$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  58 of 3,229

Craig Varnell raised UTG+1 to 100,000, Julio Fernandez moved all in from the hijack for about 725,000, and Varnell called with . Fernandez turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Varnell paired his ace on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Fernandez in 59th place.

Craig Varnell  –  2,230,000  (56 bb)
Julio Fernandez  –  Eliminated in 59th Place  ($3,695)

The next hand, Varnell raised under the gun to 100,000, Leroy Grant reraised from the cutoff to 300,000, and Varnell called, saying, “I’ve got to beat you at some point.”

Grant said, “You’ve beaten me.”

The flop came , Varnell checked, Grant bet 300,000, and Varnell folded. Grant showed as he took the pot.

Varnell said, “I knew you had to have it.”

Leroy Grant  –  2,125,000  (53 bb)
Craig Varnell  –  1,930,000  (48 bb)

At the next table over, Kevin Blewitt has become one of the contenders for the chip lead with more than 2.4 million.

Kevin Blewitt  –  2,460,000  (62 bb)