Event 1: Michael Casson Doubles Thru Shai Arbel; Shane Raikes Doubles Thru Aleksandr Denisov

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 3,902

Michael Casson
Michael Casson

Michael Casson moved all in from the hijack for 4,900,000, and Shai Arbel called from the big blind with 3h3d. Casson turned over Ah6d, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Jh7c6c6s9h, and Casson paired his six on the flop and turned trips to win the pot and double up in chips.

Michael Casson  –  10,400,000  (26 bb)
Shai Arbel  –  18,750,000  (47 bb)

Shane Raikes
Shane Raikes

A short while later, Shane Raikes moved all in from the button for 4,850,000, and Aleksandr Denisov asked for an exact count before he called from the big blind with AsQh. Raikes turned over JhJd, and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 9c6d5d8d3c, and the pocket jacks held up for Raikes to win the pot and double up in chips.

Shane Raikes  –  10,300,000  (26 bb)
Aleksandr Denisov  –  13,000,000  (33 bb)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 13.0 million (33 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $67,700 each.