$600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack (Event #9)

Hand #68: Tan Nguyen raised to 4,000,000 from under the gun and Dan Kuntzman pushed 28,000,000 to the middle to let the others know he was all in.

Everyone folded to Nguyen and he threw his cards to the middle as well.

Hand #69: Noomis Jones went all in from the cutoff for 11,500,000 and big blind Tan Nguyen called. Jones was playing    and Nguyen called with   .

The flop was dealt     and Jones had some extra outs. The turn was the   and that secured a double up for Jones.

Nguyen entered the break as chip leader of the tournament with 18 big blinds but he is now close to the bottom of the leaderboard with just seven big blinds.

Hand #61: Nguyen raised to 3.2 million from under the gun and John Skrovan moved all in for 6.4 from early position. Nguyen called.

Skrovan:   
Nguyen:   

The board ran out       and Nguyen paired his king on the river to eliminate Skrovan in 8th place.

All remaining 7 players are now guaranteed a payout of $59,075.

Jeremy Pekarek	34,000,000	-4,000,000
Benjamin Underwood	32,300,000	6,000,000
Dan Kuntzman	31,400,000	-3,600,000
Tan Nguyen	31,300,000	15,200,000
Juan Magana	25,800,000	0
Noomis Jones	17,600,000	-8,200,000
Paul Jain	16,200,000	-5,400,000
John Skrovan	0	-6,400,000

Hand #55: Paul Jain raised from the button to 3,600,000 the small blind got out of the way but John Skrovan called to see the flop.

The flop fell     and Skrovan checked to Jain. He continued with a bet of 9,800,000 and he was all in. Skrovan folded and Jain picked up the pot.

Hand #56: Skrovan pushed all in from the small blind for 12,500,000 and he put Juan Magana all in and at risk of elimination. Magana had    from the big blind.

Skrovan jammed with    and he needed to come from behind. The flop fell     and Magana was ahead. He locked it up on the   turn and the   river was a courtesy.

Skrovan was left with a little over one big blind.

Hand #57: Skrovan put his last 2,000,000 in the middle from the button and Magana folded in the small blind. Big blind Dan Kuntzman called. Kuntzman's hand was    while Skrovan played   .

The board ran out       and Skrovan managed to catch a double up.

Hand #58: Tan Nguyen raised all in for 12,100,000 from the hijack and everyone folded.

Jeremy Pekarek	38,000,000	0
Dan Kuntzman	35,000,000	-4,400,000
Benjamin Underwood	26,300,000	-3,200,000
Juan Magana	25,800,000	11,700,000
Noomis Jones	25,800,000	4,200,000
Paul Jain	21,600,000	8,200,000
Tan Nguyen	16,100,000	3,200,000
John Skrovan	6,400,000	-13,300,000

Hand #45: Jeremy Pekarek put Paul Jain all in from the small blind for effectively 10,400,000 but Jain didn't bite.

Hand #46: John Skrovan put his last 12,500,000 in the middle from the under-the-gun position and all of his opponents folded.

Hand #47: Juan Magana raised all in for 13,300,000 from under the gun and everyone folded.

Hand #48: Pekarek raised to 3,200,000 from the hijack and he saw Skrovan raise from the small blind with his last 13,300,000. Pekarek folded.

Hand #49: Jain raised to 3,700,000 and Dan Kuntzman put Jain all in for effectively 8,000,000 from the big blind. Jain called.

Paul Jain:   
Dan Kuntzman:   

The board ran out       and Jain doubled up with pocket aces.

Dan Kuntzman	36,200,000	-9,100,000
Jeremy Pekarek	30,800,000	-3,200,000
Benjamin Underwood	30,300,000	800,000
Noomis Jones	25,600,000	0
John Skrovan	19,700,000	7,200,000
Paul Jain	17,400,000	5,400,000
Tan Nguyen	16,100,000	-4,000,000
Juan Magana	13,300,000	0

Hand #42: Noomis Jones raised to 2.7 million from under the gun and Dan Kuntzman three-bet to 6.1 million from the small blind. Jones called and they saw a flop of    . Kuntzman gathered some chips and slid forward a bet of 7 million. Jones folded and Kuntzman raked in the pot.

Hand #43: Action folded to Kuntzman on the button and he raised to 3 million. The blinds folded.

Hand #44: Juan Magana opened to 3 million from the hijack and Jeremy Pekarek called from the big blind. The flop came     and Pekarek led out for 3.3 million. Magana folded.

Dan Kuntzman	45,300,000	11,500,000
Jeremy Pekarek	34,000,000	6,800,000
Benjamin Underwood	29,500,000	-3,000,000
Noomis Jones	25,600,000	-9,100,000
Tan Nguyen	20,100,000	0
Juan Magana	13,300,000	-3,000,000
John Skrovan	12,500,000	0
Paul Jain	12,000,000	0

Hand #32: Dan Kuntzman raised to 2.6 million from under the gun and John Skrovan shoved for 14.8 million from the small blind. Kuntzman thought for a moment and then opted to fold, sending the pot to Skrovan.

