Event 1: John Sarappa Eliminated in 53rd Place by Peter Muhlbek

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  52 of 3,687

Peter Muhlbek
Peter Muhlbek

After a flop of 9h8c3h, John Sarappa moved all in from the big blind for roughly 450,000, and Peter Muhlbek quickly called from middle position with 8h8d for a set of eights.

Sarappa looked defeated and was slow to turn over his cards — Kc3c for a pair of threes with a backdoor flush draw. Sarappa needed to catch something runner-runner to stay alive.

The turn card was the Qs, the river card was the 6c, and the set of eights held up for Muhlbek to win the pot and eliminate Sarappa in 53rd place.

Peter Muhlbek  –  2,005,000  (40 bb)
John Sarappa  –  Eliminated in 53rd Place  ($2,740)

With 52 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,420,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,740 each.