Event 1: Sergio Giha Doubles Thru Chuck Giroux

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,407,450  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  44 of 4,265

Sergio Giha
Sergio Giha

One hand after Feiwen Wu was eliminated with pocket tens against Alex Ivan’s pocket kings, Sergio Giha got it all in from the small blind for 1,810,000 with 10s10d, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the KhKc of Chuck Giroux.

The board came Jd6s4hQh10c, and Giha spikes a ten on the river to win the pot with a set of tens and double up in chips.

Sergio Giha  –  3,920,000  (78 bb)
Chuck Giroux  –  3,300,000  (66 bb)

With 44 players remaining from a field of 4,265, the average chip stack is around 1,940,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,180 each.

Action will continue tonight until the hard stop at 2:00 am, and the remaining players will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.