Event 1: Naing Thu Eliminated in 112th Place by Tom Gottlieb

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  111 of 4,265

Tom Gottlieb
Tom Gottlieb

A player limps from UTG+1 for 25,000, Tom Gottlieb raised from middle position to 80,000, and Naing Thu moves all in from the cutoff for about 460,000.

The UTG+1 player thinks for a while before he folds, and Gottlieb quickly calls with AhAd. Thu turns over 9s9d, and needs to improve to stay alive.

The board came 10s7c6d7d10d, and Thu flops a gutshot straight draw, but improves no further. Gottlieb wins the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Thu in 112th place.

Tom Gottlieb  –  1,270,000  (51 bb)
Naing Thu  –  Eliminated in 112th Place  ($1,680)

With 111 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 770,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,680 each.

Action will continue today 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.