Event 46: Anatoly Nikitin Wins! ($188,000); Brian Altman Finishes Runner-Up $120,000

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 55

Anatoly Nikitin with Wife Ulyana and Vitalijs Zavorotnijs and Rudy the Dog
Event 46 Champion Anatoly Nikitin (center) with Wife Ulyana (left), Vitalijs Zavorotnijs (right), and Rudy

Brian Altman limped on the button, Anatoly Nikitin raised all in with a covering stack, and Altman called all in for about 1,630,000.

Altman:  8d8h
Nikitin:  KhTc

The board ran out Kc9d4h2h2s, giving Nikitin kings and deuces to win Event 46 outright for $188,000. Altman finished runner-up for $120,000.

1st:  Anatoly Nikitin  –  $188,000
2nd:  Brian Altman  –  $120,000
3rd:  Matthew Beinner  –  $70,600
4th:  Kevin Rabichow  –  $49,700
5th:  Scott Margereson  –  $39,200
6th:  Frank Funaro  –  $31,400
7th:  Brandon Kessous  –  $23,600

Runner-Up Brian Altman