Event 10: David Castranova Eliminated in 11th Place; Loni Hui Doubles Thru Stewart Yancik

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 972

Neil Zonenashvili
Neil Zonenashvili

David Castranova raised from the hijack to 225,000, Neil Zonenashvili moved all in from the big blind, and Castranova called all in for about 350,000 with Ac2h.

Zonenashvili turned over Ks9s, and Castranova needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came Kh8d5cJc5h, and Zonenashvili paired his king on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Castranova in 11th place.

Neil Zonenashvili  –  4,250,000  (85 bb)
David Castranova  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($6,935)

Loni Harwood
Loni Hui

A few moments later, Stewart Yancik raised under the gun, Loni Hui moved all in from the small blind for 1,620,000, and Yancik called with JsJh.

Hui turned over AsQh, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ah8c7s5s5h, and Hui paired her ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Loni Hui  –  3,440,000  (69 bb)
Stewart Yancik  –  1,800,000  (36 bb)

With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,945,000 (39 big blinds), and these players are all guaranteed at least $8,675 each.