Event 21: Charlemagne Benjamin Cracks Kings on the River to Double Thru Vladyslav Shovkovyi

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 3,989

Charlemagne Benjamin
Charlemagne Benjamin

Charlemagne Benjamin moved all in from the hijack for 4,050,000, and Vladyslav Shovkovyi thought for a while before moving all in over the top from the cutoff for about 15.4 million. Everyone else quickly folded.

Benjamin turned over 10h10d, but needed to improve to stay alive against Shovkovyi’s KsKd.

The board came 5s4s4d8h10s, and Benjamin spiked a ten on the river to win the pot with a full house, tens full of fours, and double up in chips.

When the river card hit, Benjamin quietly said, “Wow,” and turned away from the table. He then looked to his friends on the rail and said, “I never win with that hand. How many times did I lose with that hand?”

Charlemagne Benjamin  –  8,600,000  (43 bb)
Vladyslav Shovkovyi  –  11,300,000  (57 bb)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 6,125,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $16,450 each.