
D2
Andres Vasquez Eliminated in 19th Place by Alexander Puchalski

Andres Vasquez moves all in under the gun for 725,000, and Alexander Puchalski calls from the hijack with K♦ K♣ . Vasquez turns over 5♠ 5♦ , and needs to improve to stay alive.
The board comes J♥ 6♠ 3♥ 8♥ 4♥ , and the pocket kings hold up for Puchalski to win the pot and eliminate Vasquez in 19th place.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AP Alexander Puchalski | 5,295,000(71 BB) |
AV Andres Vasquez Fajardo | busted |
Daisuke Ogita Busts In 25th Place

After getting chunked, Daisuke Ogita goes all in for his last 160,000, Andres Vasquez goes all in as well for 1,120,000, and with no callers, they flip it over. Vasquez dominates with A♣ K♥ over Ogita's A♥ 6♥ . The board K♣ Q♣ 9♦ 7♠ 3♦ assures the win for Vasquez for Ogita to finish in 25th place.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AV Andres Vasquez Fajardo | 1,430,000(24 BB) |
DO Daisuke Ogita | busted |
Manuel Carvalho Leads the Final 28 Players with 4.53 Million

Here are the official chip counts from the break:
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
DO Daisuke Ogita | 2,050,000(34 BB) | 4 | 1 |
VS Vyacheslan Shin | 1,275,000(21 BB) | 4 | 2 |
AV Andres Vasquez Fajardo | 1,560,000(26 BB) | 4 | 3 |
MO Micheal O'neill | 2,185,000(36 BB) | 4 | 5 |
YC Yita Choong | 3,300,000(55 BB) | 4 | 6 |
1,435,000(24 BB) | 4 | 7 | |
PK Peter Kiem | 2,180,000(36 BB) | 4 | 8 |
740,000(12 BB) | 5 | 1 | |
AP Alexander Puchalski | 3,675,000(61 BB) | 5 | 2 |
YJ Yannick Jobin | 2,850,000(48 BB) | 5 | 4 |
EB Eduard Burd | 1,600,000(27 BB) | 5 | 5 |
PD Patrik Demus | 2,040,000(34 BB) | 5 | 6 |
YY Yuan Yu | 2,175,000(36 BB) | 5 | 7 |
RM Remy Murcia | 2,740,000(46 BB) | 5 | 8 |
MC Manuel Carvalho | 4,450,000(74 BB) | 10 | 1 |
HK Hayato Kitajima | 1,375,000(23 BB) | 10 | 2 |
AV Armon Van Wijk | 1,350,000(23 BB) | 10 | 3 |
CC Chak Chan | 2,620,000(44 BB) | 10 | 4 |
LY Lin Yu | 1,125,000(19 BB) | 10 | 5 |
KW Kaifan Wang | 2,550,000(43 BB) | 10 | 6 |
1,850,000(31 BB) | 10 | 8 | |
XL Xiao Liu | 3,145,000(52 BB) | 11 | 1 |
TM Tom Maguire | 2,950,000(49 BB) | 11 | 2 |
NY Nariman Yaghmai | 2,725,000(45 BB) | 11 | 3 |
WL Wonho Lee | 3,350,000(56 BB) | 11 | 4 |
JH Jhon Hendri | 11 | 6 | |
HS Hassan Sey | 1,100,000(18 BB) | 11 | 8 |
Arun Krishnan Eliminated by Andres Vasquez
In a battle of the blinds, Arun Krishnan puts his hopes on a baby pair in 3♦ 3♥ and flips against Andres Vasquez with the K♥ J♦.
The comeback story of Vasquez unlocks a new chapter on the Q♥ J♣ 4♣ 2♣ Q♠ board as he dispatches Krishnan in 30th place.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AV Andres Vasquez Fajardo | 1,560,000(31 BB) |
busted |
Andres Vasquez Gets Short and Doubles

On the river of a three-way pot with the board showing K♦ Q♠ 9♠ A♣ 5♥ , Vyacheslan Shin bets 150,000 in the small blind. Andres Vasquez calls from the big blind and Micheal O'Neill folds in an early position.
Shin wins the pot with the A♠ Q♥ , Vasquez flashes his cards for a second and mucks.
Vasquez is down to 335,000 and doubles through Yita Choong in the next hand with A♣ K♥ versus K♠ Q♠ thanks to trips on the A♦ Q♣ J♣ A♠ 2♦ board.
David Sommer is not as fortunate. He arrives on the table with a short stack and busts right away.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YC Yita Choong | 3,300,000(66 BB) |
MO Micheal O'neill | 2,185,000(44 BB) |
VS Vyacheslan Shin | 2,150,000(43 BB) |
AV Andres Vasquez Fajardo | 770,000(15 BB) |
DS David Sommer | busted |
Amit Kaushik Out After a Big Flip

