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Full coverage of the 2026 Pure Poker Tour from Pure Casino Yellowhead will be provided on poker.pro, with live updates and reporting by Lyle Bateman.
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Tood Oakley Defeats Nicholas Peterson for Main Event Title
Level: 29 (60000/120000/120000) Entries: 1/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 11:30 PM 
Todd Oakley, winner of the Main Event 
Nicholas Peterson Todd Oakley was in the driver’s seat for all of heads up, and while Nicholas Peterson was able to score a couple of doubles, he never managed to get into the lead. When the final hand came in, Oakley was at about a 9:2 lead in chips, and when Peterson flopped a pair and a flush draw, his money went in.
Oakley was an open-ended draw with backdoor clubs, and he turned the straight as his backdoor draw came around front, and then he rivered the clubs just to be certain.

Main Event Final Hand This was Oakley’s 5th live win, and second of the year, after he took down the opening multi-day event in the most recent series in Calgary. That score was worth $20k, and the second-biggest score of his career behind a win from 2024. This win tonight will easily cap both of those (combined) and will push his lifetime earnings well above $100k.
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Oakley Has the Big Lead
Level: 29 (60000/120000/120000) Entries: 2/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 11:20 PM Todd Oakley has 9.4 million, to just over 2 million for Nicholas Peterson. The final two players are on a break, with action resuming in about 10 minutes with blinds at 60k/120k/120k.
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Peterson Doubles
Level: 28 (50000/100000/100000) Entries: 2/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 10:50 PM Todd Oakley raised to 100k, and Nicholas Peterson called. After a check from Peterson on the 7♠6♥7♥ flop, Oakley shoved, and Peterson snapped it off with less.
Peterson was on nine-seven for trips against K♠8♦ for Oakley. Oakley hit a 5♥ on for a dirty open-ender, but the deuce of spades on the river sent the double to Peterson. He had just shy of 2 million at the time, so he’s close to 5 million now, with Oakley still marginally in front.
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Allen Butkovic Out in 3rd Place for $26,430
Level: 28 (50000/100000/100000) Entries: 2/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 10:25 PM 
Allen Butkovic The Main Event is heads up now after Allen Butkovic ended his day in 3rd. He shoved the small blind with queen-nine, but ran into queens for Nicholas Peterson. The queens held on 2♦3♠2♦A♠3♣.
Peterson is now heads up with Todd Oakley, with the stacks close to even.
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Peterson Doubles
Level: 27 (40000/80000/80000) Entries: 3/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 9:55 PM Todd Oakley raised to 200k from the button, and Nicholas Peterson called from the big blind. After a check from Peterson on the 6♦4♠7♦ flop, Oakley shoved the big stack and Peterson snapped it off.
Oakley was on ace-seven for top pair, but Peterson had six-five for a worse pair, but an open-ended draw. He got there on the turn when the runout came 3♠A♠ and he is now close to 5 million, with the lead.
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Butkovic Doubles, Oakley on More than Half the Chips
Level: 27 (40000/80000/80000) Entries: 3/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 9:40 PM Todd Oakley shoved the button, and Allen Butkovic called it off with 980k behind. He was ahead with ace-queen in king-nine of diamonds for Oakley, and the ace held on 3♣8♠6♦4♦2♠.
That brought Butkovic up over 2 million, but Oakleyt is still playing more than 6 million, with about 11.5 million in play.
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Oakley Leads on Break
Level: 27 (40000/80000/80000) Entries: 3/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 9:10 PM Todd Oakley has more than 4 million at the break following Level 26, with Allen Butkovic in second with about 3.8 million, while Nicholas Peterson has about 3 million for 3rd.
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Peterson Gets There on the River
Level: 26 (30000/60000/60000) Entries: 3/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 9:00 PM Todd Oakley raised the button to 150k, and Nicholas Peterson called from the big blind. Peterson check-called for 100k on the 9♥K♣2♣ flop, and they both checked the 2♦8♠ turn and river.
Oakley showed a king, but Peterson had eight-nine for the rivered two pair and took it down.
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Brady O’Hara Out in 4th Place for $20,330
Level: 26 (30000/60000/60000) Entries: 3/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 8:50 PM 
Brady O’Hara Brady O’Hara’s strategy today has been to fold almost everything, and it has served him well. He laddered up to fourth place from his short stack, mostly by avoiding action on the final table.
He finally shoved his last 450k with kings, and Allen Butkovic called him with ace-six. Butkovic found his ace on the turn of 5♥5♦2♠A♠8♠, and O’Hara was finally out, but he managed to fold to $20k tonight.
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George Broumas Out in 5th Place for $15,655
Level: 26 (30000/60000/60000) Entries: 4/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 8:45 PM 
George Broumas Nicholas Peterson raised to 120k from the cutoff, and George Broumas made it 350k from the small blind. Peterson called to the 8♦6♣7♥ flop, then called when Broumas bet 400k.
When the turn came Q♥, Broumas shoved, and Peterson snapped it off. He’d flopped a set with pocket eights, and had Broumas’s kings crushed. The 2♠ river was a brick, and Broumas was out in 5th place.
Meanwhile, Brady O’Hara has been playing the “fold to big money” strategy. His VPIP has been very low at this final table, folding nearly everything so far today, but the strategy has laddered him to the final four. He just scored a triple up after Broumas busted, so he’s still in the mix for the win.
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Leon Doublet Out in 6th Place for $12,405
Level: 26 (30000/60000/60000) Entries: 5/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 8:35 PM 
Leon Doublet Leon Doublet was down to 120k earlier today, but he managed to spin that back up and ladder several times into 6th place. He got his final chips in with ace-queen, and George Broumas called him off dominated with ace-ten, but Broumas found a straight for the win.
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Broumas Doubles
Level: 26 (30000/60000/60000) Entries: 6/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 8:25 PM George Broumas shoved the small blind, and Todd Oakley called from the big. He was on suited connectors with 9♦8♦ against A♠K♦ for Broumas. Broumas hit his ace on the flop of 3♦5♠A♣6♠2♦ and held for the double.
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Nu Teliani Out in 7th Place for $9,760
Level: 26 (30000/60000/60000) Entries: 6/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 8:10 PM 
Nu Teliani Nu Teliani shoved for 625k from the button, and Nicholas Peterson called from the big blind. Peterson was on K♠J♦ against 9♣5♣ for Teliani.
Peterson flopped huge when the board ran Q♦10♥A♣7♦10♠, and his straight sent Teliani out in 7th place.
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Oakley Forces the River Fold
Level: 25 (25000/50000/50000) Entries: 7/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 7:55 PM Nicholas Peterson raised to 100k from the middle, and George Broumas called the cutoff, Todd Oakley called the button, and Nu Teliani called the big blind.
It checked to Broumas on the A♦2♦6♣ flop, and he fired 220k. Oakley called, while the other two got out of the way.
Broumas made it 330k on the 10♣ turn, and Oakley called to the [invalid notations] river, which brought in the clubs. Broumas bet 240k, but Oakley came over the top to 640k.
“I guess you have clubs,” Broumas said.
“Maybe, Maybe not,” replied Oakley. Broumas folded the ace of spades face up, and Oakley showed the ace of clubs as he collected the pot, but neither player revealed their second card.
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Ryan Comely Out in 8th Place for $7,725
Level: 25 (25000/50000/50000) Entries: 7/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 7:50 PM 
Ryan Comely The field is down to 7 remaining after Ryan Comely busted while I was out of the room.
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Jatinder Brar Out in 9th Place for $6,305
Level: 25 (25000/50000/50000) Entries: 8/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 7:30 PM 
Jatinder Brar I missed the final action, but Jatinder Brar was left short after the big hand against Nu Teliani, and he hit the rail for 9th place shortly after.
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Teliani Gets a Double Plus
Level: 25 (25000/50000/50000) Entries: 9/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 7:15 PM Jatinder Brar raised to 100k from the middle, and Nu Teliani and Leon Doublet called from the blinds. It all kicked off on the 10♠9♦3♥ flop when Teliani checked, Doublet fired 150k, and Brar shoved all in.
Teliani reshoved with less, while Doublet tank-folded. Brar called it off, but his top pair, second kicker with king-ten was behind the two pair with ten-nine of diamonds, and she held when the runout came 7♦2♠. Brar was left with less than 100k behind after the hand.
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Oakley Leads by More than a Milly
Level: 25 (25000/50000/50000) Entries: 9/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 6:55 PM The players are on the break following Level 24, and Todd Oakley is the big leader right now. He is playing over 3 million, with Nicholas Peterson in second with just under 2 million.
T-S Player Chips 3 – 1 Todd Oakley 3,270,000 3 – 2 Allen Butkovic 1,185,000 3 – 3 Nu Teliani 840,000 3 – 4 Leon Doublet 790,000 3 – 5 Ryan Comely 1,420,000 3 – 6 Nicholas Peterson 1,985,000 3 – 7 Brady O’Hara 765,000 3 – 8 Jatinder Brar 610,000 3 – 9 George Broumas 600,000 -
Oakley Goes Big on the Turn
Level: 24 (20000/40000/40000) Entries: 9/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 6:30 PM Todd Oakley raised to 80k from the middle, and Leon Doublet called from the button. Oakley check-called for 130k on the K♦9♠4♦ flop, but when the 3♦ turn came, bringing in the diamonds, Oakley slid 800k out in browns, and Doublet mucked his hand.
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Butkovic Takes Some Dead Money
Level: 24 (20000/40000/40000) Entries: 9/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 6:20 PM Jatinder Brar opened to 80k early, and Todd Oakley raised the middle to 250k. Allen Butkovic shoved for about 900k from the hijack.
Brar folded pretty quickly, and Oakley, who was stuck in the middle, tank-folded as well to send the extra 330k to Butkovic’s stack.
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The Rich Get Richer
Level: 23 (15000/30000/30000) Entries: 9/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 5:45 PM The board was out showing 10♦7♣9♣4♦J♣, with three players putting in at least 400k on the turn as I arrived at the table. All three active players checked the river, and Todd Oakley turned over king-queen of diamonds for the river straight (with a diamond draw on the turn), while Nu Teliani and Jatinder Brar mucked their hands to send a huge pot to Oakley.
Oakley is now over 3 million with the big lead.
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Brar Triples
Level: 23 (15000/30000/30000) Entries: 9/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 5:35 PM Jatinder Brar shoved 390k from the cutoff, and George Broumas called from the button before Todd Oakley reshoved the big stack. That pushed Broumas out, and it was a not-so-classic race between ace-four of diamonds for Brar, and king-queen off for Oakley.
The 2♦4♠8♣3♥6♠ board improved Brar to a pair of fours, with Oakley still on king-high, and Brar got the triple, including the dead money from Broumas.
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Broumas Takes One Blind on Blind
Level: 23 (15000/30000/30000) Entries: 9/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 5:30 PM George Broumas limped the small blind, and Todd Oakley checked the big. Broumas bet 35k on the 8♠7♦K♣ flop, and they both checked the 4♠ turn. Broumas fired 150k on the 7♥ river and Oakley folded.
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Final Table Faces
Level: 23 (15000/30000/30000) Entries: 9/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 5:20 PM 
Jatinder Brar 
George Broumas 
Brady O’Hara 
Nicholas Peterson 
Ryan Comely 
Leon Doublet 
Nu Teliani 
Allen Butkovic 
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O’Hara Doubles through Comely
Level: 23 (15000/30000/30000) Entries: 9/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 5:00 PM Ryan Comely raised the middle to 65k, then called off when Brady O’Hara shoved about 500k from the button. O’Hara was ahead with A♠K♠ against A♦7♠ for Comely, and the Q♦5♥8♥9♦4♣ was clean for O’Hara to double.
Meanwhile, on the other table, Preston Stevenson bubbled the final table, though I missed his final hand while I was eatching O’Hara score his double.
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Final Table Bubble
Level: 23 (15000/30000/30000) Entries: 10/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 4:55 PM The Main Event field is on the final table bubble now, with 10 players left, after two quick busts shortly after they returned from the break.
Place Player Prize 11 Rodica Fatol
$4,155 12 Jimmy Lee
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Oakley Leads Final 12
Level: 23 (15000/30000/30000) Entries: 12/287 Prizes: $296,924 Local Time: 4:40 PM The field is down to 12 on the break following Level 22. Todd Oakley is the leader with more than 2 million, while Ryan Comely is second with almost 1.9 million.
Ramaz Haymour was the most recent bust from the Main Event. After George Broumas raised early to 55k, Haymour shoved his final 65k from the button. Nu Teliani called from the small blind, as did Broumas. Teliani & Broumas checked it down through the board of 6♠Q♠3♣6♦7♠. Teliani showed jack-three for the flopped treys, Broumas mucked, and Haymour’s ace-nine wasn’t good enough to survive.
That should put the Player of the Series race to bed, as that won’t be enough to get him ahead of Ross Wilson, who is still playing in the Last Chance. Haymour said he had to drive home this afternoon, so I don’t think he’ll be taking a shot in the final event.
Place Player Prize 13 Ramaz Haymour
$3,615 14 Shawn Taghavi
$3,615 T-S Player Chips 3 – 1 Jatinder Brar 885,000 3 – 2 Rodica Fatol 355,000 3 – 3 Allen Butkovic 440,000 3 – 5 Preston Stevenson 250,000 3 – 6 Todd Oakley 2,100,000 3 – 7 Nicholas Peterson 1,425,000 4 – 2 Jimmy Lee 525,000 4 – 4 Leon Doublet 825,000 4 – 5 Ryan Comely 1,880,000 4 – 7 Nu Teliani 1,140,000 4 – 8 Brady O’Hara 470,000 4 – 9 George Broumas 1,215,000 -
Oakley Takes Two, Comely Leads
Level: 22(15000/25000/25000) Entries: 14/287 Prizes: $296,924 Local Time: 4:20 PM Todd Oakley raised to 50k from the button, and Jatinder Brar called from the big blind. Brar check-folded to a bet of 45k on the A♣10♣J♣ flop.
In the next hand, Oakely limped the cutoff, and both Jatinder Brar and Rodica Fatol called from the blinds. They both checked the 8♦8♣5♥ flop, then folded when Oakley bet 40k.
Oakley now has about 1.4 million in front of him, which looks like the second-best stack, behind Ryan Comely with about 1.7 million. I’ll get another round of full counts at the next break in about 5 minutes.
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Peterson Busts Start-of-Day Leader with Aces
Level: 22 (15000/25000/25000) Entries: 14/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 4:05 PM Nicholas Peterson raised the button to 55k, and after close to a minute in the tank, Praba Siva shoved the small blind. Peterson snapped it off with a bit more and was in great shape with aces against ace-eight for Siva.
Peterson’s aces held on 3♦4♣6♣J♠2♦ and Siva, who started the day with the most chips after crushing the final few levels of Day 1b, was out in 15th place.
Place Player Prize 15 Praba Siva
$3,615 16 Roymond Kim
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Down to 16
Level: 22 (15000/25000/25000) Entries: 16/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 3:40 PM The Main Event is down to 16 left, with 50 minutes to play in Level 22. See below for recent cashers, with the full list under the Payouts tab.
Place Player Prize 17 Colten Yamagishi
$3,140 18 Pav Braich
$3,140 19 “Chai Tea”
$2,395 20 Clayton Switzer
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Peterson Pips Stevenson
Level: 21 (10000/20000/20000) Entries: 19/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 3:15 PM Nicholas Peterson raised the cutoff to 40k, and Preston Stevenson called from the big blind. Stevenson check-raised Peterson’s 30k bet on the 8♣A♥K♦ flop, making it 95k to go.
Stevenson fired 115k on the 8♠ turn, and Peterson called to the 9♠ river, where they both checked. Stevenson showed a king, but Peterson’s ace-jack was better.
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Siva Gets There on the River
Level: 21 (10000/20000/20000) Entries: 19/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 3:05 PM Shawn Taghavi opened under the gun to 45k, and it folded around to Praba Siva on the big blind, to his immediate right. Siva put in the call to 6♣K♠A♠ on the flop.
Siva check-called for 55k, and they both checked the 8♥7♠ turn and river. “Two pair,” said Siva, showing K♥7♣. Taghavi mucked a king face up, and while he didn’t show his second card, one can only assume his kicker was bigger than a seven.
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Ramaz Haymour In the Drivers Seat for PoS
Level: 21 (10000/20000/20000) Entries: 19/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 2:50 PM Ross Wilson got a few extra points in the Player of the Series, and is still in the lead, but his early exit from the Main puts Ramaz Haymour in the driver’s seat. I would guess Wilson will be in the Last Chance to try and secure his lead, but with Haymour still playing a Main Event stack, it will likely come donw to where he finishes.
After his second trophy last night, Haymour has 210 points, about 60 behind Wilson. He can easily get those points in today’s Main, but if Wilson goes deep in the Last Chance, he can still hold the lead as well.
There are still lots of variables in play for the Player of the Series race.
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Players, Chips, & Seats for Final 20
Level: 21 (10000/20000/20000) Entries: 20/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 2:25 PM The final 20 players are about to start Level 21. Below is a look at the stacks and how they are seated.
T-S Player Chips 1 – 1 Preston Stevenson 600,000 1 – 4 Leon Doublet 580,000 1 – 5 Todd Oakley 1,640,000 1 – 6 Roymond Kim 321,000 1 – 7 Nicholas Peterson 650,000 1 – 8 Jimmy Lee 275,000 1 – 9 “Chai Tea” 435,000 3 – 1 Jatinder Brar 575,000 3 – 2 Rodica Fatol 175,000 3 – 3 Allen Butkovic 630,000 3 – 4 Colten Yamagishi 335,000 3 – 5 George Broumas 635,000 3 – 8 Praba Siva 740,000 3 – 9 Shawn Taghavi 202,000 4 – 3 Pav Braich 492,000 4 – 5 Ryan Comely 1,000,000 4 – 6 Ramaz Haymour 414,000 4 – 7 Nu Teliani 1,000,000 4 – 8 Brady O’Hara 472,000 4 – 9 Clayton Switzer 285,000 -
20 Remain in the Main Event
Level: 20 (10000/15000/15000) Entries: 20/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 2:10 PM The field is down to 20 remaining in the Main Event now. Below is a list of the early cashers, with the full list under the Payouts tab.
Place Player Prize 21 Jared Zierler
$2,395 22 Murray Duval
$2,395 23 Jordan Matsui
$2,395 24 Ross Wilson
$2,395 25 Alex Liu
$2,395 26 Brian Flemming
$2,395 27 Krzysztof Slaski
$2,395 28 Brian Macnevin
$1,830 29 Weston Pring
$1,830 30 Yeping Shan
$1,830 31 Willy Santos
$1,830 32 Thurston Kesteris
$1,830 33 Steven Riendeau
$1,830 34 Eonho Yoon
$1,830 35 Ali Khani
$1,830 36 Colten Yamagishi
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Praba Siva Leads Day 2 of the Main Event


