Event 21: David Trager Reaches 21 Million Against Vladyslav Shovkovyi

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 3,989

David Trager
David Trager

David Trager raised from UTG/cutoff to 1,200,000, and Vladyslav Shovkovyi called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of KcQd2c8h, Shovkovyi bet 1,400,000, and Trager called.

The river card paired the board with the 2h, Shovkovyi bet 2,500,000, and Trager called. Shovkovyi showed AcJc, but Trager turned over Js8s to win the pot with two pair, eights and deuces.

David Trager  –  21,000,000  (53 bb)
Vladyslav Shovkovyi  –  45,000,000  (113 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 19,900,000 (50 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $124,600 each.