Event 18 (Day 4)
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Structure | Payouts
Level 31: Blinds 75,000/150,000/150,000 BB Ante (41:33 remaining)
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 6
Average Stack: 7.16 million
Erkut Yilmaz – Chip Leader
Here are the seat assignments and chip counts for the final table of six, which gets underway at 2pm Friday.
- Austin Wentling – 3,750,000
- Anthony Maio – 1,400,000
- Oleg Shnaider – 7,750,000
- Liam He – 2,475,000
- Erkut Yilmaz – 21,575,000
- TK Miles – 5,900,000
They will all get a fresh allocation of Time extensions for the final table.
The action will take place in the Signature Room and be live-streamed on a 30-minute delay.
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Structure | Payouts
Level 31: Blinds 75,000/150,000/150,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 6
Average Stack: 7.16 million
John Lakatosh
John Lakatosh open-shoved for 1.7 million and Austin Wentling (sb) also shoved, having him barely covered. John’s 
was racing with Austin’s 
.
Then a Jack on the board made it a short race. The completed board read 
and Austin took the pot with a set of Jacks.
John finished in 7th place, earning $93,776.
The final six players are wrapping up for the night. Chip counts will be posted shortly.
Day 5 begins at 2pm Friday in the Signature Room. The final table of six will be streamed with a 30-minute delay.
Here is the complete list of players who cashed out today (7th – 24th Places):
| Place | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | CITY | ST | Payout |
| 7 | JOHN | LAKATOSH | RED LION | PA | $93,776 |
| 8 | CHRISTOPHER | GROVE | GLEN BURNIE | MD | $73,040 |
| 9 | ALMEDIN | IMSIROVIC | VANCOUVER | WA | $57,510 |
| 10 | AARON | KWESKIN | HUNTINGTON | CA | $57,510 |
| 11 | MICHAEL | WANG | LIVINGSTON | NJ | $45,781 |
| 12 | DHAVAL | JOSHI | ISELIN | NJ | $45,781 |
| 13 | NICHOLAS | PUPILLO | GILBERT | AZ | $36,850 |
| 14 | GREG | HIMMELBRAND | OAKLAND GARDENS | NY | $36,850 |
| 15 | BENJAMIN | DIEBOLD | Mt. Pleasant | SC | $29,996 |
| 16 | FRANK | STEPUCHIN | LAS VEGAS | NV | $29,996 |
| 17 | RYAN | JONES | BURLINGTON | NC | $24,695 |
| 18 | RICK | LEE | WOODBURY | NY | $24,695 |
| 19 | MILLARD | HALE | KALAMAZOO | MI | $24,695 |
| 20 | MARIA | KONNIKOVA | BROOKLYN | NY | $24,695 |
| 21 | NOEUNG | TROEUNG | MONTREAL | QC | $20,565 |
| 22 | TREVOR | SAVAGE | THOROFARE | NJ | $20,565 |
| 23 | JOHN | COSGROVE | BLAIRSTOWN | NJ | $20,565 |
| 24 | JOSEPH | LIBERTA | BERLIN | NJ | $20,565 |
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Structure | Payouts
Level 31: Blinds 75,000/150,000/150,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 7
Average Stack: 6.14 million
Austin Wentling
TK Miles opened in the middle and Austin Wentling shoved for 800,000 total from the cutoff. TK called, tabling 
. Austin was dominating with 
. The board increased his lead with a Queen on the flop.
The completed board read 
and Austin doubled to just under 2 million. TK was left with just over 7 million.
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Structure | Payouts
Level 31: Blinds 75,000/150,000/150,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 7
Average Stack: 6.14 million
Liam He
Liam He moved in for 1.4 million and got called by Austin Wentling in the big blind. Austin’s 
was ahead of Liam’s 
, but the board changed that.
The runout of 
gave Liam a straight and double-up to just over 3 million. Austin was left with ~850,000.
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Structure | Payouts
Level 31: Blinds 75,000/150,000/150,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 7
Average Stack: 6.14 million
TK Miles
Erkut Yilmaz limped, then TK Miles made it 475,000 to go from the cutoff. Erkut called and the flop came 
. Erkut checked, TK bet 400,000, Erkut shoved and TK called all-in for 3,175,000 total.
Erkut had 
and had flopped top pair. TK had for a better pair.
The board completed with and TK completed his double-up to nearly 8 million.
Erkut’s stack dropped to just under 19 million.
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Structure | Payouts
Level 31: Blinds 75,000/150,000/150,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 7
Average Stack: 6.14 million
The final seven area back from a break and play has resumed. They will continue until they reach the final six before calling it a night.
Here are the chip counts as of the break.
- Austin Wentling – 2,425,000 T-5
- Anthony Maio – 1,700,000 T-4
- Oleg Shnaider – 8,450,000 T-4
- Liam He – 1,850,000 T-1
- John Lakatosh – 2,150,000 T-4
- Erkut Yilmaz – 21,725,000 T-0
- TK Miles – 3,650,000 T-2
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Structure | Payouts
Level 30: Blinds 75,000/125,000/125,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 7
Average Stack: 6.14 million
Chris Grove
Chris Grove moved in for 1.5 million utg and action folded to TK Miles in the cutoff, who also moved in, having Chris covered, but not by much. Everyone else got out of the pot.
Chris:
TK: 
Board: 
TK made a straight on the turn, so the Ace on the river was just salt in the wound. Chris Grove busted out in 8th place, earning $73,040. TK chipped up to ~3.9 million.
Seven players remain, so one more to go before this night will end.
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Structure | Payouts
Level 30: Blinds 75,000/125,000/125,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 8
Average Stack: 5.4 million
TK Miles
Oleg Shnaider opened early to 275,000, Erkut Yilmaz called from the button, then TK Miles (sb) moved in for 2,250,000 straight. Oleg folded quickly, as did Erkut, who has no Time extensions remaining.
TK took the pot and chipped up to ~3 million.
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Structure | Payouts
Level 30: Blinds 75,000/125,000/125,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 8
Average Stack: 5.4 million
Erkut Yilmaz
Erkut Yilmaz limped, TK Miles limped (cutoff), Anthony Maio (sb) came along for the ride and Oleg Shnaider checked his option in the big.
On the flop of 
, it was checked around to TK, who bet 225,000. Anthony and Oleg folded and Erkut raised to 650,000. TK called. The on the turn brought a lead-bet of 750,000 from Erkut. TK folded and his stack dropped to ~2.5 million.
Then John Lakatosh opened for 275,000 and Erkut called. The flop came 
and both checked. Turn was the and again both checked. River was the and John checked. Erkut bet 475,000 and John folded. Erkut showed 
for the rivered set, demonstrating how pure he’s running tonight. He’s up to ~21 million.
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Structure | Payouts
Level 30: Blinds 75,000/125,000/125,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,075
Players Remaining: 8
Average Stack: 5.4 million
TK Miles
Erkut Yilmaz limped, then TK Miles made it 300,000 to go from the cutoff. Erkut called and the flop came 
. Erkut checked, TK jammed for 2,150,000, and Erkut let it go. His stack took the hit without damage.
TK chipped up to ~3.3 million.
Meanwhile, Liam He is the short-stack and has been all-in several times without getting called. Each time he does that he adds another 325,000 to his stack.
Liam He