Event 1: Philip Toister Doubles Thru Billy Ward

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,261,490  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 6,853

Philip Toister
Philip Toister

Philip Toister was all in from the big blind for 1,625,000 with Ad5c, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the 10c7c of Billy Ward in the small blind.

The board came Ac10s5d7s5s — Toister flops two pair, Ward turns a lower two pair, and Toister rivers a full house to win the pot and double up in chips.

Philip Toister  –  3,650,000  (9 bb)
Billy Ward  –  14,775,000  (37 bb)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 6,853, the average chip stack is around 12,450,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,100 each.