$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)Payouts Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining:  5 of 232 b4s3g

The final five players return from break to begin Level 25, with increased blinds of 20,000-40,000 and a 40,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Peter Fellows  –  870,000  (22 bb)
Seat 2.  Andrew Gordon  –  455,000  (11 bb)
Seat 3.  Osvaldo Rodriguez  –  715,000  (18 bb)
Seat 4.  Gregory Baird  –  1,375,000  (34 bb)
Seat 5.  Emerson Ward  –  1,230,000  (31 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $16,740 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,300
3rd:  $8,400
4th:  $6,300
5th:  $4,720

6th:  Buck Bucceri  –  $3,600
7th:  Lily Kornik  –  $2,780
8th:  Michael Preston  –  $2,160
9th:  Matt Glantz  –  $1,680

With five players remaining from a field of 232, the average chip stack is around 930,000 (23 big blinds).

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 232

Buck Bucceri raised all in for 55,000 from under the gun, Peter Fellows called in the hijack, and Greg Baird called in the big blind.

Baird and Fellows checked down a board of and Fellows showed for a pair of aces, besting Baird’s holdings and Bucceri’s to eliminate Bucceri in sixth place.

Peter Fellows  –  960,000  (32 bb)
Buck Bucceri  –  Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,600)

With five players remaining from a field of 232, the average chip stack is around 930,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,720.

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 232

Gregory Baird raised from under the gun, Buck Bucceri called UTG+1, and Lily Kornik called in the big blind.

The flop was , Kornik moved all in for 40,000, Baird called, Bucceri raised all in for 765,000, and Baird called all in for 710,000.

Baird: 
Bucceri: 
Kornik: 

Baird was ahead with aces and held up through the turn and river to double through Bucceri, while eliminating Kornik in seventh place.

Gregory Baird  –  1,660,000  (55 bb)
Buck Bucceri  –  55,000  (2 bb)
Lily Kornik  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($2,780)

With six  players remaining from a field of 232, the average chip stack is around 773,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,600.

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 232

Gregory Baird raised from middle position to 50,000, Michael Preston moved all in from the button for 100,000, and Baird called with . Preston turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Baird paired his ace on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Preston in eighth place.

Gregory Baird  –  675,000  (27 bb)
Michael Preston  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($2,160)

With seven players remaining from a field of 232, the average chip stack is around 665,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,780.

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 232

Emerson Ward raised from the button to 50,000, Matt Glantz moved all in from the big blind for about 315,000, and Ward called with .

Glantz turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Ward paired his ace on the flop and turned trips to win the pot and eliminate Glantz in ninth place.

Emerson Ward  –  1,350,000  (54 bb)
Matt Glantz  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,680)

With eight players remaining from a field of 232, the average chip stack is around 580,000 (23 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,160.

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 232

After the elimination of Alon Shahar in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup with updated chip counts:

Seat 1.  Michael Preston  –  190,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2.  Matt Glantz  –  240,000  (12 bb)
Seat 3.  Peter Fellows  –  1,370,000  (69 bb)
Seat 4.  Andrew Gordon  –  360,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  Osvaldo Rodriguez  –  270,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6.  Lily Kornik  –  265,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7.  Gregory Baird  –  340,000  (17 bb)
Seat 8.  Buck Bucceri  –  415,000  (21 bb)
Seat 9.  Emerson Ward  –  1,095,000  (55 bb)

Here are the final table payouts at stake:

1st:  $16,740 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,300
3rd:  $8,400
4th:  $6,300
5th:  $4,720
6th:  $3,600
7th:  $2,780
8th:  $2,160
9th:  $1,680

And here are the players who have finished in the money so far, along with their payouts:

10th:  Alon Shahar  –  $1,680

11th:  Stephen Kronick  –  $1,360
12th:  Joseph Farinella  –  $1,360

13th:  Dennis Gilman  –  $1,160
14th:  Joel Piekarski  –  $1,160
15th:  Robert Rosen  –  $1,160

16th:  Michael Valore  –  $960
17th:  Orestes Melgarejo  –  $960
18th:  Charles Reed  –  $960
19th:  Robert Kessler  –  $960

20th:  Linas Mazintas  –  $800
21st:  Elia Brigante  –  $800
22nd:  Larry St. Jean  –  $800
23rd:  Neil Blumenfield  –  $800

24th:  Nicholas Visconti  –  $660
25th:  Nancy Birnbaum  –  $660
26th:  Bernard Canellas  –  $660
27th:  George Pincik  –  $660
28th:  Corrine Pravevich  –  $660

T-29th:  Lance Pacernick  –  $330
T-29th:  Richard Green  –  $330

With nine players remaining from a field of 232, the average chip stack is around 515,000 (26 big blinds).

