 15,000/25,000/25,000
  • Total Players: 374
  • Players Remaining: 15

Tam Nguyen was all-in pre-flop for his final 185k in chips, and called by Gary Gelman.

Gelman: 99

Nguyen: KQ

A queen comes on the turn to save Nguyen and holds up for a double up shortly before dinner break.

Places 16th-18th: $6,564

~ Bill Entenman
  • WPTDeepStacks Main Event 5:10PM
  • Level 23: 10,000/20,000/20,000
  • Total Players: 374
  • Players Remaining: 15
16 John Lytle Jr Highlands NJ $6,564
17 Brian Sica Brooklyn NY $6,564
18 William Mcallister Effort PA $6,564

 

Forced All-In

~ Bill Entenman
  • WPTDeepStacks Main Event 5:10PM
  • Level 22: 10,000/20,000/20,000
  • Total Players: 374
  • Players Remaining: 15

John Lytle had been crippled in a hand and left with just one 5k chip.  He managed a triple up, then a double up when he was forced all in on his BB to get his stack up to 60k.  Abe Faroni opened UTG 5-handed to 40k, Lytle went all in for 60k, Christopher Leslie called on the button, followed by Matthew Kurtz in the SB, and Tom Cannuli moved all in for about 440k.  Action folded back around to Kurtz, who tanked for a couple minutes and eventually folded.

Board: 3Q5xss 6x As

Lytle: J10

Cannuli: KK to win the hand and knock Lytle out in 16th place for $6,564

The final 15 are currently re-drawing for the final 2 tables.  For Live stream and more hand updates go to http://www.wpt.com.

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John Lytle 16th Place: $6,564

 

 

Places 22nd-24th: $4,492

~ Bill Entenman
  • WPTDeepStacks Main Event 4:20PM
  • Level 22: 10,000/15,000/15,000
  • Total Players: 374
  • Players Remaining: 21
22 Rickey Lee Woodbury NY $4,492
23 Michael Malinconico Toms River NJ $4,492
24 Mark Grassi Endwell NY $4,492