Event #15: $1,100 NLH Main Event Day 2 ($990 + $110)
Date: May 17, Noon Blinds: 60 Minutes Starting Level: 18 (5000/10000/10000) Entries: 35/287 Prizes (1st Place): $269,924 ($58,965) Day 2 is set for the Main Event, and Praba Siva is leading the way to Day 2. He ended the final flight with 760k, with Todd Oakley in second (also from 1b) with 636k. Day 1a’s Willy Santos is third with 614k.
I wasn’t able to get a look at the seat assignments for this one, as Day 2 wasn’t set up in the system when I left, but full stacks and players are below. Seat assignments will be available from Joanne when players arrive for Day 2. Colten Yamagishi bagged two stacks for this one, so while 36 players were expected back, his small bag from 1a will immediately cash out while he plays the 354k he bagged on Day 1b.
The Day 2 action gets going at noon in Level 18, with the blinds at 5k/10k/10k. Levels are 60 minutes long, until heads up when they drop to 30 minutes. I likely won’t be in at the very start of the day, but expect reporting to start by 2 PM or so.
Day 2 Players, Sorted by Stack
Player Chips Praba Siva 760,000 Todd Oakley 636,000 Willy Santos 614,000 Jatinder Brar 576,000 “Chai Tea” 488,000 Alex Liu 480,000 Jimmy Lee 436,000 Ryan Comely 405,000 Nicholas Peterson 395,000 Roymond Kim 395,000 George Broumas 388,000 Pav Braich 362,000 Brady O’Hara 360,000 Colten Yamagishi 354,000 Allen Butkovic 345,000 Preston Stevenson 317,000 Leon Doublet 316,000 Shawn Taghavi 297,000 Ramaz Haymour 285,000 Yeping Shan 283,000 Thurston Kesteris 273,000 Weston Pring 258,000 Rodica Fatol 249,000 Ali Khani 248,000 Nu Teliani 244,000 Jordan Matsui 214,000 Clayton Switzer 199,000 Eonho Yoon 193,000 Jared Zierler 186,000 Kris Slaski 177,000 Murray Duval 170,000 Ross Wilson 154,000 Steven Riendeau 148,000 Brian Flemming 128,000 Brian MacNevin 94,000 

