$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  34 of 251

Jacob Kauffman raised from the button to 7,000, Asher Neaman reraised from the big blind to 28,000, and Kauffman called.

Neaman moved all in dark before the flop came .

Kauffman thought for a while before he called all in for 78,000 with for queen high with a diamond flush draw. Neaman turned over for ace high, and Kauffman needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card paired the board with the , the river card was the , and Kauffman won the pot with his diamond flush to double up in chips.

Jacob Kauffman  –  216,500  (72 bb)
Asher Neaman  –  85,000  (28 bb)

A short while later, after the blinds increased to 2,000-4,000 with a 4,000 ante, Kauffman raised from the cutoff to 10,000, Neaman moved all in from the small blind for about 80,000, and Kauffman called with .

Neanman turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Neaman’s tournament life was spared by a five-high straight on the board. It was a chopped pot.

Jacob Kauffman  –  225,000  (56 bb)
Asher Neaman  –  85,000  (21 bb)

With 34 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 148,000 (37 big blinds). The final 32 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $1,675.