Event 1 Flight D: Raul Hernandez Doubles Thru Raminder Singh; Terry Grimes Doubles Thru Raul Hernandez

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight D Entries:  560

Raul Hernandez and Terry Grimes
Raul Hernandez (left) and Terry Grimes

Raminder Singh raised UTG+1 to 1,800, Raul Hernandez moved all in from middle position for 13,300, and Singh called with 5s5d.

Hernandez turned over AhKh, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came QdJs9c10c3c, and Hernandez turned an ace-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Raul Hernandez  –  28,100  (47 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  80,000  (133 bb)

The next hand, Hernandez raised UTG+1 to 1,600, Terry Grimes moved all in from middle position for 14,200, and Hernandez called with Ad10c.

Grimes turned over KsQs, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Kc10d8d7h6h, and Grimes flopped the higher pair to win the pot with a pair of kings, doubling up in chips.

Terry Grimes  –  29,900  (50 bb)
Raul Hernandez  –  13,900  (23 bb)

Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the start of Level 9, around 10:30 pm. The field has already surpassed the $500,000 guarantee, and the prizepool is up to $711,540 and counting.