Event 1: Michael Scoma Eliminated by Elliot Goldman

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  142 of 4,699

Elliot Goldman
Elliot Goldman

Michael Scoma was all in from middle position for about 180,000 with 4s4c, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the AcKc of Elliot Goldman in the big blind.

The board came KsKdQh5d3d, and Goldman flops trip kings to win the pot and eliminate Scoma in 143rd place.

Elliot Goldman  –  1,260,000  (50 bb)
Michael Scoma  –  Eliminated in 143rd Place  ($1,595)

The blinds have just increased to 15,000-25,000 with a 25,000 ante, and with 142 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 660,000 (26 big blinds). Here are some of the bigger stacks in the field:

Victor Kovachev  –  2,800,000  (112 bb)
Lief Force  –  2,100,000  (84 bb)
Kharlin Sued  –  1,625,000  (65 bb)
Michael Elbilia  –  1,475,000  (59 bb)
Michael Wang  –  1,250,000  (50 bb)