Event 27: Shane Santacroce – 6th Place ($12,000)

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $216,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 108

Shane Santacroce
Shane Santacroce

Shane Santacroce raised from the cutoff to 35,000, Andrew Ostapchenko reraised from the button to 85,000, and Santacroce reraised to 235,000.

Ostapchenko five-bet all in for 430,000, and Santacroce used a Time Chip to tank for a while before he called all in for 405,000 with AsQc.

Ostapchenko turned over JdJc, and Santacroce needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Js8d5h10c6s — Ostapchenko flopped a set of jacks, Santacroce turned a gutshot straight draw, and the river card was a blank. Ostapchenko won the pot with his set of jacks to eliminate Santacroce in sixth place.

Andrew Ostapchenko  –  875,000  (58 bb)
Shane Santacroce  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($12,000)

With five players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 540,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $15,800 each.