Seat #3 doubles up yet again. This time against Robert Banto in a hand where Banto raised preflop from the small blind to 55K, and #3 called. Following a 8♣ A♠ 8♦ flop, Banto c-bet 40K, and #3 called. A J♥ hit the turn, Banto checked, #3 bet 65K, and Banto called. When a Q♥ hit the river, #3 shoved, and Banto snap called. Banto’s 10♦ K♠ couldn’t stack up to #3’s Q♦ 8♠ full house, and #3 became 173K richer.

Julio Novo just recouped some of his losses in this hand that started with Novo calling from the lojack, James Piccolo calling from the small blind, and Kevin Lott checking his option. The flop fell 10♦ 6♣ A♣, and after both Piccolo and Lott checked, Novo bet 45K. Piccolo got out of the way and Lott called. With a 2♠ on the turn, Lott, again checked, and Novo c-bet 100K which Lott called. A K♦ hit the river, and Lott bet 200. Novo snap called, and his A♥ Q♣ bested Lott’s 10♥ 8♦.

Seat #3 just doubled up his 136K chip stack against Julio Novo. #3 shoved from the small blind preflop, and Novo, from the hijack, snap called. It was #3’s pocket sevens versus Novo’s A♥ 8♠. The board ran 6♦ 9♥ 6♥ Q♥ 3♦, and Seat #3 gets to play on.

Going into the Level 22 break, here is where our remaining eight stand:

Robert Banto: 576,000
Seat #3: 184,000
Adam Nagel: 840,000
James Piccolo: 753,000
Kevin Lott: 1,640,000
Dino Nigro: 627,000
Julio Novo: 767,000
Brandon Howard: 962,000

When we return, the blinds will be 12,000/24,000 with a 24,000 ante.

Kevin Lott just won a nice pot against Julio Novo. The hand began with a 65K raise by Lott from UTG, and Novo called from the lojack position. The flop fell 7♠ 6♦ 6♠, and Lott bet 30K, Novo raised to 220K, and Lott called. With an 8♦ on the turn, Lott checked. Novo bet 300K, and Lott called. A 2♣ fell on the river, and both men checked. Lott’s pocket nines reigned supreme over Novos J♠ A♠.

Seat #3 just doubled up his 82K stack against James Piccolo. In this hand, #3 shoved from the button, and James Piccolo called from th3 small blind. It was #3’s 3♥ A♠ versus Piccolo’s 6♣ A♠. when the board ran K♦ 8♣ 10♠ 2♣, #3 thought he was out; however, the 3♠ on the river enabled him to live another hand.

Congratulations to Dylan Wilkerson from Las Vegas, NV who finished ninth in our DeepStack Extravaganza II Event #15 $400 NLH DoubleStack $100K GTD winning $2,200.

Adam Nagel continues his reign of terror. In this hand, Nagel called Wilkerson’s shove. Nagel flipped 10♥ A♠, and Wilkerson showed pocket Jacks. When Nagel hit an Ace on the flop, Wilkerson knew he was out, and Nagel was 206K chips richer.

Congratulations to David Hoag from Purcellville, VA who finished tenth in our DeepStack Extravaganza II Event #15 $400 NLH DoubleStack $100K GTD winning $1,700.

Hoag fell to Adam Nagel when Nagel called his all-in. It was Hoag’s pocket tens versus Nagel’s pocket Kings, and the Kings held up.

David Hoag just doubled up his 85K chip stack versus Dino Nigro. After Nigro called the big blind from the lojack position, Hoag shoved from the button. Nigro called effective. It was Hoag’s J♣ A♠ against Nigro’s Q♦ 10♣. Hoag got an Ace on the flop, and it held up.

Right off the bat, David Hoag shoved from the hijack position with his final 150K chips and J♣ A♦, and was called effective by Dino Nigro in a middle position with A♠ 8♠. When the board ran 5♥ 2♦ 4♦ 3♥ 10♣, the pot was chopped.