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Final Three Tables
Level: 17 (4000/8000/8000) Entries: 27/169 (42/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 1:35 AM RDay 1b is now 6 off the bags with 27 players remaining. About 30 minutes remain in Level 17.
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28 Stacks from the Break
Level: 16 (3000/6000/6000) Entries: 28/169 (43/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 12:55 AM Ross Wilson got a huge double just before the break, and the hand could have Player of the Series implications. Wilson is leading the race, with Johnny Dalphond in 3rd, but Wilson just found aces over queens against Dalphond for a huge double, leaving Dalphond short.
T-s Player Chips 1 – 1 Pav Braich 170,000 1 – 2 Roymond Kim 332,000 1 – 4 Clayton Switzer 419,000 1 – 5 Johnny Dalphond 50,000 1 – 7 Ross Wilson 242,000 1 – 8 Shawn Taghavi 380,000 1 – 9 Ali Khani 239,000 2 – 1 Brian Flemming 110,000 2 – 2 Weston Pring 209,000 2 – 3 Todd Oakley 498,000 2 – 5 Yeping Shan 231,000 2 – 7 Thurston Kesteris 252,000 2 – 8 Alan Zhu 111,000 2 – 9 Preston Stevenson 288,000 3 – 1 Morris Kadylo 242,000 3 – 4 Colten Yamagishi 120,000 3 – 5 Rodica Fatol 128,000 3 – 6 Steven Riendeau 204,000 3 – 7 Praba Siva 281,000 3 – 8 Jay Foong 134,000 3 – 9 Allen Butkovic 440,000 6 – 1 Jatunder Brar 407,000 6 – 2 Leo Zhang 309,000 6 – 3 Ryan Comely 131,000 6 – 4 Keith Sarnoski 97,000 6 – 5 Eonho Yoon 329,000 6 – 7 Kris Slaski 139,000 6 – 9 Steve Chung 176,000 -
8 Off the Bags
Level: 15 (2500/5000/5000) Entries: 29/169 (44/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 12:25 AM The 1b field is down to 29 players, with 10 minutes to play in Level 15. There’s a break following this level, and I’ll get a full list of players and chips at the break.
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10 Off the Bags
Level: 15 (2500/5000/5000) Entries: 31/169 (46/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 12:05 AM The 1b field is down to 31 remaining, 10 players off the bags, with about 30 minutes remaining in Level 15. There’s a break following this level, and I’ll grab the remaining stacks while they are away.
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Almost $60k for the Winner
Level: 13 (1500/3000/3000) Entries: 47/169 (62/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 10:50 PM The full prizes are posted under the Payouts tab, with the final table payouts below. The winner is set to get almost $60k, with 6 payouts worth five figures.
Place Prize 1 $58,965 2 $40,665 3 $26,430 4 $20,330 5 $15,655 6 $12,405 7 $9,760 8 $7,725 9 $6,305 -
Big Stacks with 51 Remaining
Level: 13 (1500/3000/3000) Entries: 51/169 (66/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 10:30 PM Clayton Switzer looks to be the leader starting Level 13, with more than 400k. See below for a look at a few of the big stacks I saw during the break, and stay tuned for the prizes shortly.
Player Chips Clayton Switzer 437,000 Jatinder Brar 375,000 Shawn Taghavi 340,000 Steve Chung 335,000 Morris Kadylo 270,000 Todd Oakley 245,000 -
53 Remain
Level: 12 (1500/2500/2500) Entries: 53/169 (68/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 10:10 PM Day 1b is down to 53 players left, with about 10 minutes to go in Level 12. That still puts them 31 players away from the bags for tonight, so they have at least another three levels to play once the return from the upcoming break for Level 13.
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Down to 60 Left
Level: 12 (1500/2500/2500) Entries: 60/169 (75/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 9:35 PM Level 12 is about to begin, and the 1b field is at 60 players. There’s a break following Level 12, and I expect today’s flight to go well past Level 15. Day 1a played into Level 18, and it’s looking like 1b could be just as long.
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67 Remain in the Main
Level: 11 (1000/2000/2000) Entries: 67/169 (82/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 9:05 PM Level 11 has just begun, with the 1b field down to 67 players remaining. They’ll be playing down to 22 players, so they still need to lose more than 40 players before the bags come out later tonight. I’m still expecting this flight to play until around 3 AM.
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169 Entries to End Dinner
Level: 10 (1000/1500/1500) Entries: 83/169 (98/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 8:20 PM Dinner is now complete, and entries for the Main Event are now closed. The final unofficial number on the board is 169 for 1b, for a combined total of 287 entries, and prizes just shy of $270k.
If that number holds, it should mean 22 bags at the end of the night tonight, for 37 players returning for Day 2 action on Sunday. I’ll confirm all the numbers once the prizes are complete.
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Dinner Time with 164 Entries
Level: 9 (600/1200/1200) Entries: 83/164 (98/282 combined) Prizes: $154,242 (Combined: $265,221) Local Time: 7:30 PM Dinner is about to begin for the Main Event players, leaving just 45 minutes to get a stack in this Main. The combined prizes are just over $265k, with a combined field of 282. I expect a few more entries between now and 8:15 PM, but it looks like the final combined field will finish somewhere below 290.
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More than 150 1b Entries; Final Level of Entry
Level: 9 (600/1200/1200) Entries: 87/154 (102/272 combined) Prizes: $144,837 (Combined: $255,816) Local Time: 6:55 PM The final level of entry has just begun, with the 1b field at 154 entries. That puts the prizes over $255k, with the combined field at 272 entries. There are now about 1 hour and 20 minutes remaining in entries for the Main Event.
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A Couple of 200k Stacks
Level: 7 (400/800/800) Entries: 93/136 (108/254 combined) Prizes: $127,908 (Combined: $238,887) Local Time: 5:30 PM Players are about to sit down for Level7 after the second break of the day, and it looks like there are at least a couple of 200k+ stacks already. Adonios Pitaoulis has about 220k right now, with Jatinder Brar playing about 200k. Those looked to be the biggest stacks in the game, but there are a lot of stacks out there, and I may have missed one.
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130 Entries With 3 Hours to Go in Entry
Level: 6 (300/600/600) Entries: 91/130 (106/248 combined) Prizes: $122,265 (Combined: $233,244) Local Time: 5:05 PM The combined prizes are nearing $235k as the 1b field hits 130 entries. The combined total for entries now is just shy of 250, with 300 total entries within sight.
Eric Wasylenko, Kyle Bonazzo, Iam Alvarado, Rob Limpert, Nick Civitarese, Gerald Chung, Ali Khani, Jason Law, Ron Lauzon, and Tina Nguyen are among the players I’ve spotted in the field today.
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1b Beats 1a in Level 5
Level: 5 (300/500/500) Entries: 92/119 (107/237 combined) Prizes: $111,920 (Combined: $222,899) Local Time: 4:25 PM More than 10 minutes remain in Level 5, and the 1b numbers just pushed past the 1a total. There are now 119 entries in 1b, for a combined total of 237. That puts the total prizes at more than $222k, with almost 4 hours left to enter today’s flight.
I’m still expecting a final number around 170-180; 175 today would mean prizes of more than $275k.
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Nearing 1a Numbers
Level: 5 (300/500/500) Entries: 90/114 (105/232 combined) Prizes: $107,217 (Combined: $218,196) Local Time: 4:20 PM The 1b field is just 4 entries off the 1a total, wth about 15 minutes to play in Level 5. That puts the combined prizes at nearly $220k with just under 4 hours left to enter this final flight.
Among the players in action today are Rob Lothian, Holly Berry, Hassan Issa, Jan Rufoli, DJ Sharma, Steve Chung, Ryan Cairns, Johnny Dalphond, Damiel O’Leary, Curtis Singleton, Jerry Tria, Sandy Lam, Jenna Murray, Lina Niu, Ross Wilson, and Shawn Taghavi. That’s far from a complete list, but it’s a start.
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Nearly $200k in Prizes
Level: 4 (200/400/400) Entries: 82/92 (97/210 combined) Prizes: $86,526 (Combined: $197,505) Local Time: 3:35 PM The 1b players are back from the first break of the day, and about half of Level 4 is now in the books. The field is up to 92 entries for today, putting the total at 210, for combined prizes of $197,505.
The prize pool today looks to be a lock for well over $200k, and $250k seems like it’s guaranteed. They need 109 more entries today to hit $300k in prizes, however, so that milestone still looks a bit optimistic. Entries are still open for 4.5 hours, though, so anything can happen.
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74 Entries Before First Break
Level: 3 (200/300/300_ Entries: 69/74 (84/192 combined) Prizes: $69,597 (Combined: $180,576) Local Time: 2:45 PM The combined prizes are more than $180k before the first break of Day 1b, with 74 entries on the 1b board already. That puts the combined entries at 192, meaning they’ll crack 200 combined shortly.
I’m expecting this field to at least double or more before the end of entries at 8:15 M tonight. If the 1b field hits 150, the prizes will be more than $250k. I’m expecting something like 180 for a final number today, and if they hit that it would be more than $280k in prizes. 1b needs a field of 201 for $300k in prizes; that feels a little out of reach, but not impossible.
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Santos is the Stack to Beat for Day 1b Main Event Players


Event #15: $1,100 NLH Main Event Day 1B ($990 + $110)
Date: May 16, 1 PM Blinds: 40 Minutes on Day 1 Starting Stack: 40k Late Entry: 9 Levels (~8:15 PM) Day 1 Ends: 12.5% of the Field; All Day 2 Players in the Money; Players Must Bag a Stack to Get Paid Entries: 15/118 Prizes: $110,979 The opening flight of the Main Event is now complete, with action running well into Level 18 before they got to 12.5% of the field. With 118 entries, it was a solid Day 1a field, with 15 players advancing at the end of the night, and almost $111k in prizes already.
Willy Santos leads the way out of Day 1a with more than 600k. He’s the only player with more than half a million, with the next stack at 488k
Player Chips Willy Santos 614,000 “Chai Tea” 488,000 Alex Liu 480,000 Jimmy Lee 436,000 Nicholas Peterson 395,000 George Broumas 388,000 Brady O’Hara 360,000 Leon Doublet 316,000 Ramaz Haymour 285,000 Nu Teliani 244,000 Jordan Matsui 214,000 Jared Zierler 186,000 Murray Duval 170,000 Brian MacNevin 94,000 Colten Yamagishi 54,000 Day 1b will be a repeat of Day 1a, likely with about 50% more players. I’m expecting a 1b field of 170-190 at least, and 1b could well crack 200, given the strength of 1a.
Blinds are 40 minutes for Day 1 play, and players get 40k to start. There are nine levels of open entry, meaning 8:15 PM Saturday evening will be the Main Event entry cutoff for this series.
The game will play for as long as it takes to get to 12.5% of the starting field. With 1a playing into Level 18, 1b players should likely expect to be in the Pearl Room until 2 or 3 AM at the absolute earliest, and it could go later than that.
Reporting won’t start for 1b at the beginning of the day, but there should be coverage before the second break of the day for sure.


