Event 14: Michael Garcia – 5th Place ($17,400)

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 312

Michael Garcia
Michael Garcia

Michael Garcia moved all in from the cutoff for 360,000, and Nicholas Chong called from the big blind with Kc9c. Garcia turned over As6s, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 7s7c2d8hKs, and Chong spiked a king on the river to win the pot and eliminate Garcia in fifth place.

Nicholas Chong  –  3,535,000  (88 bb)
Michael Garcia  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($17,400)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,340,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $23,100 each.