$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 826

Tony Utnage raised from the hijack to 80,000, and Dave Castranova moved all in from the cutoff for 215,000. Luis Calvo called from the big blind, and Utnage also called. Any further betting will create a side pot.

The flop came , Calvo bet 300,000, and Utnage quickly folded.

Castranova turned over for ace high, and he was drawing dead against Calvo’s (set of sevens).

The meaningless turn and river cards were the and the , and Calvo won the pot with his set to eliminate Castranova in 18th place.

Luis Calvo  –  1,900,000  (63 bb)
Dave Castranova  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($2,583)

Just a few moments later, Richard Gress got it all in from the big blind for about 230,000 with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Richard Whitebrook, who was UTG+1.

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Whitebrook to win the pot and eliminate Gress in 17th place.

Richard Whitebrook  –  860,000  (29 bb)
Richard Gress  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($2,583)

With 16 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,035,000 (35 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will receive $2,583.