Thu Nguyen Eliminated in 3rd Place ($19,153)

Level 30
Blinds: 75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 372
Players Remaining: 2

On a 932 flop, James Van Alstyne checked the small blind, and Thu Nguyen shoved all in from the big blind for 3,175,000.

Van Alstyne deliberated and used a time extension before he ultimately called.

Nguyen: J3
Van Alstyne: 109

The 7 and 10 completed the board and Nguyen was eliminated in third place for $19,153.

James Van Alstyne – 8,000,000
David Yokoyama – 6,900,000
Thu Nguyen – 0

Gary Bolden Eliminated in 4th Place ($14,318)

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 372
Players Remaining: 3

Gary Bolden was all-in with his suited ace-queen against James Van Alstyne’s ace-king. The board ran out clean, and Bolden was eliminated in fourth place for $14,318.

 

James Van Alstyne – 7,100,000
David Yokoyama – 3,950,000
Thu Nguyen – 3,850,000
Gary Bolden – 0

Wesley Smith Eliminated in 6th Place ($8,339)

Level 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/60,000
Total Entrants: 372
Players Remaining: 5

James Van Alstyne opened to 150,000 in the hijack and Wesley Smith moved all in for 410,000 in the cutoff. Guy Cruickshanks rejammed for 665,000 on the button, and everyone else folded.

Smith: 22
Cruickshanks: AK

The board ran out K1033K and Cruickshanks improved to a boat to defeat the ducks, eliminating Smith in sixth place for $8,339.

Guy Cruickshanks – 1,375,000
Wesley Smith – 0

Tony Zharnitsky Eliminated in 8th Place ($5,138)

Level 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/60,000
Total Entrants: 372
Players Remaining: 7

Tony Zharnitsky was all-in from the small blind and at risk against David Yokoyama in early position.

Zharnitsky: JJ
Yokoyama: AQ

The board ran out 7638Q and Yokoyama spiked a queen on the river to eliminate Zharnitsky in eighth place for $5,138.

David Yokoyama – 2,100,000
Tony Zharnitsky – 0

DSM Event #21 Final Table

9 players remain out of 372 as the final table is set in the DeepStack Showdown Event #21 $600 NLH UltimateStack $150,000 guarantee.

9th place: $4,121
1st place: $35,680

Seat 1: Woody Rivero – 1,130,000
Seat 2: Guy Cruickshanks – 970,000
Seat 3: Federico Cirillo – 1,485,000
Seat 4: Thu Nguyen – 2,050,000
Seat 5: Tony Zharnitsky – 415,000
Seat 6: Gary Bolden – 2,200,000
Seat 7: David Yokoyama – 1,475,000
Seat 8: James Van Alstyne – 4,170,000
Seat 9: Wesley Smith – 485,000