"August $150,000" (Day 2): Chop It Up...August $150,000 Ends In Nine-Way Deal

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 30 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 9/792

Bruce Kahn (Plantation, FL)

During the break, players asked Tournament Supervisor Rick Mims to run the numbers once again.  After everyone heard what their share was going to be, each player agreed, and the tournament would then conclude in a nine-way deal.  Bruce Kahn (Plantation, FL) was declared the tournament's winner, earning $24,865.  Posted below are everyone's numbers from the deal:

1. Bruce Kahn (Plantation, FL) $24,865
2. Thomas Cuce (Delray Beach, FL) $19,370
3. Troy Parra (Margate, FL) $18,712
4. Al Gomez (Miami Beach, FL) $16,735
5. Scott Levitt (Delray Beach, FL) $16,097
6. David Gelley (Boca Raton, FL) $15,110
7. Daniel Navarrete (Aventura, FL) $11,830
8. Erik Nomberg (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $10,990
9. Fausto Tersgini (Oakland Park, FL) $10,990

"August $150,000" (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts At Break

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 30 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 9/792

Players are on break once again, and will be returning to Level 30, and new blinds of 50,000/100,000/10,000.  Posted below are updated counts from break:

1. Daniel Navarrete - 900,000
2. Troy Parra -  2,200,000
3. Al Gomez - 1,850,000
4. Bruce Kahn - 4,200,000
5. Fausto Tersigni - 750,000
6. David Gelley - 1,400,000
7. Tom Cuce - 2,300,000
8. Scott Levitt - 1,550,000
9. Erik Nomberg - 770,000

"August $150,000" (Day 2): Cuce Fades, Eliminates Marco Cantizani In 10th Place ($3,563)

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 29 (Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 9/792

Marco Cantizani (Brazil) 10th Place $3,653

After Tom Cuce opened the pot with a raise, action would fold around to Marco Cantzani, who three-bet shoved for just under 700,000.  After the blinds folded behind, Cuce would make the call, flipping with 9♦ 9♠ against Marco's J♥ 10♥.  The 9♥ 2♥ 3♠ flop gave both players a big sweat, but Cuce pocket pair was able to hold through the turn and river.  Cantizani would be the first player to exit the final table, while Tom Cuce chipped up to 1,600,000.

"August $150,000" (Day 2): No Deal...Updated Chip Counts

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 29 (Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 10/792

Players ran the numbers for an ICM chop, but not everyone was in agreement.  The cards are back in the air, with the level going up once again, and new blinds being posted of 40,000/80,000/10,000.  Here are the updated chip counts as Level 28 starts:

1. Daniel Navarrete - 510,000
2. Troy Parra - 1,000,000
3. Marco Cantizani - 1,180,000
4. Al Gomez - 2,530,000
5. Bruce Kahn - 3,990,000
6. Fausto Tersigni - 1,230,000
7. David Gelley - 1,755,000
8. Tom Cuce - 1,580,000
9. Scott Levitt - 1,005,000
10. Erik Nomberg - 995,000

"August $150,000" (Day 2): Thomas Gari Busts In 11th Place ($3,563), Final Table Redraw

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 28 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 10/792

Thomas Gari (Hollywood, FL)

After making a valiant effort to come back from just one big blind, Thomas Gari (Hollywood, FL) was eliminated moments ago.  He would run top pair into a flopped set of Al Gomez, sending the "August $150,000" to it's final table.  The last redraw of the tournament was just completed, with the following seating assignments at the final table:

1. Daniel Navarrete
2. Troy Parra
3. Marco Cantizani
4. Al Gomez
5. Bruce Kahn
6. Fausto Tersigni
7. David Gelley
8. Tom Cuce
9. Scott Levitt
10. Erik Nomberg

"August $150,000" (Day 2): Cuce Thinks It Through...And Then Doubles Through David Gelley

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 28 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 11/792

A big hand just played out between David Gelley and Tom Cuce, with the action starting on the flop.  Gelley checked-called a 100,000 bet on the A♥ Q♣ 2♣ flop, and once again check-called on the turn (J♥), after Cuce bet 225,000.  After the 4♦ on the river, Gelley would take a few moments, before announcing himself all-in.  David would have Cuce covered, so Tom took some time with his decision, eventually placing a stack of chips across his cards for a call.

"Nice call...you got it," Gelley said, as he tossed 10♣ 7♣ onto the table.  Cuce followed by rolling over A♦ J♦, doubling up to 1,600,000, and leaving Gelley with 100,000.  David would then manage to double up three consecutive times, and has turned the 100,000 into 1,000,000.

