Event 1: Steve Karp – 9th Place ($3,515)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $182,910
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 546

Steven Bennett raised to 85,000 from early position and Steve Karp called in the big blind.

The flop was Td9s4s, Karp checked, Bennett continued for 50,000, Karp check-raised all in for roughly 450,000, and Bennett called with QsTs for a pair of tens with a flush draw, leading Karp’s 9c8c for a pair of nines.

The 5c turn and 3d river completed the board, no help to Karp, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Steven Bennett  –  1,800,000  (45 bb)
Steve Karp  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($3,515)

With eight players remaining from the field of 546, the average stack is about 1,365,000 (34 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $4,685.