Event 1: Andrew Miller Doubles Thru Niall Costigan

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,261,490  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 6,853

Andrew Miller
Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller was all in from the small blind for about 600,000 with AdKh, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the Kd8h of Niall Costigan in the big blind.

The board came Qd9c4h9dQs, and Miller won the pot with the two pair on the board and his ace kicker to double up in chips.

Andrew Miller  –  1,600,000  (4 bb)
Niall Costigan  –  9,750,000  (24 bb)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 6,853, the average chip stack is around 12,450,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,100 each.