Event 36: Robert Lebeau Eliminated by Tommy Puccio

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  48 of 940

Tommy Puccio
Tommy “Pooch” Puccio

Tommy Puccio raised from the hijack to 40,000, Robert Lebeau moved all in from the button for about 220,000, and Puccio called with AcQh. Lebeau turned over KhQc, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Jh6c3h4d8c, and Puccio won the pot with his ace to eliminate lebeau in 49th place.

Tommy Puccio  –  600,000  (40 bb)
Robert Lebeau  –  Eliminated in 49th Place  ($3,680)

With 48 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 590,000 (39 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,680 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 26 (around 8:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.