Event 2: Dan Wirgau Eliminated in 14th Place by Mitesh Shere

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 3,586

Dan Wirgau
Dan Wirgau

Dan Wirgau was all in from the button for 1,750,000 with AdJs, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the 9d9c of Mitesh Shere, who was UTG+1.

The board came Qc6d2c9hQd, and Shere turned a set of nines and rivered a full house to win the pot and eliminate Wirgau in 14th place.

Mitesh Shere  –  5,750,000  (29 bb)
Dan Wirgau  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($17,000)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 5,525,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,000 each.