Event 1: Michael Morton Eliminated in 18th Place by Sean Astwood

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 4,265

Following a flop of 8s5s4h, Michael Morton was all in from the big blind for about 825,000 with Qd7s against Sean Astwood in the cutoff holding Qc8h for a pair of eights.

The Ts turn and 9h river completed the board, no help to Morton, ending his tournament in 18th place.

Sean Astwood  –  6,960,000  (70 bb)
Michael Morton  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($9,300)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 5,020,000 (50 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,300 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 29, and the remaining players will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.