$300 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty No Limit Holdem (Re-Entry)Level 20: Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000 ante 6q1s3x

Before we could even get their names down on paper, both Jonathan Borenstein (17th) and Daiane Mendez (18th) were on their way to the payout cage

Table 7
Seat 1: Nick Pupillo
Seat 2: Mike Pastein
Seat 3: Empty
Seat 4: Paulius Bikus
Seat 5: Arlene Vazquez
Seat 6: Mike Dinardo
Seat 7: Steven Diamond
Seat 8: Jeffrey Postal
Seat 9: Otto Palacios

Table 8
Seat 1: Ari Engel
Seat 2: Anthony Ocampo
Seat 3: Antonio Hogaza
Seat 4: Muhammad Rahim
Seat 5: Scott Hart
Seat 6: Ariel Rosello
Seat 7: Brad Mixson
Seat 8: Tyler Thren
Seat 9: Empty

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16:  Blinds 1,500/3,000/500 ante

So far this level has belonged to James Calderaro.  Calderaro has been pulling chips from all over the table to close in on the chip leaders Bradley Young and Aditya Prasetyo.

Aaron Massey and Patrick Peduto are chasing but still incredibly deep even as short stacks.

Five players remain for the Event 18 title as we reach the halfway point of Level 16.

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16:  Blinds 1,500/3,000/500 ante

Ryan Van Sanford just couldn’t catch a break against Aaron Massey.

After Massey clipped Sanford once, he did it again here to open Level 16.

Van Sanford:
Massey:

For the second time, Massey had the larger pair and his flush draws blocked. And the board went mostly high as it rolled off to finish a tough night for Van Sanford sending him to the rail in 6th place. Van Sanford takes home $5,205 plus bounties for his efforts.

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16:  Blinds 1,500/3,000/500 ante

The players have reached Level 16 and are taking a brief break to color up the 100 chips.

Aditya Prasetyo and Bradley Young lead the way with Aaron Massey closing in after taking away a large chunk of Ryan Van Sanford’s chips earlier in the level.  Sanford currently is hanging in as the short stack on the table.

Of course that term is relative as the chip average is currently around 73 big blinds.  With the players that deep, it could be a very long night for the final six.

$300 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty No Limit Holdem (Re-Entry)
Level 19: Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000 ante

Three times around hand-for-hand wasn’t enough to get the field in the money and those 19 players are off on a 10-minute color up break.

Daiane Mendez put her opponents to the test on the final hand when she shoved the flop but Muhammad Rahim and Antonio Hogaza let it go.

Back in 10.

$300 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty No Limit Holdem (Re-Entry)
Level 19: Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000 ante

The Black Chip Bounty is now on the money bubble and playing hand-for-hand after the elimination of Tamara Piderit.

Only 19 players remain with 18 making the money.

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15:  Blinds 1,200/2,400/400 ante

Kevin McColgan came back from the break determined to build his short stack back into contention but unfortunately it didn’t last long. Bradley Young woke up with a hand and made the call on McColgan’s all-in.

McColgan:
Young:

McColgan got no help after the board ran out ending his night in 8th place. McColgan takes home $3,019 for the 8th place finish.

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14:  Blinds 1,000/2,000/300 ante

Shortly after the table lost a player, the clock struck the end of the level and the players were free for their 30 minute dinner break.  Eight players remain in the hunt for one of the final championships of this series along with the $34,351 first prize.