Event 1: Lawrence Pileggi Eliminated in 188th Place by John Stevenson

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  187 of 4,535

John Stevenson
John Stevenson

Lawrence Pileggi got it all in from the big blind for about 175,000 with AhKc, and needed it to hold to stay alive against the As10d of John Stevenson in the cutoff.

The board came 4s3s3d2s10s, and Stevenson rivered a spade flush to come from behind and win the pot, eliminating Pileggi in 188th place.

John Stevenson  –  420,000  (28 bb)
Lawrence Pileggi  –  Eliminated in 188th Place  ($1,635)

With 187 players remaining from a field of 4,535, the average chip stack is around 485,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,635 each.