Event 9: Timing is Everything For Ryan Van Sanford

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 198 of 2,923
Average Stack: 295,000 (30 big blinds)

The player in the hijack open-shoved for about 80,000, and the cutoff re-shoved for just a bit more on top. On the button, Ryan Van Sanford woke up with pocket kings and put both opponents at risk.

The hijack had QxTx, the button showed Ax9x, and the Th6d3s4d6s board was not enough to keep either of them afloat. Van Sanford’s kings held to earn him the double knockout, and he’s working his way toward the million-chip mark with less than 200 players remaining.

Ryan Van Sanford – 825,000 (83 bb)