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The Bags are Out
Level: 18 (5000/10000/10000) Entries: 15/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 2:40 AM After a couple of levels getting from 18 down to 16, it took just a single hand on the bubble to end it. Nu Teliani was in the small blind, looked at one card, saw the 10♥ and shoved. Cam Stewart was on the big blind, and he looked down at an ace, and also called without looking at his second card.
Both players missed the board with their known cards. Stewart showed a queen behind, but Teliani had a deuce behind, and her Doyle found a deuce on the flop for the win. She had Stewart outstacked by about 20k, and Day 1a is now over.
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Bubble to the Bags
Level: 18 (5000/10000/10000) Entries: 16/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 2:35 AM They are on the bubble now with 16 players left. Ryan Cairns was the player who exited on the soft bubble tonight.
The clock is now paused with 15:05 remaining in Level 18 for hand-for-hand play until the next elimination.
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Duval Triples
Level: 17 (4000/8000/8000) Entries: 17/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 2:15 AM George Broumas limped in under the gun before Murray Duval shoved the button for 36k. Colten Yamagishi called from the big blind, and Broumas put in the rest as well.
Yamagishi check-called for 26k on the 10♠7♥K♥ flop, and then the two active players checked the 3♠7♠ turn and river. Yamagishi showed ace-queen, but Broumas’ deuces were better for the side pot, but Duval’s K♣9♣ took the main pot for a triple.
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Down to 17
Level: 17 (4000/8000/8000) Entries: 17/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 1:55 AM They are down to 17 players in Day 1a after Jerry Tria sent his chips to Colten Yamagishi recently. That puts them two off the end of the night, and one away from the bubble play.
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Haymour Gets There on the River
Level: 17 (4000/8000/8000) Entries: 18/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 1:40 AM Ramaz Haymour raised early to 20, and Leon Doublet called from the big blind. The flop came J♠9♣J♦ and Doublet led for 17k. Haymour called, and they checked it down through the 3♣8♣ runout. After Doublet checked the river, Haymour announced “Two Pair”, and showed A♠8♠ for jacks and eights, ace-high, on the river.
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18 Left, 3 Off the Bags
Level: 17 (4000/8000/8000) Entries: 18/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 1:30 AM Level 17 is about to start, and they are 3 off the bags with 18 remaining. They’ll go hand-for-hand after two more eliminations, with the bags coming out after the 3rd.
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Tria Scores a Double
Level: 16 (3000/6000/6000) Entries: 20/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 1:15 AM Jerry Tria was all in, at risk against Nicholas Peterson, and his pocket fours held against the ace-queen for Peterson.
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Five Off the End of the Night
Level: 16 (3000/6000/6000) Entries: 20/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 1:00 AM With just shy of 30 minutes to play in Level 16, the field is down to 20 remaining. That puts them 5 eliminations away from the end of Day 1a.
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7 Off the Bags
Level: 16 (3000/6000/6000) Entries: 22/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 12:50 AM The field is down to 22 players as they return for Level 16. “Chai Tea”, who has asked their name not be used, is the chip leader with more than 500k, while Jimmy Lee is second with 433k, with Alex Liu, Willy Santos, and Leon Doublet rounding out the top 5 stacks. See below for a full look at the stacks and seats for the remaining players.
T-S Player Chips 1 – 1 Ramaz Haymour 293,000 1 – 2 Jerry Tria 81,000 1 – 3 Colten Yamagishi 65,000 1 – 4 George Broumas 325,000 1 – 5 Nicholas Peterson 272,000 1 – 7 Jordan Matsui 274,000 1 – 9 Murray Duval 116,000 2 – 1 Jared Zierler 113,000 2 – 2 Brady O’Hara 226,000 2 – 3 Leon Doublet 345,000 2 – 4 Willy Santos 352,000 2 – 6 Ryan Cairns 137,000 2 – 7 Ed Sorensen 55,000 2 – 8 Ambrose Ng 102,000 2 – 9 Paul Brar 194,000 3 – 1 Jimmy Lee 433,000 3 – 2 Cam Stewart 101,000 3 – 4 Chai Tea 590,000 3 – 5 Brian MacNevin 113,000 3 – 7 Alan Zhu 97,000 3 – 8 Alex Liu 385,000 3 – 9 Nu Teliani 115,000 -
10 Off the Bags
Level: 15 (2500/5000/5000) Entries: 25/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 12:30 AM The field is down to 25, 10 off the bags, with just over 5 minutes to play in Level 15. There is a break following this level, and I’ll try to get full chip counts while they are away.
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Final Three Tables, 12 Off the Bags
Level: 15 (2500/25000/5000) Entries: 27/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 11:55 PM Level 15 has just begun, and the field is down to 27 players. Day 1a will end when they get to 15 players, so there’s still some poker to play tonight. It’s looking like Day 1a will end sometime in Level 16 or 17.
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14 Off the Bags
Level: 14 (2000/4000/4000) Entries: 29/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 11:35 PM The field is down to 29 players, with just under 20 minutes to play in Level 14. That puts them 14 eliminations away from the 15 bags expected to end the night.
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Santos Leads the Way to Level 13
Level: 13 (1500/3000/3000) Entries: 36/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 10:30 PM Player Chips Willie Santos 315,000 Nu Teliani 278,000 Tina Nguyen 262,000 George Broumas 252,000 Jerry Tria 219,000 Shen Liew 190,500 Nicholas Peterson 180,000 -
Broumas Takes from Sharma
Level: 12 (1500/2500/2500) Entries: 36/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 10:10 PM The flop was out showing 7♥8♣10♣, and George Broumas bet 6k. DJ Sharma called to the 4♦ turn, where Broumas made it 12k.
Sharma came over the top to 46.5k, and Broumas called to the 3♣ river. Broumas checked, Sharma bet 42k, but then folded when Broumas shoved. Broumas showed an ace of clubs, but kept his other card hidden.
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Down to 38
Level: 12 (1500/2500/2500) Entries: 38/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 10:00 PM The field is down to 38 remaining now, with just under 20 minutes to play until the next break. One big stack I missed during my last circuit of the room belongs to Nu Teliani, who also looks to be playing around 200k. I’ll do some exact counts of the big stacks at the break in about 15 minutes, but there are still a few too many players out there for me to get a full count while they are away.
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Down to 43 Remaining
Level: 11 (1000/2000/2000) Entries: 43/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 9:30 PM Less than 10 minutes remain in Level 11, and the 1a field is down to 43. That puts them on the final five tables, and 28 away from the bags later tonight.
I’ve just had a look around for some big stacks, and it looks like DJ Sharma and Willie Santos are the joint leaders right now. They are both playing about 200k, with Nicholas Peterson, Cam Stewart, and Tina Nguyen all playing more than 100k.
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Entries for 1a Closed with 118 on the Board
Level: 10 (1000/1500/1500) Entries: 65/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 8:20 PM Entries are now closed for 1a, and it was a pretty decent turnout for the opening flight, with 118 entries. That puts the 1a prizes at almost $111k, with a full 1b to play tomorrow.
Today’s flight will play down to 15 players before the bags come out, no matter how long it takes.
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Just Under an Hour to Enter 1a
Level: 9 (600/1200/1200) Entries: 58/110 Prizes: $103,455 Local Time: 7:25 PM Just over 10 minutes remain in Level 9, the final level of poker before entries close. Players can still buy in or rebuy through the 45-minute dinner break following this level, with the cutoff at about 8:15 PM.
The field just hit 110 entries for $103,455 in prizes.
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Final Level of Entry for 1a
Level: 9 (600/1200/1200) Entries: 62/107 Prizes: $100,634 Local Time: 6:55 PM Level 9 has just begun, and this is the final level for entries. The reg-desk will be open through the dinner break following this level, with the final chance to enter when they sit down for Level 10 at about 8:15 PM.
With 107 entries on the board, the 1a prizes just pushed over $100k, and it still seems likely that the final number will end around 120 entries.
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More than 100 Entries for 1a
Level: 8 (500/1000/1000) Entries: 67/105 Prizes: $98,753 Local Time: 6:30 PM The 1a field is over 100 with just under 30 minutes to play in Level 8. Entries are still open for a bit less than 2 hours, so it looks like today’s field could hit 120 or more.
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More than 90 Entries on Second Break
Level: 7 (400/800/800) Entries: 63/91 Prizes: $85,586 Local Time: 5:30 PM About 5 minutes remain in the second break of the day, and the field is up to 91 entries, for prizes of more than $85k. There are still three levels of poker with open entry, plus the dinner break, putting the end of entries about 2 hours and 45 minutes away. It looks like a lock that the 1a field will be more than 100 entries.
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More than $80k in Prizes
Level: 6 (300/600/600) Entries: 67/87 Prizes: $81,824 Local Time: 4:50 PM Day 1a of the Main Event is looking solid to break 100 entries. Just under 30 minutes remain in Level 6, with entries open until the start of Level 10, and the field is already at 87 entries for prizes of almost $82k.
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More than $60k in Prizes at First Break
Level: 4 (200/400/400) Entries: 58/66 Prizes: $62,073 Local Time: 3:15 PM Day 1a of the Main Event is on their first break of the day, with the field at 66 entries, for prizes of more than $62k. About 5 hours remain in entries for today’s flight, and for a 1a game, the numbers are looking very good so far.
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Nearing 60 Entries before First Break
Level: 3 (200/300/300) Entries: 55/59 Prizes: $55,490 Local Time: 2:45 PM The prizes are over $55k, with about 20 minutes to play in Level 3. The first break of 1a follows this level, and there are about 5.5 hours remaining to get into the opening flight to the Main Event.
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50 Entries
Level: 2 (100/200/200) Entries: 49/50 Prizes: $47,025 Local Time: 2:15 PM With 10 minutes to play in Level 2, the Day 1a field is up to 50 entries, for prizes of $47,025 so far. About 6 hours remain in entries for today, so it’s looking very good for a 1a field of 100 or more.
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40 Entries in 1a
Level: 2 (100/200/200) Entries: 39/40 Prizes: $37,620 Local Time: 1:50 PM Day 1a of the Main Event is now up to 40 entries, with a bit more than 30 minutes to play in Level 2. That puts the prizes at more than $37k, and is a very promising start for a big Main Event field.
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Strong Start for the Main 1a
Level: 1 (100/100/100) Entries: 27/27 Prizes: $25,394 Local Time: 1:30 PM Day 1a of the Main Event has 27 entries, with about 15 minutes to go in the opening level. That puts the prizes over $25k, and is a very solid start for 1a. Entries are open until after 8 PM, so there’s lots of time for the field to push 100 entries today.
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18 in the Main Early
Level: 1 (100/100/100) Entries: 18/18 Prizes: $16,929 Local Time: 1:15 PM Day 1a is off to a pretty solid start with 18 players in their seats within the first 10 minutes of Level 1. That puts the early prizes over $15k and climbing.
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Main Event Time!


Event #15: $1,100 NLH Main Event Day 1A ($990 + $110)
Date: May 15, 1 PM Blinds: 40 Minutes for Day 1 Starting Stack: 40k Late Entry: 9 Levels (~8:15 PM) Day 1 Ends: 12.5% of the Field; All Day 2 Players in the Money; Players must bag to cash Friday marks the start of the NLH Main Event. The action kicks off at 1 PM, with 40-minute blinds and a 40k starting stack.
Entries are open for 9 levels, putting the final entry at about 8:15 PM. Day 1 action continues until the field hits 12.5%, with the remaining players bagging for Sunday’s Day 2.
Note that all Day 2 players are in the money, but players must bag a stack on one of the Day 1s to be eligible for a payout. This is a best stack forward event, which means players can fire bullets in both Day 1 flights, and play the biggest bag on Day 2, with their smaller bag scoring an immediate min-cash payout on Sunday.

Cam Stewart, Winner of the Main Event, and Player of the Series In the first PPT of 2026, Cam Stewart was the Main Event winner. It was his first PPT trophy, defeating Travis Darroch heads up for the win over 329 entries for the biggest share of $309,425 in prizes.


