Event 26: Alexandre Henry Doubles Thru Antoine Sankari

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 4,017

Alexandre Henry moved all in under the gun for 340,000, and Antoine Sankari thought for a bit before he called from the big blind with 7s4d.

Henry turned over 8h8d, and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came AcQh6sKc8c, and Henry rivered an unnecessary set of eights to win the pot and double up in chips.

Alexandre Henry  –  830,000  (8 bb)
Antoine Sankari  –  5,015,000  (50 bb)

With 24 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 4,185,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,500 each.

Action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am, and the survivors will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play to a winner.