Event 1: Al Norman Doubles Thru Toan Pham

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 3,687

Al Norman
Al Norman

Toan Pham raised under the gun to 475,000, Al Norman moved all in from the button for 2,450,000, and Pham called with AhJs.

Norman turned over KdQh, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Qs6c5s4h7c, and Norman paired his queen on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Al Norman  –  5,275,000  (35 bb)
Toan Pham  –  10,300,000  (69 bb)

With 15 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,925,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,225 each.