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The Bags are Out
Level: 18 (5000/10000/10000) Entries: 15/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 2:40 AM After a couple of levels getting from 18 down to 16, it took just a single hand on the bubble to end it. Nu Teliani was in the small blind, looked at one card, saw the 10♥ and shoved. Cam Stewart was on the big blind, and he looked down at an ace, and also called without looking at his second card.
Both players missed the board with their known cards. Stewart showed a queen behind, but Teliani had a deuce behind, and her Doyle found a deuce on the flop for the win. She had Stewart outstacked by about 20k, and Day 1a is now over.
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Bubble to the Bags
Level: 18 (5000/10000/10000) Entries: 16/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 2:35 AM They are on the bubble now with 16 players left. Ryan Cairns was the player who exited on the soft bubble tonight.
The clock is now paused with 15:05 remaining in Level 18 for hand-for-hand play until the next elimination.
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Duval Triples
Level: 17 (4000/8000/8000) Entries: 17/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 2:15 AM George Broumas limped in under the gun before Murray Duval shoved the button for 36k. Colten Yamagishi called from the big blind, and Broumas put in the rest as well.
Yamagishi check-called for 26k on the 10♠7♥K♥ flop, and then the two active players checked the 3♠7♠ turn and river. Yamagishi showed ace-queen, but Broumas’ deuces were better for the side pot, but Duval’s K♣9♣ took the main pot for a triple.
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Down to 17
Level: 17 (4000/8000/8000) Entries: 17/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 1:55 AM They are down to 17 players in Day 1a after Jerry Tria sent his chips to Colten Yamagishi recently. That puts them two off the end of the night, and one away from the bubble play.
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Haymour Gets There on the River
Level: 17 (4000/8000/8000) Entries: 18/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 1:40 AM Ramaz Haymour raised early to 20, and Leon Doublet called from the big blind. The flop came J♠9♣J♦ and Doublet led for 17k. Haymour called, and they checked it down through the 3♣8♣ runout. After Doublet checked the river, Haymour announced “Two Pair”, and showed A♠8♠ for jacks and eights, ace-high, on the river.
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18 Left, 3 Off the Bags
Level: 17 (4000/8000/8000) Entries: 18/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 1:30 AM Level 17 is about to start, and they are 3 off the bags with 18 remaining. They’ll go hand-for-hand after two more eliminations, with the bags coming out after the 3rd.
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Tria Scores a Double
Level: 16 (3000/6000/6000) Entries: 20/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 1:15 AM Jerry Tria was all in, at risk against Nicholas Peterson, and his pocket fours held against the ace-queen for Peterson.
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Five Off the End of the Night
Level: 16 (3000/6000/6000) Entries: 20/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 1:00 AM With just shy of 30 minutes to play in Level 16, the field is down to 20 remaining. That puts them 5 eliminations away from the end of Day 1a.
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7 Off the Bags
Level: 16 (3000/6000/6000) Entries: 22/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 12:50 AM The field is down to 22 players as they return for Level 16. “Chai Tea”, who has asked their name not be used, is the chip leader with more than 500k, while Jimmy Lee is second with 433k, with Alex Liu, Willy Santos, and Leon Doublet rounding out the top 5 stacks. See below for a full look at the stacks and seats for the remaining players.
T-S Player Chips 1 – 1 Ramaz Haymour 293,000 1 – 2 Jerry Tria 81,000 1 – 3 Colten Yamagishi 65,000 1 – 4 George Broumas 325,000 1 – 5 Nicholas Peterson 272,000 1 – 7 Jordan Matsui 274,000 1 – 9 Murray Duval 116,000 2 – 1 Jared Zierler 113,000 2 – 2 Brady O’Hara 226,000 2 – 3 Leon Doublet 345,000 2 – 4 Willy Santos 352,000 2 – 6 Ryan Cairns 137,000 2 – 7 Ed Sorensen 55,000 2 – 8 Ambrose Ng 102,000 2 – 9 Paul Brar 194,000 3 – 1 Jimmy Lee 433,000 3 – 2 Cam Stewart 101,000 3 – 4 Chai Tea 590,000 3 – 5 Brian MacNevin 113,000 3 – 7 Alan Zhu 97,000 3 – 8 Alex Liu 385,000 3 – 9 Nu Teliani 115,000 -
10 Off the Bags
Level: 15 (2500/5000/5000) Entries: 25/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 12:30 AM The field is down to 25, 10 off the bags, with just over 5 minutes to play in Level 15. There is a break following this level, and I’ll try to get full chip counts while they are away.
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Final Three Tables, 12 Off the Bags
Level: 15 (2500/25000/5000) Entries: 27/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 11:55 PM Level 15 has just begun, and the field is down to 27 players. Day 1a will end when they get to 15 players, so there’s still some poker to play tonight. It’s looking like Day 1a will end sometime in Level 16 or 17.
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14 Off the Bags
Level: 14 (2000/4000/4000) Entries: 29/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 11:35 PM The field is down to 29 players, with just under 20 minutes to play in Level 14. That puts them 14 eliminations away from the 15 bags expected to end the night.
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Santos Leads the Way to Level 13
Level: 13 (1500/3000/3000) Entries: 36/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 10:30 PM Player Chips Willie Santos 315,000 Nu Teliani 278,000 Tina Nguyen 262,000 George Broumas 252,000 Jerry Tria 219,000 Shen Liew 190,500 Nicholas Peterson 180,000 -
Broumas Takes from Sharma
Level: 12 (1500/2500/2500) Entries: 36/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 10:10 PM The flop was out showing 7♥8♣10♣, and George Broumas bet 6k. DJ Sharma called to the 4♦ turn, where Broumas made it 12k.
Sharma came over the top to 46.5k, and Broumas called to the 3♣ river. Broumas checked, Sharma bet 42k, but then folded when Broumas shoved. Broumas showed an ace of clubs, but kept his other card hidden.
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Down to 38
Level: 12 (1500/2500/2500) Entries: 38/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 10:00 PM The field is down to 38 remaining now, with just under 20 minutes to play until the next break. One big stack I missed during my last circuit of the room belongs to Nu Teliani, who also looks to be playing around 200k. I’ll do some exact counts of the big stacks at the break in about 15 minutes, but there are still a few too many players out there for me to get a full count while they are away.
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Down to 43 Remaining
Level: 11 (1000/2000/2000) Entries: 43/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 9:30 PM Less than 10 minutes remain in Level 11, and the 1a field is down to 43. That puts them on the final five tables, and 28 away from the bags later tonight.
I’ve just had a look around for some big stacks, and it looks like DJ Sharma and Willie Santos are the joint leaders right now. They are both playing about 200k, with Nicholas Peterson, Cam Stewart, and Tina Nguyen all playing more than 100k.
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Entries for 1a Closed with 118 on the Board
Level: 10 (1000/1500/1500) Entries: 65/118 Prizes: $110,979 Local Time: 8:20 PM Entries are now closed for 1a, and it was a pretty decent turnout for the opening flight, with 118 entries. That puts the 1a prizes at almost $111k, with a full 1b to play tomorrow.
Today’s flight will play down to 15 players before the bags come out, no matter how long it takes.
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Just Under an Hour to Enter 1a
Level: 9 (600/1200/1200) Entries: 58/110 Prizes: $103,455 Local Time: 7:25 PM Just over 10 minutes remain in Level 9, the final level of poker before entries close. Players can still buy in or rebuy through the 45-minute dinner break following this level, with the cutoff at about 8:15 PM.
The field just hit 110 entries for $103,455 in prizes.
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Final Level of Entry for 1a
Level: 9 (600/1200/1200) Entries: 62/107 Prizes: $100,634 Local Time: 6:55 PM Level 9 has just begun, and this is the final level for entries. The reg-desk will be open through the dinner break following this level, with the final chance to enter when they sit down for Level 10 at about 8:15 PM.
With 107 entries on the board, the 1a prizes just pushed over $100k, and it still seems likely that the final number will end around 120 entries.
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More than 100 Entries for 1a
Level: 8 (500/1000/1000) Entries: 67/105 Prizes: $98,753 Local Time: 6:30 PM The 1a field is over 100 with just under 30 minutes to play in Level 8. Entries are still open for a bit less than 2 hours, so it looks like today’s field could hit 120 or more.
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More than 90 Entries on Second Break
Level: 7 (400/800/800) Entries: 63/91 Prizes: $85,586 Local Time: 5:30 PM About 5 minutes remain in the second break of the day, and the field is up to 91 entries, for prizes of more than $85k. There are still three levels of poker with open entry, plus the dinner break, putting the end of entries about 2 hours and 45 minutes away. It looks like a lock that the 1a field will be more than 100 entries.
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More than $80k in Prizes
Level: 6 (300/600/600) Entries: 67/87 Prizes: $81,824 Local Time: 4:50 PM Day 1a of the Main Event is looking solid to break 100 entries. Just under 30 minutes remain in Level 6, with entries open until the start of Level 10, and the field is already at 87 entries for prizes of almost $82k.
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More than $60k in Prizes at First Break
Level: 4 (200/400/400) Entries: 58/66 Prizes: $62,073 Local Time: 3:15 PM Day 1a of the Main Event is on their first break of the day, with the field at 66 entries, for prizes of more than $62k. About 5 hours remain in entries for today’s flight, and for a 1a game, the numbers are looking very good so far.
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Nearing 60 Entries before First Break
Level: 3 (200/300/300) Entries: 55/59 Prizes: $55,490 Local Time: 2:45 PM The prizes are over $55k, with about 20 minutes to play in Level 3. The first break of 1a follows this level, and there are about 5.5 hours remaining to get into the opening flight to the Main Event.
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50 Entries
Level: 2 (100/200/200) Entries: 49/50 Prizes: $47,025 Local Time: 2:15 PM With 10 minutes to play in Level 2, the Day 1a field is up to 50 entries, for prizes of $47,025 so far. About 6 hours remain in entries for today, so it’s looking very good for a 1a field of 100 or more.
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40 Entries in 1a
Level: 2 (100/200/200) Entries: 39/40 Prizes: $37,620 Local Time: 1:50 PM Day 1a of the Main Event is now up to 40 entries, with a bit more than 30 minutes to play in Level 2. That puts the prizes at more than $37k, and is a very promising start for a big Main Event field.
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Strong Start for the Main 1a
Level: 1 (100/100/100) Entries: 27/27 Prizes: $25,394 Local Time: 1:30 PM Day 1a of the Main Event has 27 entries, with about 15 minutes to go in the opening level. That puts the prizes over $25k, and is a very solid start for 1a. Entries are open until after 8 PM, so there’s lots of time for the field to push 100 entries today.
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18 in the Main Early
Level: 1 (100/100/100) Entries: 18/18 Prizes: $16,929 Local Time: 1:15 PM Day 1a is off to a pretty solid start with 18 players in their seats within the first 10 minutes of Level 1. That puts the early prizes over $15k and climbing.
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Main Event Time!


Event #15: $1,100 NLH Main Event Day 1A ($990 + $110)
Date: May 15, 1 PM Blinds: 40 Minutes for Day 1 Starting Stack: 40k Late Entry: 9 Levels (~8:15 PM) Day 1 Ends: 12.5% of the Field; All Day 2 Players in the Money; Players must bag to cash Friday marks the start of the NLH Main Event. The action kicks off at 1 PM, with 40-minute blinds and a 40k starting stack.
Entries are open for 9 levels, putting the final entry at about 8:15 PM. Day 1 action continues until the field hits 12.5%, with the remaining players bagging for Sunday’s Day 2.
Note that all Day 2 players are in the money, but players must bag a stack on one of the Day 1s to be eligible for a payout. This is a best stack forward event, which means players can fire bullets in both Day 1 flights, and play the biggest bag on Day 2, with their smaller bag scoring an immediate min-cash payout on Sunday.

