Event 1: Steve Karp Narrows the Heads-Up Gap

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,184

Carlos Loving limped for 600,000, Steve Karp raised to 2,400,000, and Loving called.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of QhJc8cAs, Karp bet 2,000,000, and Loving called.

The river card paired the board with the 8s, Karp bet 8,000,000, and Loving quickly folded.

Carlos Loving  –  57,300,000  (96 bb)
Steve Karp  –  26,400,000  (44 bb)

A couple hands later, Loving raised from the button to 1,300,000, and Karp called.

The flop came 8c3s2h, Karp checked, Loving bet 800,000, and Karp check-raised to 2,200,000. Loving reraised to 5,000,000, and Karp four-bet all in.

Loving quickly folded, and Karp took the pot.

Carlos Loving  –  49,900,000  (83 bb)
Steve Karp  –  33,800,000  (56 bb)