$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 4,699

Not that long ago, David Prociak was a massive chipleader with 5 million in chips, but things turned sour rather quickly, and he was just eliminated in a three-way pot when his lost to two players who both held .

David Prociak  –  Eliminated in 38th Place  ($3,915)

At Table 19, with the blinds at 50K-100K, Antonio Rey got it all in from the button for 750,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the big blind’s .

The board came , and Rey paired his jack on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Antonio Rey  –  1,650,000  (17 bb)

A few minutes later, Rey was involved in another all-in situation, this time as the big stack with against another player’s — and even though Rey caught an ace, his opponent won the pot with quad tens. That knocked Rey back down to 800K, nearly as low as he was before his double up.

Antonio Rey  –  800,000  (8 bb)

A few minutes later, Rey moved all in UTG+1 for 800,000, and Michael Larkin moved all in over the top from middle position for 1,125,000 with . This time, Rey was in worse shape than before as he only had one overcard with his .

But the board came , and Rey paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up again, a little higher than before.

Antonio Rey  –  1,850,000  (19 bb)

Rey is proud of the fact that he started Day 2 with just 30,500, worth about eight big blinds at the time. Not quite the chip-and-a-chair story of Pedro Catinchi, who is still alive at the final four tables, but it’s still a nice comeback as he goes deeper and deeper into the money.

At Table 9, after a flop of , Henry Hearns got it all in with (pair of sixes), but he was in trouble against Utnage’s , needing to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and the pocket jacks held up for Utnage to win the pot and eliminate Hearns in 37th place.

Tony Utnage  –  450,000  (5 bb)
Henry Hearns  –  Eliminated in 37th Place  ($3,915)

Level 29 came to an end, and Level 30 began with increased blinds of 75K-125K. With 36 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2.6 million (21 big blinds).