Event 1: Flush Over Straight; Sebastian Toro Henao Wins the Biggest Pot of the Tournament So Far Against John Howe

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,578,390  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 4,783

Sebastian Toro Henao
Sebastian Toro Henao

Alejandro Exposito raised under the gun to 500,000, Sebastian Toro Henao called from the cutoff, and John Howe called from the big blind.

The flop came 10s9s8s, and it checked to Henao, who bet 500,000. Howe called, and Exposito folded.

The turn card was the 6h, Howe checked, Henao bet 1,900,000, and Howe quickly called.

The river card was the Ac, Howe checked, Henao bet 10,000,000, and Howe snap-called. Henao showed As2s for a flopped ace-high flush, and Howe showed one card — the 7c for a turned ten-high straight.

This was the biggest pot of the tournament so far, worth 26,675,000, and Henao won it to increase his chip lead to nearly half of all the chips in play.

Sebastian Toro Henao  –  46,900,000  (188 bb)
John Howe  –  6,500,000  (26 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 4,783, the average chip stack is around 15,950,000 (64 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $43,000 each.