Event 10: Mark Darner Out in 30th Place

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

Mahmut Urkun is all in from the cutoff for 600,000 with Ac10s, and he’s dominated by Mark Darner’s AhKs on the button. But the board comes Qh10c9c6d4d, and Urkun pairs his ten on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Mahmut Urkun  –  1,370,000  (23 bb)
Mark Darner  –  565,000  (9 bb)

Mark Darner
Mark Darner

A short while later, Darner got it all in with Ah8h, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Ivan Barbuto’s 5s5d. The flop brought a third five to give Barbuto a set, and the board didn’t give Darner anything to root for as he was eliminated in 30th place.

Ivan Barbuto  –  2,500,000  (42 bb)
Mark Darner  –  Eliminated in 30th Place  ($5,197)

Over on the next table, Tom Nguyen got it all in for 390,000 with KsJh, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Mukul Pahuja’s As7s.

The board came Kd9d4h2sQd, and Nguyen paired his king on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Tom Nguyen  –  950,000  (16 bb)
Mukul Pahuja  –  2,200,000  (37 bb)

With 29 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2 million (34 big blinds). The two biggest stacks in the field appear to belong to Cong Pham and Tony Delacruz.

Cong Pham  –  4,900,000  (82 bb)
Tony Delacruz  –  4,150,000  (69 bb)