$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 31: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante

Jason Appel just doubled up with pocket kings thru Mukul Pahuja to jump to nearly 6.7 million, while Pahuja dropped down below 10 big blinds.

Jason Appel  –  6,690,000  (56 bb)
Mukul Pahuja  –  1,120,000  (9 bb)

At the other table, Peter Walsworth and Viktor Lavi were playing a big hand on a board of with more than 3 million already in the pot when the river card hit. That’s when Lavi moved all in, and Walsworth snap-called with for a rivered set of kings. Because it was an all-in situation, Lavi was forced to show his cards — for an eight-high bluff (missed straight draw).

Their chip stacks were counted down, and Walsworth had 2.92 million, and Lavi had a little less. Lavi was eliminated in 18th place.

Peter Walsworth  –  9,175,000  (76 bb)
Viktor Lavi  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($7,540)

A short while later, Nancy Birnbaum was all in for 1,695,000 with , and she needed to improve to stay alive against Kevin Butler’s .

The board came — Birnbaum flopped a flush draw and turned a pair of queens to win the pot and double up in chips.

Nancy Birnbaum  –  3,750,000  (31 bb)
Kevin Butler  –  3,950,000  (33 bb)

That was the last hand of the level, and the blinds increased to 75,000-150,000 with a 25,000 ante. With 17 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3.4 million (23 big blinds). Action will continue for another 15 minutes or so (until 3:00 am), and the remaining players will return tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 pm ET.