Cam Stewart, Winner of the Main Event, and Player of the Series In the first PPT of 2026, Cam Stewart was the Main Event winner. It was his first PPT trophy, defeating Travis Darroch heads up for the win over 329 entries for the biggest share of $309,425 in prizes.


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Final Three Tables
Level: 17 (4000/8000/8000) Entries: 27/169 (42/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 1:35 AM RDay 1b is now 6 off the bags with 27 players remaining. About 30 minutes remain in Level 17.
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28 Stacks from the Break
Level: 16 (3000/6000/6000) Entries: 28/169 (43/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 12:55 AM Ross Wilson got a huge double just before the break, and the hand could have Player of the Series implications. Wilson is leading the race, with Johnny Dalphond in 3rd, but Wilson just found aces over queens against Dalphond for a huge double, leaving Dalphond short.
T-s Player Chips 1 – 1 Pav Braich 170,000 1 – 2 Roymond Kim 332,000 1 – 4 Clayton Switzer 419,000 1 – 5 Johnny Dalphond 50,000 1 – 7 Ross Wilson 242,000 1 – 8 Shawn Taghavi 380,000 1 – 9 Ali Khani 239,000 2 – 1 Brian Flemming 110,000 2 – 2 Weston Pring 209,000 2 – 3 Todd Oakley 498,000 2 – 5 Yeping Shan 231,000 2 – 7 Thurston Kesteris 252,000 2 – 8 Alan Zhu 111,000 2 – 9 Preston Stevenson 288,000 3 – 1 Morris Kadylo 242,000 3 – 4 Colten Yamagishi 120,000 3 – 5 Rodica Fatol 128,000 3 – 6 Steven Riendeau 204,000 3 – 7 Praba Siva 281,000 3 – 8 Jay Foong 134,000 3 – 9 Allen Butkovic 440,000 6 – 1 Jatunder Brar 407,000 6 – 2 Leo Zhang 309,000 6 – 3 Ryan Comely 131,000 6 – 4 Keith Sarnoski 97,000 6 – 5 Eonho Yoon 329,000 6 – 7 Kris Slaski 139,000 6 – 9 Steve Chung 176,000 -
8 Off the Bags
Level: 15 (2500/5000/5000) Entries: 29/169 (44/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 12:25 AM The 1b field is down to 29 players, with 10 minutes to play in Level 15. There’s a break following this level, and I’ll get a full list of players and chips at the break.
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10 Off the Bags
Level: 15 (2500/5000/5000) Entries: 31/169 (46/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 12:05 AM The 1b field is down to 31 remaining, 10 players off the bags, with about 30 minutes remaining in Level 15. There’s a break following this level, and I’ll grab the remaining stacks while they are away.
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Almost $60k for the Winner
Level: 13 (1500/3000/3000) Entries: 47/169 (62/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 10:50 PM The full prizes are posted under the Payouts tab, with the final table payouts below. The winner is set to get almost $60k, with 6 payouts worth five figures.
Place Prize 1 $58,965 2 $40,665 3 $26,430 4 $20,330 5 $15,655 6 $12,405 7 $9,760 8 $7,725 9 $6,305 -
Big Stacks with 51 Remaining
Level: 13 (1500/3000/3000) Entries: 51/169 (66/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 10:30 PM Clayton Switzer looks to be the leader starting Level 13, with more than 400k. See below for a look at a few of the big stacks I saw during the break, and stay tuned for the prizes shortly.
Player Chips Clayton Switzer 437,000 Jatinder Brar 375,000 Shawn Taghavi 340,000 Steve Chung 335,000 Morris Kadylo 270,000 Todd Oakley 245,000 -
53 Remain
Level: 12 (1500/2500/2500) Entries: 53/169 (68/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 10:10 PM Day 1b is down to 53 players left, with about 10 minutes to go in Level 12. That still puts them 31 players away from the bags for tonight, so they have at least another three levels to play once the return from the upcoming break for Level 13.
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Down to 60 Left
Level: 12 (1500/2500/2500) Entries: 60/169 (75/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 9:35 PM Level 12 is about to begin, and the 1b field is at 60 players. There’s a break following Level 12, and I expect today’s flight to go well past Level 15. Day 1a played into Level 18, and it’s looking like 1b could be just as long.
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67 Remain in the Main
Level: 11 (1000/2000/2000) Entries: 67/169 (82/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 9:05 PM Level 11 has just begun, with the 1b field down to 67 players remaining. They’ll be playing down to 22 players, so they still need to lose more than 40 players before the bags come out later tonight. I’m still expecting this flight to play until around 3 AM.
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169 Entries to End Dinner
Level: 10 (1000/1500/1500) Entries: 83/169 (98/287 combined) Prizes: $158,945 (Combined: $269,924) Local Time: 8:20 PM Dinner is now complete, and entries for the Main Event are now closed. The final unofficial number on the board is 169 for 1b, for a combined total of 287 entries, and prizes just shy of $270k.
If that number holds, it should mean 22 bags at the end of the night tonight, for 37 players returning for Day 2 action on Sunday. I’ll confirm all the numbers once the prizes are complete.
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Dinner Time with 164 Entries
Level: 9 (600/1200/1200) Entries: 83/164 (98/282 combined) Prizes: $154,242 (Combined: $265,221) Local Time: 7:30 PM Dinner is about to begin for the Main Event players, leaving just 45 minutes to get a stack in this Main. The combined prizes are just over $265k, with a combined field of 282. I expect a few more entries between now and 8:15 PM, but it looks like the final combined field will finish somewhere below 290.
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More than 150 1b Entries; Final Level of Entry
Level: 9 (600/1200/1200) Entries: 87/154 (102/272 combined) Prizes: $144,837 (Combined: $255,816) Local Time: 6:55 PM The final level of entry has just begun, with the 1b field at 154 entries. That puts the prizes over $255k, with the combined field at 272 entries. There are now about 1 hour and 20 minutes remaining in entries for the Main Event.
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A Couple of 200k Stacks
Level: 7 (400/800/800) Entries: 93/136 (108/254 combined) Prizes: $127,908 (Combined: $238,887) Local Time: 5:30 PM Players are about to sit down for Level7 after the second break of the day, and it looks like there are at least a couple of 200k+ stacks already. Adonios Pitaoulis has about 220k right now, with Jatinder Brar playing about 200k. Those looked to be the biggest stacks in the game, but there are a lot of stacks out there, and I may have missed one.
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130 Entries With 3 Hours to Go in Entry
Level: 6 (300/600/600) Entries: 91/130 (106/248 combined) Prizes: $122,265 (Combined: $233,244) Local Time: 5:05 PM The combined prizes are nearing $235k as the 1b field hits 130 entries. The combined total for entries now is just shy of 250, with 300 total entries within sight.
Eric Wasylenko, Kyle Bonazzo, Iam Alvarado, Rob Limpert, Nick Civitarese, Gerald Chung, Ali Khani, Jason Law, Ron Lauzon, and Tina Nguyen are among the players I’ve spotted in the field today.
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1b Beats 1a in Level 5
Level: 5 (300/500/500) Entries: 92/119 (107/237 combined) Prizes: $111,920 (Combined: $222,899) Local Time: 4:25 PM More than 10 minutes remain in Level 5, and the 1b numbers just pushed past the 1a total. There are now 119 entries in 1b, for a combined total of 237. That puts the total prizes at more than $222k, with almost 4 hours left to enter today’s flight.
I’m still expecting a final number around 170-180; 175 today would mean prizes of more than $275k.
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Nearing 1a Numbers
Level: 5 (300/500/500) Entries: 90/114 (105/232 combined) Prizes: $107,217 (Combined: $218,196) Local Time: 4:20 PM The 1b field is just 4 entries off the 1a total, wth about 15 minutes to play in Level 5. That puts the combined prizes at nearly $220k with just under 4 hours left to enter this final flight.
Among the players in action today are Rob Lothian, Holly Berry, Hassan Issa, Jan Rufoli, DJ Sharma, Steve Chung, Ryan Cairns, Johnny Dalphond, Damiel O’Leary, Curtis Singleton, Jerry Tria, Sandy Lam, Jenna Murray, Lina Niu, Ross Wilson, and Shawn Taghavi. That’s far from a complete list, but it’s a start.
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Nearly $200k in Prizes
Level: 4 (200/400/400) Entries: 82/92 (97/210 combined) Prizes: $86,526 (Combined: $197,505) Local Time: 3:35 PM The 1b players are back from the first break of the day, and about half of Level 4 is now in the books. The field is up to 92 entries for today, putting the total at 210, for combined prizes of $197,505.
The prize pool today looks to be a lock for well over $200k, and $250k seems like it’s guaranteed. They need 109 more entries today to hit $300k in prizes, however, so that milestone still looks a bit optimistic. Entries are still open for 4.5 hours, though, so anything can happen.
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74 Entries Before First Break
Level: 3 (200/300/300_ Entries: 69/74 (84/192 combined) Prizes: $69,597 (Combined: $180,576) Local Time: 2:45 PM The combined prizes are more than $180k before the first break of Day 1b, with 74 entries on the 1b board already. That puts the combined entries at 192, meaning they’ll crack 200 combined shortly.
I’m expecting this field to at least double or more before the end of entries at 8:15 M tonight. If the 1b field hits 150, the prizes will be more than $250k. I’m expecting something like 180 for a final number today, and if they hit that it would be more than $280k in prizes. 1b needs a field of 201 for $300k in prizes; that feels a little out of reach, but not impossible.
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Santos is the Stack to Beat for Day 1b Main Event Players


Event #15: $1,100 NLH Main Event Day 1B ($990 + $110)
Date: May 16, 1 PM Blinds: 40 Minutes on Day 1 Starting Stack: 40k Late Entry: 9 Levels (~8:15 PM) Day 1 Ends: 12.5% of the Field; All Day 2 Players in the Money; Players Must Bag a Stack to Get Paid Entries: 15/118 Prizes: $110,979 The opening flight of the Main Event is now complete, with action running well into Level 18 before they got to 12.5% of the field. With 118 entries, it was a solid Day 1a field, with 15 players advancing at the end of the night, and almost $111k in prizes already.
Willy Santos leads the way out of Day 1a with more than 600k. He’s the only player with more than half a million, with the next stack at 488k
Player Chips Willy Santos 614,000 “Chai Tea” 488,000 Alex Liu 480,000 Jimmy Lee 436,000 Nicholas Peterson 395,000 George Broumas 388,000 Brady O’Hara 360,000 Leon Doublet 316,000 Ramaz Haymour 285,000 Nu Teliani 244,000 Jordan Matsui 214,000 Jared Zierler 186,000 Murray Duval 170,000 Brian MacNevin 94,000 Colten Yamagishi 54,000 Day 1b will be a repeat of Day 1a, likely with about 50% more players. I’m expecting a 1b field of 170-190 at least, and 1b could well crack 200, given the strength of 1a.
Blinds are 40 minutes for Day 1 play, and players get 40k to start. There are nine levels of open entry, meaning 8:15 PM Saturday evening will be the Main Event entry cutoff for this series.
The game will play for as long as it takes to get to 12.5% of the starting field. With 1a playing into Level 18, 1b players should likely expect to be in the Pearl Room until 2 or 3 AM at the absolute earliest, and it could go later than that.
Reporting won’t start for 1b at the beginning of the day, but there should be coverage before the second break of the day for sure.


