Event 1: Scott Zakheim Doubles Thru Christian Pena Castro; Castro Out in 69th Place

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  68 of 3,687

Scott Zakheim
Scott Zakheim

Scott Zakheim raised from middle position to 85,000, Christian Pena Castro moved all in from the small blind for 660,000, and Zakheim tanked for a while before he called all in for 645,000 with AdQh.

Castro turned over 7h7d, and Zakheim needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came AsKd6h6d9c, and Zakheim paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips, knocking Castro down to just 15K.

Scott Zakheim  –  1,370,000  (34 bb)
Christian Pena Castro  –  15,000  (<1 bb)

Castro was eliminated a few minutes later in 69th place.

Christian Pena Castro  –  Eliminated in 69th Place  ($2,315)

With 68 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,085,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,315 each.