Event 1: Kharlin Sued Eliminated as Pedro Catinchi Goes From a Chip and a Chair to Chipleader

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 4,699

Pedro Catinchi
Pedro Catinchi

Kharlin Sued moved all in UTG+1 for 800,000, Pedro Catinchi called from the hijack, John Two-Bears called from the small blind, and Ben Boston called from the big blind.

“You’re about to quadruple up,” said Boston.

The flop came Jd10c6h, Boston checked, and Catinchi bet 1,000,000. Two-Bears folded, and Boston called.

Boston checked in the dark, and Catinchi quickly dark-checked behind him just before the 2d fell on the turn.

The dealer put out the 5s on the river, both players checked again, and all three players showed their cards.

Pedro Catinchi:  QsQd  (overpair)
Ben Boston:  9c8s  (nine high)
Kharlin Sued:  AsKc  (ace high)

Catinchi won the entire pot with his pocket queens to eliminate Sued in 17th place.

Back during the 10K-20K level, Catinchi was knocked down to a single 5K chip, and he was forced all in from the small blind on the next hand. Catinchi has made an incredible chip-and-a-chair comeback, and he now leads the field with 16 players remaining.

Pedro Catinchi  –  12,900,000  (52 bb)
John Two-Bears  –  7,000,000  (28 bb)
Ben Boston  –  6,900,000  (28 bb)
Kharlin Sued  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($7,110)

Here is a list of the most recently eliminated players, along with how much they earned:

17th:  Kharlin Sued  –  $7,110
18th:  Gerard Sukhram  –  $7,110
19th:  Kevin Ho  –  $5,590
20th:  James Salmon  –  $5,590
21st:  David Clark  –  $5,590

With 16 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 5,875,000 (24 big blinds).