Event 1: Michael Laufer Wins After Six-Way Deal

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 6,196

Michael Laufer
Michael Laufer

After Steven Miller was eliminated in seventh place, the six remaining players decided to take a short break to discuss a deal to divide up the remaining prize pool. There was nearly $875,000 still left to pay out and it did not take long to come to an agreement.

Michael Laufer had the chip lead at the time of the deal and earned $160,734 as the champion of the biggest tournament in state history.

Adjusted payouts:

1st: Michael Laufer – $160,734
2nd: Aleks Petrovic – $155,302
3rd: Amed de la Torre – $147,218
4th: Isai Coello – $139,693
5th: Mali Cagatay – $138,561
6th: Aaron Valencia – $131,731