$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 430

After a flop of with about 200K already in the pot, Dan Kuntzman checked, Scott Baumstein bet 90,000, and Kuntzman check-raised all in.

Baumstein thought for just a moment before he called all in for 870,000 with for a pair of eights with a gutshot straight draw.

Kuntzman turned over for a pair of eights with a lower kicker, but he also had an open-ended straight-flush draw. Baumstein needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Baumstein won the pot with his pair of eights with a ten kicker to double up in chips.

Scott Baumstein  –  1,950,000  (24 bb)
Dan Kuntzman  –  1,110,000  (28 bb)

Shortly after the blinds increased to 25,000/50,000, Scott Baumstein moved all in from the small blind, and Michael Hudson called all in from the big blind for about 700,000 with .

Baumstein turned over , and Hudson needed his dominating hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Baumstein paired his six on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Hudson in fifth place.

Scott Baumstein  –  2,540,000  (51 bb)
Michael Hudson  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($7,740)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1.61 million (32 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $10,265.