Event 26: David Frenkel vs. Abraham Ramos n1i6x

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry) $2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Payouts Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante Players Remaining:  7 of 4,017 1j556l

David Frenkel

With the final board showing KdQs7d3h6s and a little more than 4.3 million in the pot, Abraham Ramos checked from the big blind, David Frenkel bet 2,000,000 from UTG+1, and Ramos tanked for a while before he called.

Frenkel turned over KcQh to win the pot with two pair, kings and queens, and Ramos mucked.

David Frenkel  –  11,000,000  (37 bb)
Abraham Ramos  –  22,000,000  (73 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 14,350,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $42,500 each.

Event 26: Marcelo Aagesen – 8th Place ($33,000) l6d3s

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 4,017

Marcelo Aagesen

Marcelo Aagesen lost a good-sized pot on the river when Femi Fashakin bet and Aagesen folded. That left Aagesen with just 1,250,000.

Shortly after that, Aagesen moved all in from middle position for 1,250,000, and Fashakin called from the cutoff with KdJd.

Aagesen turned over 10s8s, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 5d5c4hJs9c, and Fashakin clinched the pot on the turn with a pair of jacks to eliminate Aagesen in eighth place.

Femi Fashakin  –  16,500,000  (55 bb)
Marcelo Aagesen  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($33,000)

With seven players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 14,350,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $42,500 each.

Event 26: Abraham Ramos Leads the Final Eight at the Break with 27.9 Million 604w3c

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 4,017

Abraham Ramos

The players return from break to begin Level 34, with increased blinds of 150,000-300,000 with a 300,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Zachary Fischer  –  13,625,000  (45 bb)
Seat 2.  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  13,225,000  (44 bb)
Seat 3.  Atanas Pavlov  –  11,175,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4.  Marcelo Aagesen  –  4,650,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Abraham Ramos  –  27,900,000  (93 bb)
Seat 6.  Femi Fashakin  –  10,275,000  (34 bb)
Seat 7.  David Frenkel  –  7,000,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8.  Joel Gossett  –  12,575,000  (42 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $252,680 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $175,000
3rd:  $130,000
4th:  $100,000
5th:  $73,000
6th:  $56,000
7th:  $42,500
8th:  $33,000

9th:  Albert Son  –  $26,000

With eight players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 12,550,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $33,000 each.

Event 26: Albert Son – 9th Place ($26,000) 2i1m1y

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 4,017

Albert Son

Zachary Fischer raised from the hijack to 550,000, Albert Son moved all in from the cutoff for 4,575,000, and Fischer quickly called with KhKc.

Son turned over AhQc, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 7d3h5cQd10d, and Son paired his queen on the turn, but improved no further. Fischer won the pot with his pocket kings to eliminate Son in ninth place.

Zachary Fischer  –  8,400,000  (34 bb)
Albert Son  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($26,000)

With eight players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 12,550,000 (50 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $33,000 each.

Albert Son

Event 26: Final Table Begins with Abraham Ramos as Chipleader with 29.4 Million 1d3s28

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 4,017

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

Seat 1.  Zachary Fischer  –  7,425,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2.  Albert Son  –  6,450,000  (26 bb)
Seat 3.  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  13,600,000  (54 bb)
Seat 4.  Atanas Pavlov  –  11,500,000  (46 bb)
Seat 5.  Marcelo Aagesen  –  4,600,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6.  Abraham Ramos  –  29,400,000  (118 bb)
Seat 7.  Femi Fashakin  –  9,200,000  (37 bb)
Seat 8.  David Frenkel  –  6,000,000  (24 bb)
Seat 9.  Joel Gossett  –  12,500,000  (50 bb)

Here are the final table payouts, followed by recent eliminations:

1st:  $252,680 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $175,000
3rd:  $130,000
4th:  $100,000
5th:  $73,000
6th:  $56,000
7th:  $42,500
8th:  $33,000
9th:  $26,000

10th:  Hector Pacheco  –  $26,000
11th:  Martin Culotta  –  $21,200
12th:  Antoine Sankari  –  $21,200
13th:  Liran Bracha  –  $17,300

With nine players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 11,150,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $26,000 each.

Event 26: Hector Pacheco Eliminated in 10th Place by Abraham Ramos 3ul11

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 4,017

Hector Pacheco

With the board showing Js10h4c4h, Hector Pacheco was all in from the cutoff for 7,225,000 with Jd9d for two pair, jacks and fours.

Abraham Ramos had him covered from the button with 8h7h for a gutshot straight draw with a heart flush draw, and Pacheco needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The river card was the Qh, and Ramos won the pot with a heart flush to eliminate Pacheco in 10th place.

Abraham Ramos  –  29,400,000  (118 bb)
Hector Pacheco  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($26,000)

With nine players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 11,150,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $26,000 each.

Event 26: Martin Culotta Eliminated in 11th Place by Atanas Pavlov 5lhy

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 4,017

Martin Culotta

Martin Culotta got it all in under the gun for about 1,975,000 with Kh6h, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the AcQh of Atanas Pavlov in the small blind.

The board came Jc6d4hQs9d, and Culotta paired his six on the flop, only to see Pavlov pair his queen on the turn. Pavlov won the pot with his pair of queens to eliminate Culotta in 11th place.

Atanas Pavlov  –  11,300,000  (45 bb)
Martin Culotta  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($21,200)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 10,050,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $26,000 each.

Event 26: Antoine Sankari Eliminated in 12th Place by Sebastian Toro Henao 5z4g2r

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 4,017

Antoine Sankari

Antoine Sankari moved all in from the button for 1,700,000, and Sebastian Toro Henao called from the big blind with As4h.

Sankari turned over AhQs, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 8h7h5s7d4s, and Henao flopped a gutshot straight draw and paired his four on the river to win the pot and eliminate Sankari in 12th place.

Sebastian Toro Henao  –  14,200,000  (57 bb)
Antoine Sankari  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($21,200)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 9,125,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,200 each.

Event 26: Abraham Ramos Shoves the River To Take a 12.6 Million Pot Against Atanas Pavlov 2q4e4h

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 4,017

Abraham Ramos

With the final board showing 10h7d5sQdQh and about 12.6 million already in the pot, Atanas Pavlov checked from the small blind, Abraham Ramos moved all in from the cutoff, and Pavlov thought for a moment before he folded.

Ramos quietly celebrated the fold as he took the pot to reach roughly 19 million in chips.

Abraham Ramos  –  19,000,000  (76 bb)
Atanas Pavlov  –  8,700,000  (35 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 8,375,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,200 each.

Event 26: Joel Gossett Doubles Thru Antoine Sankari 31705v

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 4,017

Joel Gossett

With the board showing 4c3h2c9s on the turn and roughly four million in the pot, Joel Gossett got it all in for 3,825,000 with 9h9c for a set of nines.

Antoine Sankari had AsAd for an overpair with a gutshot straight draw, and Gossett needed to avoid an ace or a five to stay alive.

The river card was the 10h, and Gossett won the pot with his set of nines to double up in chips.

Joel Gossett  –  11,800,000  (47 bb)
Antoine Sankari  –  1,700,000  (7 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 8,375,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,200 each.