Event 10: Steven Idels Eliminated in 18th Place; Kevin Matheson Eliminated in 17th Place

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 972

Rogrigo Sardi
Rogrigo Sardi

Steven Idels got it all in preflop for about 450,000 with Ah6d, but he was dominated by his opponent’s AsKc.

The board came Qh9h4d8d8h, and Idels never improved as he was eliminated in 18th Place.

Steven Idels  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($4,465)

Moments later at the other table, after a flop of 6s4h3d, Kevin Matheson got it all in with 10h10c for an overpair, but he was dominated by Rogrigo Sardi’s JsJc.

The turn card was the 6h, the river card was the Ac, and the pocket jacks held up for Sardi to win the pot and eliminate Matheson in 17th place.

Rogrigo Sardi  –  1,900,000  (63 bb)
Kevin Matheson  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($4,465)

With 16 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,215,000 (41 big blinds), and these players are all guaranteed at least $4,465 each.