$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  70 of 4,017

A player raised UTG+1 to 80,000, another player called from middle position, and Joel Gossett moved all in from the cutoff for 710,000. The UTG+1 player moved all in over the top for 760,000, and the middle-position player tanked for a while before he folded.

Gossett turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive against his opponent’s .

The board came , and the pocket jacks held up for Gossett to win the pot and double up in chips.

Joel Gossett  –  1,600,000  (40 bb)

With about 70 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 1,435,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,760 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after this level, around 8:35 pm. Action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am, and the survivors will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play to a winner.