Event 1: Schuyler Thornton Climbing the Chip Counts, Scores a Knockout

$570 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 90 of 3,030

Schuyler Thornton

Schuyler Thornton was in the hijack and got into a preflop confrontation with Jaime Urbina in on the button. Urbina got all in for about 500,000 and got action from Thornton.

Thornton showed KhKc and was in the lead against Urbina’s AsJs.

The flop came QdTs7c and Urbina flopped a straight draw to go with his overcard. The turn was the Qc, which took away the straight draw since it would give Thornton a full house.

The river was the Kd and Urbina made Broadway, but was eliminated by Thornton’s kings full of queens.

“I like that turn card,” joked Thornton after the hand.

Thornton won the pot, eliminated Urbina in 91st place, and became one of the biggest stacks remaining. Urbina earned $2,273 for his finish.

Schuyler Thornton – 1,950,000
Jaime Urbina – Eliminated