Tom Cuce - 1,600,000
David Gelley - 1,000,000

"August $150,000" (Day 2): Level Is Going Up, Gari Turns Crumbs Into A Meal

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 28 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 11/792

Level 28 started just moments ago, with the blinds going up to 30,000/60,000/5,000, and a chip average of 1,440,000.  The average stack is just over (20) bigs, which means this is the shallowest we've seen things all day.  

Thomas Gari lost a big pot to Al Gomez earlier, as the two were all-in with similar sized stacks, with Gari holding A♠ K♥ to Gomez's A♣ 6♣.  The board would run out A♥ Q♣ 6♠ 8♦ 6♥, giving Gomez the come from behind victory, and leaving Thomas with 60,000 in chips.  He would proceed to double up three times, and is now sitting with 700,000.

"August $150,000" (Day 2): Parkers Succumbs To Short Stack, Out In 12th Place ($3,563)

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 27 (Blinds 25,000/50,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 11/792

Jennifer Parker (Cutler Bay, FL) 

Jennifer Parker (Cutler Bay, FL) was left with less than ten big blinds once the level transition to 25,000/50,000 blinds, and after players folded to her in the small blind, she'd shove into Fausto Tersigni.  Fausto happened to wake up with a hand, but Parker would only be a slight dog, and flipping for her tournament life.  Her A♦ J♠ looked pretty grim against Fausto's 8♠ 8♣ after the A♠ 8♥ 5♦ flop, with Parker needing a more the favorable runout to come from behind.  It's wasn't to be though, and our last lady in the field would be eliminated, just two spots short of the final table.

"August $150,000" (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts At Break

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 27 (Blinds 25,000/50,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 12/792

Players are going on another (15) minute break, and will be returning to Level 27, and new blinds of 25,000/50,000/5,000.  The chip average with twelve people left sits at 1,320,000, meaning those with average have under (30) big blinds for the first time in memory.

Table 1:

1. Marco Cantizani - 1,850,000
2. Al Gomez - 500,000
3. Thomas Gari - 800,000
4. Bruce Kahn - 3,700,000
5. Jennifer Parker - 340,000
6. Fausto Tersigni - 1,700,000

Table 3:

1. Tom Cuce - 1,000,000
2. Scott Levitt - 1,800,000
3. Daniel Navarrete - 362,000
4. Erik Nomberg - 1,800,000
5. David Gelley - 900,000
6. Troy Parra - 970,000

"August $150,000" (Day 2): 13th-15th Places ($2,826)

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 26 (Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 12/792

The following players have been eliminated from the "August $150,000," and have cashed for $2,826:

13. Ghassan Toubia (Boca Raton, FL) $2,826

14. Guillermo Hamilton (Miami, FL) $2,826

15. Brett Biegler (West Palm Beach, FL) $2,826

"August $150,000" (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts With Fourteen Left

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 26 (Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 14/792

Table 1:

1. Marco Cantizani - 1,900,000
2. Al Gomez - 350,000
3. Ghassan Toubia - 760,000
4. Thomas Gari - 950,000
5. Bruce Kahn - 2,800,000
6. Jennifer Parker - 1,400,000
7. Fausto Tersigni - 1,200,000

Table 2:

1. Tom Cuce - 450,000
2. Scott Levitt - 1,700,000
3. Daniel Navarrete - 1,000,000
4. Erik Nomberg - 1,400,000
5. David Gelley - 850,000
6. Troy Parra - 990,000
7. Guillermo Hamilton - 380,000

"Ausgust $150,000" (Day 2): 16th-18th Places ($2,338)

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 26 (Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 15/792

The following players have been eliminated from the "August $150,000," and have cashed for $2,338:

16. Roy Cohen (Boca Raton, FL) 
17. Drew Epstein (Pompano Beach, FL) 
18. Bryce McVay (Jupiter, FL) 

"August $150,000" (Day 2): 19th-21st Places ($1,923)

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 26 (Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 17/792

The following players have been eliminated from the "August $150,000," and have cashed for $1,932:

19. A. Nonymous (Hallandale Beach, FL) 
20. Cherie Thoman (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 
21. Edward Novak (Simsbury, CT)

"August $150,000" (Day 2): Redraw At Eighteen, New Seating Assignments

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 25 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/4,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 18/792

With the elimination of A. Nonymous in 19th place, the field is experiencing it's first redraw, as eighteen players will find new seats at the final two tables.  Here are the new seating assignments, with updated chip counts next to follow:

Table 1:

1. Marco Cantizani
2. Al Gomez
3. Drew Epstein
4. Thomas Gari
5. Brett Biegler
6. Roy Cohen
7. Bruce Kahn
8. Jennifer Parker
9. Fausto Tersigni

