$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 132

Joe McKeehen raised from the cutoff to 500,000, leaving himself about 150K behind. Altman called from the button.

The flop came , McKeehen moved all in for about 150,000, and Altman quickly called with .

McKeehen turned over for a gutshot straight draw, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , giving McKeehen a diamond flush draw for additional outs.

But the river card was the , and McKeehen’s pair of nines was too little, too late. Altman won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate McKeehen in fifth place.

Brian Altman  –  4,350,000  (73 bb)
Joe McKeehen  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($158,130)

With four players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 3,300,000 (55 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed to earn at least $203,875 each.