Event 1 Flight F: Adam Darkazalli Knocks out a Player to Near 500K

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight F Players Remaining:  110 of 748

Adam Darkazalli
Adam Darkazalli

Adam Darkazalli raised from middle position to 8,000, the next player to act moved all in for 40,000, and Darkazalli called with 5h5d.

His opponent turned over Kc10c, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ah6h6c8d4s, and Darkazalli won the pot with his pocket fives to eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Adam Darkazalli  –  490,000  (123 bb)

With about 110 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 136,000 (34 big blinds). This field is playing down to the final 75 players, and everyone who bags chips will finish in the money and advance to Day 2.