Event 19: David DiBernardi Shoves the River Against Brandon Hamlet

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 257

David DiBernardi
David DiBernardi

David DiBernardi (UTG) and Brandon Hamlet (big blind) put in 50,000 each to see a flop of 8d4h2c. Hamlet bet 30,000, and DiBernardi thought for a while before he called.

The turn card was the Qh, Hamlet checked, DiBernardi bet 70,000, and Hamlet called.

The river card was the 9s, Hamlet checked, DiBernardi moved all in for 200,000, and Hamlet tanked for a while before he folded. DiBernardi took the pot.

David DiBernardi  –  540,000  (22 bb)
Brandon Hamlet  –  2,650,000  (106 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 257, the average chip stack is around 1,285,000 (51 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $34,050 each.