Table 2:

1. Tom Cuce
2. Scott Levitt
3. Ghassan Toubia
4. Daniel Navarrete
5. Erik Nomberg
6. David Gelley
7. Troy Parra
8. Bryce McVay
9. Guillermo Hamilton

"August $150,000" (Day 2): Gari Doubles Up, Leaves Thoman With Crumbs

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 25 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/4,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 20/792

Thomas Gari (Hollywood, FL)

Thomas Gari would open form early position, with action folding to Sherie Thoman, who three-bet shoved for 410,000.  The all-in would clear out the button and blinds, which actually turned out to be a tournament-saver for Gari.  Thomas would make the call, and best Sherie, holding A♠ K♠ against her A♣ 10♦.  The Q♣ 9♥ 7♥ 7♠ 4♥ runout did give Sherie some extra hope heading to the river, but the extra chop outs never amounted, and she'd be left with 20,000.

Daniel Navarrete was on the button that hand, and told Gari that had Thoman just flatted (or folded), that he was calling with Q J (which would have been the winning hand).  

Thomas Gari - 760,000

"August $150,000" (Day 2): 22nd-24th Places ($1,631)

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 24 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 21/792

The following players have been eliminated from the "August $150,000," and have cashed for $1,631:

22. Jairo Carrillo (Pompano Beach, FL) 
23. Jonathan Marks (Weston, FL)
24. Ana Clara Freitas (Concord, CA)

"August $150,000" (Day 2): 25th-27th Places ($1,355)

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 24 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 23/792

The following players have been eliminated from the "August $150,000," and have cashed for $1,355:

25. Georges Boyadjian (Tamarac, FL) 
26. Michael Marks (Coconut Creek, FL) 
27. Guillermo Irving (Miami, FL)

"August $150,000" (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts At Dinner

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 24 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 25/792

Players are now on their dinner break, which will last for (45) minutes, and sees them returning to Level 24 (12,000/24,000/3,000).  Listed below are the chip counts from the players still remaining on the final three tables.

Table 1:

1. Bruce Kahn - 1,152,000
2. Jennifer Parker - 1,500,000
3. Guillermo Hamilton - 645,000
4. Al Gomez - 530,000
5. Bryce McVay - 540,000
6. Brett Biegler - 535,000
7. Tom Cuce - 740,000

Table 2:

1. David Gelley - 1,050,000
2. Fausto Tersigni - 425,000
3. Ghassan Toubia - 250,000
4. Jairo Carillo - 190,000
5. Troy Parra - 1,600,000
6. Roy Cohen - 1,300,000
7. Drew Epstein - 540,000
8. Erik Nomberg - 520,000

Table 3:

1. Sherie Thoman - 480,000
2. Daniel Navarrete - 860,000
3. Edward Novak - 240,000
4. David Moreno - 910,000
5. Scott Levitt - 410,000
6. Thomas Gari - 380,000
7. Marco Cantizani - 1,450,000
8. Jonathan Marks - 270,000

"August $150,000" (Day 2): 28th-36th Places ($1,118)

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 23 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 25/792

The following players have been eliminated from the "August $150,000," and have cashed for $1,118:

28. Jeffrey Silverstein (Delray Beach, FL) 
29. Jaki Cohen (Dania, FL) 
30. David Becker (Bay Harbour Island, FL) 
31. Peter Alba (Las Vegas, NV)
32. Cesar Fuentes (Deerfield Beach, FL)
33. Jose Delcid (Pompano Beach, FL) 
34. Alan Saltzman (Lantana, FL) 
35. Seamus Hoban (North Palm Beach, FL) 
36. Jay Felerstadt (Coral Springs, FL)

"August $150,000" (Day 2): Erik Nomberg's Calling Cards Now

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 23 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 28/792

Erik Nomberg (Dix Hills, NY)

Erik Nomberg (Dix Hills, NY) was just able to recoup the chips he lost to David Gelley, knocking out Jaki Cohen in pretty gross fashion.  On the turn of a board reading 10♥ 8♠ 2♦ 3♠, Cohen was all-in for just over 100,000, with Nomberg making the call.  Jackie rolled over his 10♠ 9♥, and was well ahead of Erik's Q♦ 3♦.

"I don't want a queen, I want the three," Nomberg said, just before watching the deal peel off the 3♣ on the river.  Cohen took the beat in stride, and headed to the tournament podium to collect his payout ($1,118).  

The next break will be the player's (45) minute dinner break, with updated chip count from the field to be posted at that point.

