Event 1: Metin Basaran Eliminated in 37th Place by Eric Valerio

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 3,687

Metin Basaran
Metin Basaran

Metin Basaran got it all in under the gun for 470,000 with Qd9d, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the JsJd of Eric Valerio in the hijack.

The board came 7s4c2dKd8c, and the pocket jacks held up for Valerio to win the pot and eliminate Basaran in 37th place.

Eric Valerio  –  1,450,000  (18 bb)
Metin Basaran  –  Eliminated in 37th Place  ($3,045)

With 36 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,050,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,555 each.