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Tood Oakley Defeats Nicholas Peterson for Main Event Title
Level: 29 (60000/120000/120000) Entries: 1/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 11:30 PM 
Todd Oakley, winner of the Main Event 
Nicholas Peterson Todd Oakley was in the driver’s seat for all of heads up, and while Nicholas Peterson was able to score a couple of doubles, he never managed to get into the lead. When the final hand came in, Oakley was at about a 9:2 lead in chips, and when Peterson flopped a pair and a flush draw, his money went in.
Oakley was an open-ended draw with backdoor clubs, and he turned the straight as his backdoor draw came around front, and then he rivered the clubs just to be certain.

Main Event Final Hand This was Oakley’s 5th live win, and second of the year, after he took down the opening multi-day event in the most recent series in Calgary. That score was worth $20k, and the second-biggest score of his career behind a win from 2024. This win tonight will easily cap both of those (combined) and will push his lifetime earnings well above $100k.
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Oakley Has the Big Lead
Level: 29 (60000/120000/120000) Entries: 2/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 11:20 PM Todd Oakley has 9.4 million, to just over 2 million for Nicholas Peterson. The final two players are on a break, with action resuming in about 10 minutes with blinds at 60k/120k/120k.
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Peterson Doubles
Level: 28 (50000/100000/100000) Entries: 2/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 10:50 PM Todd Oakley raised to 100k, and Nicholas Peterson called. After a check from Peterson on the 7♠6♥7♥ flop, Oakley shoved, and Peterson snapped it off with less.
Peterson was on nine-seven for trips against K♠8♦ for Oakley. Oakley hit a 5♥ on for a dirty open-ender, but the deuce of spades on the river sent the double to Peterson. He had just shy of 2 million at the time, so he’s close to 5 million now, with Oakley still marginally in front.
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Allen Butkovic Out in 3rd Place for $26,430
Level: 28 (50000/100000/100000) Entries: 2/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 10:25 PM 
Allen Butkovic The Main Event is heads up now after Allen Butkovic ended his day in 3rd. He shoved the small blind with queen-nine, but ran into queens for Nicholas Peterson. The queens held on 2♦3♠2♦A♠3♣.
Peterson is now heads up with Todd Oakley, with the stacks close to even.
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Peterson Doubles
Level: 27 (40000/80000/80000) Entries: 3/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 9:55 PM Todd Oakley raised to 200k from the button, and Nicholas Peterson called from the big blind. After a check from Peterson on the 6♦4♠7♦ flop, Oakley shoved the big stack and Peterson snapped it off.
Oakley was on ace-seven for top pair, but Peterson had six-five for a worse pair, but an open-ended draw. He got there on the turn when the runout came 3♠A♠ and he is now close to 5 million, with the lead.
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Butkovic Doubles, Oakley on More than Half the Chips
Level: 27 (40000/80000/80000) Entries: 3/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 9:40 PM Todd Oakley shoved the button, and Allen Butkovic called it off with 980k behind. He was ahead with ace-queen in king-nine of diamonds for Oakley, and the ace held on 3♣8♠6♦4♦2♠.
That brought Butkovic up over 2 million, but Oakleyt is still playing more than 6 million, with about 11.5 million in play.
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Oakley Leads on Break
Level: 27 (40000/80000/80000) Entries: 3/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 9:10 PM Todd Oakley has more than 4 million at the break following Level 26, with Allen Butkovic in second with about 3.8 million, while Nicholas Peterson has about 3 million for 3rd.
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Peterson Gets There on the River
Level: 26 (30000/60000/60000) Entries: 3/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 9:00 PM Todd Oakley raised the button to 150k, and Nicholas Peterson called from the big blind. Peterson check-called for 100k on the 9♥K♣2♣ flop, and they both checked the 2♦8♠ turn and river.
Oakley showed a king, but Peterson had eight-nine for the rivered two pair and took it down.
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Brady O’Hara Out in 4th Place for $20,330
Level: 26 (30000/60000/60000) Entries: 3/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 8:50 PM 
Brady O’Hara Brady O’Hara’s strategy today has been to fold almost everything, and it has served him well. He laddered up to fourth place from his short stack, mostly by avoiding action on the final table.
He finally shoved his last 450k with kings, and Allen Butkovic called him with ace-six. Butkovic found his ace on the turn of 5♥5♦2♠A♠8♠, and O’Hara was finally out, but he managed to fold to $20k tonight.
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George Broumas Out in 5th Place for $15,655
Level: 26 (30000/60000/60000) Entries: 4/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 8:45 PM 
George Broumas Nicholas Peterson raised to 120k from the cutoff, and George Broumas made it 350k from the small blind. Peterson called to the 8♦6♣7♥ flop, then called when Broumas bet 400k.
When the turn came Q♥, Broumas shoved, and Peterson snapped it off. He’d flopped a set with pocket eights, and had Broumas’s kings crushed. The 2♠ river was a brick, and Broumas was out in 5th place.
Meanwhile, Brady O’Hara has been playing the “fold to big money” strategy. His VPIP has been very low at this final table, folding nearly everything so far today, but the strategy has laddered him to the final four. He just scored a triple up after Broumas busted, so he’s still in the mix for the win.
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Leon Doublet Out in 6th Place for $12,405
Level: 26 (30000/60000/60000) Entries: 5/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 8:35 PM 
Leon Doublet Leon Doublet was down to 120k earlier today, but he managed to spin that back up and ladder several times into 6th place. He got his final chips in with ace-queen, and George Broumas called him off dominated with ace-ten, but Broumas found a straight for the win.
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Broumas Doubles
Level: 26 (30000/60000/60000) Entries: 6/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 8:25 PM George Broumas shoved the small blind, and Todd Oakley called from the big. He was on suited connectors with 9♦8♦ against A♠K♦ for Broumas. Broumas hit his ace on the flop of 3♦5♠A♣6♠2♦ and held for the double.
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Nu Teliani Out in 7th Place for $9,760
Level: 26 (30000/60000/60000) Entries: 6/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 8:10 PM 
Nu Teliani Nu Teliani shoved for 625k from the button, and Nicholas Peterson called from the big blind. Peterson was on K♠J♦ against 9♣5♣ for Teliani.
Peterson flopped huge when the board ran Q♦10♥A♣7♦10♠, and his straight sent Teliani out in 7th place.
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Oakley Forces the River Fold
Level: 25 (25000/50000/50000) Entries: 7/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 7:55 PM Nicholas Peterson raised to 100k from the middle, and George Broumas called the cutoff, Todd Oakley called the button, and Nu Teliani called the big blind.
It checked to Broumas on the A♦2♦6♣ flop, and he fired 220k. Oakley called, while the other two got out of the way.
Broumas made it 330k on the 10♣ turn, and Oakley called to the [invalid notations] river, which brought in the clubs. Broumas bet 240k, but Oakley came over the top to 640k.
“I guess you have clubs,” Broumas said.
“Maybe, Maybe not,” replied Oakley. Broumas folded the ace of spades face up, and Oakley showed the ace of clubs as he collected the pot, but neither player revealed their second card.
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Ryan Comely Out in 8th Place for $7,725
Level: 25 (25000/50000/50000) Entries: 7/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 7:50 PM 
Ryan Comely The field is down to 7 remaining after Ryan Comely busted while I was out of the room.
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Jatinder Brar Out in 9th Place for $6,305
Level: 25 (25000/50000/50000) Entries: 8/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 7:30 PM 
Jatinder Brar I missed the final action, but Jatinder Brar was left short after the big hand against Nu Teliani, and he hit the rail for 9th place shortly after.
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Teliani Gets a Double Plus
Level: 25 (25000/50000/50000) Entries: 9/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 7:15 PM Jatinder Brar raised to 100k from the middle, and Nu Teliani and Leon Doublet called from the blinds. It all kicked off on the 10♠9♦3♥ flop when Teliani checked, Doublet fired 150k, and Brar shoved all in.
Teliani reshoved with less, while Doublet tank-folded. Brar called it off, but his top pair, second kicker with king-ten was behind the two pair with ten-nine of diamonds, and she held when the runout came 7♦2♠. Brar was left with less than 100k behind after the hand.
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Oakley Leads by More than a Milly
Level: 25 (25000/50000/50000) Entries: 9/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 6:55 PM The players are on the break following Level 24, and Todd Oakley is the big leader right now. He is playing over 3 million, with Nicholas Peterson in second with just under 2 million.
T-S Player Chips 3 – 1 Todd Oakley 3,270,000 3 – 2 Allen Butkovic 1,185,000 3 – 3 Nu Teliani 840,000 3 – 4 Leon Doublet 790,000 3 – 5 Ryan Comely 1,420,000 3 – 6 Nicholas Peterson 1,985,000 3 – 7 Brady O’Hara 765,000 3 – 8 Jatinder Brar 610,000 3 – 9 George Broumas 600,000 -
Oakley Goes Big on the Turn
Level: 24 (20000/40000/40000) Entries: 9/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 6:30 PM Todd Oakley raised to 80k from the middle, and Leon Doublet called from the button. Oakley check-called for 130k on the K♦9♠4♦ flop, but when the 3♦ turn came, bringing in the diamonds, Oakley slid 800k out in browns, and Doublet mucked his hand.
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Butkovic Takes Some Dead Money
Level: 24 (20000/40000/40000) Entries: 9/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 6:20 PM Jatinder Brar opened to 80k early, and Todd Oakley raised the middle to 250k. Allen Butkovic shoved for about 900k from the hijack.
Brar folded pretty quickly, and Oakley, who was stuck in the middle, tank-folded as well to send the extra 330k to Butkovic’s stack.
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The Rich Get Richer
Level: 23 (15000/30000/30000) Entries: 9/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 5:45 PM The board was out showing 10♦7♣9♣4♦J♣, with three players putting in at least 400k on the turn as I arrived at the table. All three active players checked the river, and Todd Oakley turned over king-queen of diamonds for the river straight (with a diamond draw on the turn), while Nu Teliani and Jatinder Brar mucked their hands to send a huge pot to Oakley.
Oakley is now over 3 million with the big lead.
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Brar Triples
Level: 23 (15000/30000/30000) Entries: 9/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 5:35 PM Jatinder Brar shoved 390k from the cutoff, and George Broumas called from the button before Todd Oakley reshoved the big stack. That pushed Broumas out, and it was a not-so-classic race between ace-four of diamonds for Brar, and king-queen off for Oakley.
The 2♦4♠8♣3♥6♠ board improved Brar to a pair of fours, with Oakley still on king-high, and Brar got the triple, including the dead money from Broumas.
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Broumas Takes One Blind on Blind
Level: 23 (15000/30000/30000) Entries: 9/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 5:30 PM George Broumas limped the small blind, and Todd Oakley checked the big. Broumas bet 35k on the 8♠7♦K♣ flop, and they both checked the 4♠ turn. Broumas fired 150k on the 7♥ river and Oakley folded.
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Final Table Faces
Level: 23 (15000/30000/30000) Entries: 9/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 5:20 PM 
Jatinder Brar 
George Broumas 
Brady O’Hara 
Nicholas Peterson 
Ryan Comely 
Leon Doublet 
Nu Teliani 
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O’Hara Doubles through Comely
Level: 23 (15000/30000/30000) Entries: 9/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 5:00 PM Ryan Comely raised the middle to 65k, then called off when Brady O’Hara shoved about 500k from the button. O’Hara was ahead with A♠K♠ against A♦7♠ for Comely, and the Q♦5♥8♥9♦4♣ was clean for O’Hara to double.
Meanwhile, on the other table, Preston Stevenson bubbled the final table, though I missed his final hand while I was eatching O’Hara score his double.
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Final Table Bubble
Level: 23 (15000/30000/30000) Entries: 10/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 4:55 PM The Main Event field is on the final table bubble now, with 10 players left, after two quick busts shortly after they returned from the break.
Place Player Prize 11 Rodica Fatol
$4,155 12 Jimmy Lee
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Oakley Leads Final 12
Level: 23 (15000/30000/30000) Entries: 12/287 Prizes: $296,924 Local Time: 4:40 PM The field is down to 12 on the break following Level 22. Todd Oakley is the leader with more than 2 million, while Ryan Comely is second with almost 1.9 million.
Ramaz Haymour was the most recent bust from the Main Event. After George Broumas raised early to 55k, Haymour shoved his final 65k from the button. Nu Teliani called from the small blind, as did Broumas. Teliani & Broumas checked it down through the board of 6♠Q♠3♣6♦7♠. Teliani showed jack-three for the flopped treys, Broumas mucked, and Haymour’s ace-nine wasn’t good enough to survive.
That should put the Player of the Series race to bed, as that won’t be enough to get him ahead of Ross Wilson, who is still playing in the Last Chance. Haymour said he had to drive home this afternoon, so I don’t think he’ll be taking a shot in the final event.
Place Player Prize 13 Ramaz Haymour
$3,615 14 Shawn Taghavi
$3,615 T-S Player Chips 3 – 1 Jatinder Brar 885,000 3 – 2 Rodica Fatol 355,000 3 – 3 Allen Butkovic 440,000 3 – 5 Preston Stevenson 250,000 3 – 6 Todd Oakley 2,100,000 3 – 7 Nicholas Peterson 1,425,000 4 – 2 Jimmy Lee 525,000 4 – 4 Leon Doublet 825,000 4 – 5 Ryan Comely 1,880,000 4 – 7 Nu Teliani 1,140,000 4 – 8 Brady O’Hara 470,000 4 – 9 George Broumas 1,215,000 -
Oakley Takes Two, Comely Leads
Level: 22(15000/25000/25000) Entries: 14/287 Prizes: $296,924 Local Time: 4:20 PM Todd Oakley raised to 50k from the button, and Jatinder Brar called from the big blind. Brar check-folded to a bet of 45k on the A♣10♣J♣ flop.
In the next hand, Oakely limped the cutoff, and both Jatinder Brar and Rodica Fatol called from the blinds. They both checked the 8♦8♣5♥ flop, then folded when Oakley bet 40k.
Oakley now has about 1.4 million in front of him, which looks like the second-best stack, behind Ryan Comely with about 1.7 million. I’ll get another round of full counts at the next break in about 5 minutes.
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Peterson Busts Start-of-Day Leader with Aces
Level: 22 (15000/25000/25000) Entries: 14/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 4:05 PM Nicholas Peterson raised the button to 55k, and after close to a minute in the tank, Praba Siva shoved the small blind. Peterson snapped it off with a bit more and was in great shape with aces against ace-eight for Siva.
Peterson’s aces held on 3♦4♣6♣J♠2♦ and Siva, who started the day with the most chips after crushing the final few levels of Day 1b, was out in 15th place.
Place Player Prize 15 Praba Siva
$3,615 16 Roymond Kim
$3,140 -
Down to 16
Level: 22 (15000/25000/25000) Entries: 16/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 3:40 PM The Main Event is down to 16 left, with 50 minutes to play in Level 22. See below for recent cashers, with the full list under the Payouts tab.
Place Player Prize 17 Colten Yamagishi
$3,140 18 Pav Braich
$3,140 19 “Chai Tea”
$2,395 20 Clayton Switzer
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Peterson Pips Stevenson
Level: 21 (10000/20000/20000) Entries: 19/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 3:15 PM Nicholas Peterson raised the cutoff to 40k, and Preston Stevenson called from the big blind. Stevenson check-raised Peterson’s 30k bet on the 8♣A♥K♦ flop, making it 95k to go.
Stevenson fired 115k on the 8♠ turn, and Peterson called to the 9♠ river, where they both checked. Stevenson showed a king, but Peterson’s ace-jack was better.
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Siva Gets There on the River
Level: 21 (10000/20000/20000) Entries: 19/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 3:05 PM Shawn Taghavi opened under the gun to 45k, and it folded around to Praba Siva on the big blind, to his immediate right. Siva put in the call to 6♣K♠A♠ on the flop.
Siva check-called for 55k, and they both checked the 8♥7♠ turn and river. “Two pair,” said Siva, showing K♥7♣. Taghavi mucked a king face up, and while he didn’t show his second card, one can only assume his kicker was bigger than a seven.
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Ramaz Haymour In the Drivers Seat for PoS
Level: 21 (10000/20000/20000) Entries: 19/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 2:50 PM Ross Wilson got a few extra points in the Player of the Series, and is still in the lead, but his early exit from the Main puts Ramaz Haymour in the driver’s seat. I would guess Wilson will be in the Last Chance to try and secure his lead, but with Haymour still playing a Main Event stack, it will likely come donw to where he finishes.
After his second trophy last night, Haymour has 210 points, about 60 behind Wilson. He can easily get those points in today’s Main, but if Wilson goes deep in the Last Chance, he can still hold the lead as well.
There are still lots of variables in play for the Player of the Series race.
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Players, Chips, & Seats for Final 20
Level: 21 (10000/20000/20000) Entries: 20/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 2:25 PM The final 20 players are about to start Level 21. Below is a look at the stacks and how they are seated.
T-S Player Chips 1 – 1 Preston Stevenson 600,000 1 – 4 Leon Doublet 580,000 1 – 5 Todd Oakley 1,640,000 1 – 6 Roymond Kim 321,000 1 – 7 Nicholas Peterson 650,000 1 – 8 Jimmy Lee 275,000 1 – 9 “Chai Tea” 435,000 3 – 1 Jatinder Brar 575,000 3 – 2 Rodica Fatol 175,000 3 – 3 Allen Butkovic 630,000 3 – 4 Colten Yamagishi 335,000 3 – 5 George Broumas 635,000 3 – 8 Praba Siva 740,000 3 – 9 Shawn Taghavi 202,000 4 – 3 Pav Braich 492,000 4 – 5 Ryan Comely 1,000,000 4 – 6 Ramaz Haymour 414,000 4 – 7 Nu Teliani 1,000,000 4 – 8 Brady O’Hara 472,000 4 – 9 Clayton Switzer 285,000 -
20 Remain in the Main Event
Level: 20 (10000/15000/15000) Entries: 20/287 Prizes: $269,924 Local Time: 2:10 PM The field is down to 20 remaining in the Main Event now. Below is a list of the early cashers, with the full list under the Payouts tab.
Place Player Prize 21 Jared Zierler
$2,395 22 Murray Duval
$2,395 23 Jordan Matsui
$2,395 24 Ross Wilson
$2,395 25 Alex Liu
$2,395 26 Brian Flemming
$2,395 27 Krzysztof Slaski
$2,395 28 Brian Macnevin
$1,830 29 Weston Pring
$1,830 30 Yeping Shan
$1,830 31 Willy Santos
$1,830 32 Thurston Kesteris
$1,830 33 Steven Riendeau
$1,830 34 Eonho Yoon
$1,830 35 Ali Khani
$1,830 36 Colten Yamagishi
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Praba Siva Leads Day 2 of the Main Event


