Event 17: Charles Blankenship – 5th Place ($12,800)

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,894

Charles Blankenship during the 2022 Showdown

After a flop of 6d3c2h, Charles Blankenship was all in for about 1,800,000 from the button against Chris Lewis in the small blind.

Blankenship:  6h5h
Lewis:  7d7c

The 4h turn and 5s river completed the board, putting a six-high straight on the board.

Lewis, however, made a seven-high straight to eliminate Blankenship in fifth place.

Chris Lewis  –  8,100,000  (54 bb)
Charles Blankenship  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($12,800)