Hand #33: Paul Jain opened to 2.8 million from middle position and Tan Nguyen called from the cutoff. The dealer fanned a flop of     and Jain bet 4.7 million. Nguyen looked back at his cards and then decided to fold.

Hand #34: Jain raised to 2.8 million from early position and Kuntzman shoved for 9.2 million from the small blind. Jain called.

Jain:   
Kuntzman:   

Kuntzman was at risk and flipping, needing to improve to to stay alive in this tournament. The flop came     and Jain remained ahead with a pair of sevens. The turn was the   and Kuntzman picked up a gut-shot straight draw. Sure enough, the river was the   and Kuntzman doubled through.

Hand #35: Kuntzman opened to 3 million on the button and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #36: Benjamin Underwood raised to 2.5 million from the button and Jeremy Pekarek three-bet shoved for 12.9 million from the big blind. Underwood folded.

Benjamin Underwood	32,500,000	-5,500,000
Noomis Jones	28,100,000	-3,000,000
Tan Nguyen	25,000,000	-2,800,000
Paul Jain	23,800,000	-3,400,000
Dan Kuntzman	23,800,000	9,600,000
John Skrovan	19,400,000	4,600,000
Juan Magana	19,300,000	-2,600,000
Jeremy Pekarek	17,200,000	3,100,000

Hand #27: Dan Kuntzman raised all in for 11,700,000 from the button and both blinds folded.

Hand #28: Benjamin Underwood raised to 2,100,000 from the button and Noomis Jones pushed 24,500,000 to the middle from the small blind. The big blind and Underwood quickly folded.

Hand #29: Jones raised to 2,600,000 from the button and the blinds got out of the way.

Hand #30: Underwood raised to 2,100,000 from the Paul Jain called from the small blind and big blind Tan Nguyen defended his big blind.

The flop fell     and it checked to Underwood who continued with a bet of 2,000,000. Jain called but big blind Nguyen got out of the way.

The turn was the   and Jain checked again to Underwood. He checked behind this time and the   completed the board. They both checked on the river as well and Jain took down the pot with   .

Hand #31: Juan Magana raised to 2,200,000 from under the gun and everyone folded.

Benjamin Underwood	38,000,000	-6,700,000
Noomis Jones	31,100,000	4,600,000
Tan Nguyen	27,800,000	-3,600,000
Paul Jain	27,200,000	5,200,000
Juan Magana	21,900,000	2,500,000
John Skrovan	14,800,000	-2,000,000
Dan Kuntzman	14,200,000	2,500,000
Jeremy Pekarek	14,100,000	-2,500,000

Hand #22: Benjamin Underwood raised to 2.1 million from late position and Tan Nguyen called from the big blind. The flop came     and Nguyen checked. Underwood bet 1.7 million and Nguyen mucked.

Hand #23: Action folded to Jeremy Pekarek in the cutoff and he made it 2.2 million to go. The button and blinds folded and Pekarek raked in the pot.

Hand #24: Benjamin Underwood opened to 2.1 million from early position and Jeremy Pekarek three-bet shoved for 15.4 million from the hijack. Underwood asked for a count and then decided to call.

Pekarek:   
Underwood:   

Both players held pocket queens, and they saw a flop of    , giving Underwood a freeroll with a diamond in his hand. The turn was the   and the river was the   to chop the pot.

Hand #25: Paul Jain raised to 2.3 million from the hijack and John Skrovan shoved all in for 12.1 million from the button. Jain folded and Skrovan picked up the pot.

Hand #12 Dan Kuntzman moved all in for 8.1 million from middle position and everyone folded.

Hand #13 Benjamin Underwood raised to 2.1 million from middle position and raked in the blinds and antes.

Hand #14 David Elet raised to 2.5 million from the hijack and John Skrovan three-bet shoved all in for 6.8 million from the big blind. Elet called.

Skrovan:   
Elet:   

The flop came     and Skrovan paired his ace to take the lead while Elet picked up a gut-shot straight draw. The turn was the   and the river was the   to give Skrovan the double.

Hand #15 Paul Jain raised to 2.5 million from the cutoff and everyone folded.

Hand #16 Action folded to Tan Nguyen in the cutoff and he made it 2.2 million to go. Nobody called and he raked in the blinds and ante.

Benjamin Underwood	38,900,000	2,500,000
Noomis Jones	34,000,000	0
Tan Nguyen	32,300,000	0
Paul Jain	26,900,000	2,500,000
Jeremy Pekarek	17,500,000	-500,000
John Skrovan	15,000,000	7,200,000
David Elet	10,500,000	-6,800,000
Juan Magana	9,700,000	-2,500,000
Dan Kuntzman	8,100,000	0