Event 2: TJ Shulman Eliminated in 20th Place by Arun Balasubramanian

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 3,586

TJ Shulman
TJ Shulman

Arun Balasubramanian opened to 225,000 from the small blind, TJ Shulman moved all in from the big blind for 1,550,000 with 10h9s and Balasubramanian called with the bigger stack.

Balasubramanian turned over JsJc, and Shulman needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 7d6h4d2h4c, and Shulman flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Balasubramanian won the pot with his pocket jacks to eliminate Shulman in 20th place.

Arun Balasubramanian  –  5,800,000  (58 bb)
TJ Shulman  –  Eliminated in 20th Place  ($10,700)

With 19 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 3,775,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,400 each.