Amit Kaushik and Peter Kiem are flipping for stacks in the most classic confrontation, as Kaushik's A♠ K♥ is up against Q♦ Q♥ .
Kaushik takes the lead on the A♣ K♦ 9♥ flop, but the T♥ turn and J♦ river improve Kiem to broadway.
That leaves Kaushik on just 45,000 and he gets them in from under the gun. Andres Vasquez raises to 100,000 on the button but folds when James Rann jams the big blind with A♥ J♦ . Kaushik's K♦ 2♣ pair up on the Q♣ T♠ 6♦ Q♥ K♣ runout but the same card gives Rann broadway, too.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
PK Peter Kiem | 2,180,000(55 BB) |
1,025,000(26 BB) | |
AV Andres Vasquez Fajardo | 650,000(16 BB) |
AK Amit Kaushik | busted |
Andres Vasquez Picks Up A Pot

Andres Vasquez has been bobbing in and out of the 900k range and picks up a pot to chip up a bit. With T♥ T♣ on hand, he opens from cutoff and big blind James Rann defends. On a flop 7♦ T♦ 4♦ , improves to a set and Vasquez continues for45,000, Rann calls, then they both check the turn 8♦ . The river comes 8♥ for a full house to Vasquez who value-bets 195,000, Rann calls then mucks.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
1,050,000(35 BB) | |
AV Andres Vasquez Fajardo | 940,000(31 BB) |
Level 22 Begins (52 Players Left)
Level 21 comes to an end, and Level 22 begins with increased blinds of 15,000-30,000 and a 30,000 ante. Play continues without a break.
With 52 players remaining from a field of 1,484, the average chip stack is around 1,140,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,200 each.
The field is playing 11 levels today, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 27.
Assorted Counts in the Field
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YC Yita Choong | 3,100,000(103 BB) |
MC Manuel Carvalho | 2,700,000(90 BB) |
XL Xiao Liu | 2,500,000(83 BB) |
AP Alexander Puchalski | 2,400,000(80 BB) |
NY Nariman Yaghmai | 1,700,000(57 BB) |
EB Eduard Burd | 1,600,000(53 BB) |
TM Tom Maguire | 1,500,000(50 BB) |
HK Hayato Kitajima | 1,400,000(47 BB) |
NZ Neng Zhao | 1,200,000(40 BB) |
HS Hassan Sey | 1,100,000(37 BB) |
DO Daisuke Ogita | 1,050,000(35 BB) |
AV Andres Vasquez Fajardo | 450,000(15 BB) |
TB Thi Bao Nguyen | 300,000(10 BB) |
Andres Vasquez vs George Tomescu

Andres Vasquez opens to 40,000 on the button and George Tomescu calls in the big blind. Both check the 6♥ 5♥ 2♦ flop and Tomescu then bets the 2♣ turn for 105,000, Vasquez calls.
The 6♠ river pairs the board for the second time and Tomescu bets 490,000 with fewer than that behind. Vasquez folds and Tomescu ships the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
GT George Tomescu | 1,010,000(51 BB) |
AV Andres Vasquez Fajardo | 850,000(43 BB) |
Updated Counts in the Field
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MC Manuel Carvalho | 1,300,000(108 BB) |
HK Hayato Kitajima | 1,295,000(108 BB) |
MT Mike Takayama | 1,025,000(85 BB) |
RB Rui Bouquet | 950,000(79 BB) |
TB Thi Bao Nguyen | 875,000(73 BB) |
AV Andres Vasquez Fajardo | 850,000(71 BB) |
CT Calvin Tan | 850,000(71 BB) |
EB Eduard Burd | 775,000(65 BB) |
NA Najeem Ajez | 750,000(63 BB) |
YL Yuhan Liu | 750,000(63 BB) |
745,000(62 BB) | |
RM Remy Murcia | 700,000(58 BB) |
AF Adam Friedman | 550,000(46 BB) |
BG Brian Green | 475,000(40 BB) |
AP Alexander Puchalski | 475,000(40 BB) |
SA Shai Arbel | 450,000(38 BB) |
ST Satoshi Tanaka | 400,000(33 BB) |
GA Gicovanu Alexandru | 325,000(27 BB) |
MH Micha Hoedemaker | 240,000(20 BB) |
VC Victor Chong | 230,000(19 BB) |
BJ Bastien Joly | 180,000(15 BB) |
MZ Monika Zukowicz | 90,000(8 BB) |
GS Guillem Segarra | 60,000(5 BB) |