Event #15: $1,100 NLH Main Event Day 2 ($990 + $110)
Date: May 17, Noon Blinds: 60 Minutes Starting Level: 18 (5000/10000/10000) Entries: 35/287 Prizes (1st Place): $269,924 ($58,965) Day 2 is set for the Main Event, and Praba Siva is leading the way to Day 2. He ended the final flight with 760k, with Todd Oakley in second (also from 1b) with 636k. Day 1a’s Willy Santos is third with 614k.
I wasn’t able to get a look at the seat assignments for this one, as Day 2 wasn’t set up in the system when I left, but full stacks and players are below. Seat assignments will be available from Joanne when players arrive for Day 2. Colten Yamagishi bagged two stacks for this one, so while 36 players were expected back, his small bag from 1a will immediately cash out while he plays the 354k he bagged on Day 1b.
The Day 2 action gets going at noon in Level 18, with the blinds at 5k/10k/10k. Levels are 60 minutes long, until heads up when they drop to 30 minutes. I likely won’t be in at the very start of the day, but expect reporting to start by 2 PM or so.
Day 2 Players, Sorted by Stack
Player Chips Praba Siva 760,000 Todd Oakley 636,000 Willy Santos 614,000 Jatinder Brar 576,000 “Chai Tea” 488,000 Alex Liu 480,000 Jimmy Lee 436,000 Ryan Comely 405,000 Nicholas Peterson 395,000 Roymond Kim 395,000 George Broumas 388,000 Pav Braich 362,000 Brady O’Hara 360,000 Colten Yamagishi 354,000 Allen Butkovic 345,000 Preston Stevenson 317,000 Leon Doublet 316,000 Shawn Taghavi 297,000 Ramaz Haymour 285,000 Yeping Shan 283,000 Thurston Kesteris 273,000 Weston Pring 258,000 Rodica Fatol 249,000 Ali Khani 248,000 Nu Teliani 244,000 Jordan Matsui 214,000 Clayton Switzer 199,000 Eonho Yoon 193,000 Jared Zierler 186,000 Kris Slaski 177,000 Murray Duval 170,000 Ross Wilson 154,000 Steven Riendeau 148,000 Brian Flemming 128,000 Brian MacNevin 94,000 



| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $58,965 | |
| 2 | $40,665 | |
| 3 | $26,430 | |
| 4 | $20,330 | |
| 5 | $15,655 | |
| 6 | $12,405 | |
| 7 | $9,760 | |
| 8 | $7,725 | |
| 9 | $6,305 | |
| 10 | $5,085 | |
| 11 | $4,155 | |
| 12 | $4,155 | |
| 13 | $3,615 | |
| 14 | $3,615 | |
| 15 | $3,615 | |
| 16 | $3,140 | |
| 17 | $3,140 | |
| 18 | $3,140 | |
| 19 | $2,395 | |
| 20 | $2,395 | |
| 21 | $2,395 | |
| 22 | $2,395 | |
| 23 | $2,395 | |
| 24 | $2,395 | |
| 25 | $2,395 | |
| 26 | $2,395 | |
| 27 | $2,395 | |
| 28 | $1,830 | |
| 29 | $1,830 | |
| 30 | $1,830 | |
| 31 | $1,830 | |
| 32 | $1,830 | |
| 33 | $1,830 | |
| 34 | $1,830 | |
| 35 | $1,830 | |
| 36 | $1,829 |



