Event 5: Armando Palacio Out in 11th Place

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 ante

Armando Palacio
11th-Place Finisher Armando Palacio

Just as the blinds increased to 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante, Steven Bennett raised from the button to 85,000, Armando Palacio moved all in from the small blind for about 400,000, and Bennett tanked for a while before he called with Ah8d. Palacio turned over 8h8c, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came 3s3h3c10hAs, and Bennett paired his ace on the river to win the pot and eliminate Palacio in 11th place.

Steven Bennett  –  2,350,000  (47 bb)

The final 10 players redraw for seats at the final table, and all future levels will be one hour long. The average chip stack is about 1.66 million (33 big blinds), and their official chip counts will be posted soon.