Event 10: Rogrigo Sardi – 5th Place ($22,085)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 972

Rogrigo Sardi
Rogrigo Sardi

Rogrigo Sardi got it all in from the cutoff for 925,000 with AdKs, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the 5d4d of Neil Zonenashvili in the big blind.

The board came Qd9h6h10dKh, and Sardi won the pot with a pair of kings to double up in chips.

Rogrigo Sardi  –  2,000,000  (20 bb)
Neil Zonenashvili  –  6,500,000  (65 bb)

A few minutes later, Sardi raised from the small blind to 375,000, Loni Hui moved all in from the big blind, and Sardi called all in for about 1,800,000 with Ah7s.

Hui turned over 10s10d, and Sardi needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Jc8h2d6h9d, and the pocket tens held up for Hui to win the pot and eliminate Sardi in fifth place.

Loni Hui  –  4,000,000  (40 bb)
Rogrigo Sardi  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($22,085)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,850,000 (49 big blinds), and they are all guaranteed at least $29,140 each.