Event 26: Alexandre Henry Eliminated in 22nd Place by Atanas Pavlov

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 4,017

Alexandre Henry

Atanas Pavlov raised from middle position to 250,000, Antoine Sankari reraised from the cutoff to 650,000, and Alexandre Henry reraised from the button to 1,475,000 (which was most of his stack).

Pavlov moved all in for 2,575,000, Sankari folded, and Henry called all in for about 1,500,000 with 10s10d.

Pavlov turned over AsAh, and Henry needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 9d5c2hQh5d, and the aces held up for Pavlov to win the pot and eliminate Henry in 22nd place.

Atanas Pavlov  –  5,050,000  (40 bb)
Alexandre Henry  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($11,600)

With 21 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 4,775,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,600 each.