Event 1: Bruce Snell Doubles Up

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 4,265

Bruce Snell
Bruce Snell

Bruce Snell was all in for 880,000 with As9h, and he needed to improve to stay alive against his opponent’s AdKc.

The board came Qh9d3d8hAc, and Snell paired his nine on the flop and his ace on the river to win the pot with two pair and double up in chips.

Bruce Snell  –  1,910,000  (32 bb)

With 31 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 2,750,000 (46 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,200 each.

Action will continue tonight until the hard stop at 2:00 am, and the remaining players will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.