Platinum Stack: Ruth Ruffman Eliminated in 14th Place by Chase Hounshell

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool: $2,070,585 | Structure | Payouts
Level 31: 250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 2,937

Eric Siegel and Ruth Ruffman — Four days ago, Ruth Ruffman (right) finished as runner-up to Eric Siegel (left) in Event #24, earning $10,000. Ruffman just added another $18,100 to her earnings with her 14th-place finish today.

Chase Hounshell raised from the hijack to 1,500,000, Ruth Ruffman moved all in from the small blind for 4,750,000, and Hounshell called with .

Ruffman turned over , and she needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Hounshell won the pot with his queen kicker to eliminate Ruffman in 14th place.

Chase Hounshell – 24,000,000 (48 bb)
Ruth Ruffman – Eliminated in 14th Place ($18,100)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 22,600,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $18,100 each.

Action will continue tonight until 2:00 am, which is a hard stop. The survivors will return tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.