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 232

The final 16 players return from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 10,000-15,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts and seating positions from the break:

TABLE 17
Seat 1.  Peter Fellows  –  600,000  (40 bb)
Seat 2.  Joel Piekarski  –  125,000  (8 bb)
Seat 3.  Osvaldo Rodriguez  –  160,000  (11 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Dennis Gilman  –  165,000  (11 bb)
Seat 6.  Alon Shahar  –  780,000  (52 bb)
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Lily Kornik  –  305,000  (20 bb)
Seat 9.  Christopher Bucceri  –  200,000  (13 bb)

TABLE 25
Seat 1.  Robert Rosen  –  100,000  (7 bb)
Seat 2.  Emerson Ward  –  390,000  (26 bb)
Seat 3.  Michael Valore  –  5,000*  (<1 bb)
Seat 4.  Stephen Kronick  –  595,000  (40 bb)
Seat 5.  Gregory Baird  –  165,000  (11 bb)
Seat 6.  Michael Preston  –  185,000  (12 bb)
Seat 7.  Matt Glantz  –  400,000  (27 bb)
Seat 8.  Joe Farinella  –  135,000  (9 bb)
Seat 9.  Andrew Gordon  –  335,000  (22 bb)

Note:  Michael Valore went to break with just a single 1K chip, but since you can’t be eliminated during a color-up, he returned from break to find a single 5K chip. Unfortunately for Valore, he wasn’t able to spin it up, and was eliminated a few minutes into Level 21.

Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $16,740 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,300
3rd:  $8,400
4th:  $6,300
5th:  $4,720
6th:  $3,600
7th:  $2,780
8th:  $2,160
9th-10th:  $1,680
11th-12th:  $1,360
13th-15th:  $1,160
16th:  $960

With 16 players remaining from a field of 232, the average chip stack is around 290,000 (19 big blinds).

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 232

In Hand #2 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Richard Green got it all in from UTG+1 for 11,000 with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Alon Shahar in the cutoff.

The board came , and the aces held up for Shahar to win the pot and eliminate Green on the Money Bubble.

Alon Shahar  –  395,000  (49 bb)
Richard Green  –  Eliminated

However, there was another all-in-and-call situation at a different table during the same hand, resulting in the elimination of Lance Pacernick. That means both players receive a tie for 29th place, splitting a min-cash between them to earn $330 each.

Richard Green  –  Eliminated in a Tie for 29th Place  ($330)
Lance Pacernick  –  Eliminated in a Tie for 29th Place  ($330)

The remaining 28 players are in the money (guaranteed at least $660 each), with an average chip stack around 166,000 (21 big blinds).

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  30 of 232

With 30 players remaining and only 29 spots getting paid, it’s time to begin hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble.

With 30 players remaining from a field of 232, the average chip stack is about 155,000 (19 big blinds). Here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $16,740 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,300
3rd:  $8,400
4th:  $6,300
5th:  $4,720
6th:  $3,600
7th:  $2,780
8th:  $2,160
9th-10th:  $1,680
11th-12th:  $1,360
13th-15th:  $1,160
16th-19th:  $960
20th-23rd:  $800
24th-29th:  $660

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  35 of 232

The players return from break to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 and a 6,000 ante.

Only 29 spots are getting paid, so they are five eliminations away from the Money Bubble. There is only one player over 300K — chipleader Larry St. Jean, who has 335,000 (56 bb).

With 35 players remaining from a field of 232, the average chip stack is about 133,000 (22 big blinds). The final 29 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $660.