Erik Nomberg - 635,000

"August $150,000" (Day 2): Gelley Doubles Through Nomberg, Back Where He Started

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 23 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 29/792

David Gelley (Boca Raton, FL)

David Gelley was just all-in and at risk against Erik Nomberg, racing for his tournament life.  Gelley was holding J♦ J♠ against Erik's A♣ K♥, and would never relinquish the lead on a runout of 9♣ Q♣ 2♥ J♣ 9♦.  Nomberg had to match Gelley's 311,000 stack, which would bring David over the 670,000 mark.  This is the first time that Gelley eclipses his Day 2 starting stack since Level 17, which really puts his opening flight performance in perspective.

David Gelley - 675,000
Erik Nomberg - 395,000

"August $150,000" (Day 2): Final Four Tables, Full Field Lineup

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 22 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 32/792

Posted below are the seating assignments/table lineups for the four active tables remaining in the field;

Table 1:

1. Bruce Kahn
2. Jennifer Parker
3. Guillermo Hamilton
4. Al Gomez
5. Michael Marks
6. Ana Carla Freitas
7. Brett Biegler
8. Bryce McVay

Table 2:

1. Fausto Tersigni
2. Ghassan Toubia
3. Jairo Carillo
4. Troy Parra
5. Roy Cohen
6. George Boyadjian
7. Drew Epstein
8. Jaki Cohen

Table 3:

1. Sherie Thoman
2. Daniel Navarrete
3. Cesar Fuentes
4. David Moreno
5. Jeffrey Silverstein
6. Peter Alba
7. Thomas Gari
8. Marco Cantizani
9. Jonathan Marks

Table 4:

1. Guillermo Irving
2. David Becker
3. Edward Novak
4. David Gelley
5. Erik Nomberg
6. Scott Levitt
7. Tom Cuce

"August $150,000" (Day 2): 37th-45th Places ($971)

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 22 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 36/792

The following players have been eliminated from the "August $150,000," and have cashed for $971:

37. Myles German (Boca Raton, FL)
38. Dolphins Powers (Weston, FL) 
39. Megan Endres (Coral Springs, FL) 
40. Lloyd Nastase (Coral Springs, FL) 
41. Terry Siele (Delray Beach, FL) 
42. Evan Dollinger (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 
43. Carlos Manuel Perez (Miami, FL) 
44. John Rodriguez (Boca Raton, FL) 
45. Justin Levy (Boynton Beach, FL) 

"August $150,000" (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts At Break

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 22 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 36/792

Jennifer Parker (Cutler Bay, FL)

Players are heading on their second break of the day, and will be returning to Level 22, and new blinds of 8,000/16,000/2,000.  Once players are seated again, we will get names of the players remaining, and post the full field lineup that's remaining.

Jennifer Parker - 1,000,000
Bruce Kahn - 900,000
Peter Alba - 670,000
Al Gomez - 660,000
Ghassan Toubia - 650,000
Guillermo Hamilton - 575,000

"August $150,000" (Day 2): A Dirty Runout Sees Endres Eliminated

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 21 (Blinds 6,000/12,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 38/792

Ghassan Toubia (Deerfield Beach, FL) 

Megan Endres (Coral Springs, FL) was coming off of a big chop of the $360 No Limit Hold'em event during the Florida State Poker Championships, and seemed to be poised to make another super deep run.  After Endres opened UTG to 25,000, action would fold around to Ghassan Toubia on the button.  Toubia would three-bet shove (860,000), clearing out the blinds, and leaving Endres to make her decision.  Megan would quickly call, and after Ghassan turned over J♦ J♠, Endres would follow by tabling K♠ K♣.

The dealer would fan out a flop of 2♥ 8♦ 9♣, with Jaki Cohen standing and saying to Megan, "You got this."  Just after he said that, the J♥ appeared on the turn, giving Toubia a commanding lead (that Megan wouldn't be able to overcome on the river).  Endres took the loss in stride, wishing her table mates good luck.  Ghassan becomes the first player to eclipse the million chip mark, and leads the five-table field.

Ghassan Toubia - 1,100,000 (91bb)

"August $150,000" (Day 2): 46th-54th Places ($862)

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 20 (Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 45/792

The following players have been eliminated from the "August $150,000," and have cashed for $862:

46. Frederick Robinson (Sarasota, FL) 
47. Joseph Duchman (Miami Beach, FL) 
48. Alfredo Guevara (Pembroke Pines, FL) 
49. David Inselberg (Long Beach, NY) 
50. Michael Hefley (Lake Worth, FL) 
51. Elliot Zaydman (Coconut Creek, FL) 
52. Michael Mizrachi (Hollywood, FL) 
53. Thomas Macey (Boca Raton, FL) 
54. Tyler Finney (Bradenton, FL)