$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with 3,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 807

Action folded around to the blinds where Rob Cowen raised to 52,000 from the small and David Diaz defended his big.

The flop was . Cowen checked, Diaz bet 35,000, and Cowen called. The turn was the , and Cowen checked again. Diaz leaned forward to study Cowen’s remaining stack for a moment, then checked behind. The river was the , and Cowen checked for a third time. Diaz leaned forward to examine once again, this time more carefully, then bet 175,000 — almost exactly half of Cowen’s remaining stack. Cowen spent a long while in the tank, at one point trying to engage Diaz in some chatter, to which there was no response other than a brief smirk. After a couple more minutes of wriggling, Cowen called to see a showdown.

Diaz tabled , winning the pot with queens full. He’s essentially doubled up in the half level since returning from dinner, now among the leaders as he flirts with the seven-figure mark.

David Diaz – 980,000 (49 bb)