Showdown

Event 1: 16-To-1 Lead for Carlos Loving

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,184

Carlos Loving raised to 1,300,000, and Steve Karp called.

The flop was Qd3c2h, and Karp check-called 800,000 from Loving.

The turn was the Jc, and both checked.

The river was 9s, Karp checked, Loving bet 4,000,000, and Karp tanked for about two minutes before he called.

Loving shoved Js5h for a pair of jacks, Karp mucked, and Loving collected the pot to take a 16-to-1 chip lead.

Carlos Loving  –  78,900,000  (132 bb)
Steve Karp  –  4,800,000  (8 bb)

Event 1: Carlos Loving Builds a 6-to-1 Lead Over Steve Karp

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,184

Carlos Loving
Carlos Loving

Carlos Loving raised to 1,300,000, and Steve Karp called.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of 8s5h4h9c, Karp bet 1,300,000, and Loving called.

The river card paired the board with the 5s, Karp bet 4,000,000, Loving raised to 16,000,000, and Karp called. Loving showed Ks5d for trip fives, and Karp mucked. Loving won the pot to increase his lead to more than 6-to-1.

Carlos Loving  –  72,400,000  (121 bb)
Steve Karp  –  11,300,000  (19 bb)

Event 1: Steve Karp Narrows the Heads-Up Gap

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,184

Carlos Loving limped for 600,000, Steve Karp raised to 2,400,000, and Loving called.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of QhJc8cAs, Karp bet 2,000,000, and Loving called.

The river card paired the board with the 8s, Karp bet 8,000,000, and Loving quickly folded.

Carlos Loving  –  57,300,000  (96 bb)
Steve Karp  –  26,400,000  (44 bb)

A couple hands later, Loving raised from the button to 1,300,000, and Karp called.

The flop came 8c3s2h, Karp checked, Loving bet 800,000, and Karp check-raised to 2,200,000. Loving reraised to 5,000,000, and Karp four-bet all in.

Loving quickly folded, and Karp took the pot.

Carlos Loving  –  49,900,000  (83 bb)
Steve Karp  –  33,800,000  (56 bb)

Event 1: Steve Karp Doubles Thru Carlos Loving

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,184

Steve Karp
Steve Karp

Steve Karp limped in and Carlos Loving checked his option.

The flop was Td7s3c, Loving checked, Karp bet 600,000, and Loving called.

The turn was the 2c, Loving checked, Karp bet 2,000,000, and Loving called.

The river was the Jh, Loving checked, Karp bet 5,400,000 (leaving 2,000,000 behind), Loving raised all in, and Karp called all in for 7,400,000.

Loving showed Js3d for jacks and treys, but Karp had it beat with 7h7c for a set of sevens to double up.

Steve Karp  –  21,800,000  (36 bb)
Carlos Loving  –  61,900,000  (103 bb)

Event 1: More for Carlos Loving

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$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,184

Carlos Loving raised to 1,300,000 and Steve Karp called.

The flop was KhKs4c, and Karp check-called 600,000 from Loving.

The turn was the 5s, and Karp check-called 1,200,000 from Loving.

The river was the 7d, Karp checked, Loving bet 3,200,000, and Karp called.

Loving showed 8c7h kings and sevens, Karp mucked, and Loving won the pot.

Carlos Loving  –  72,700,000  (122 bb)
Steve Karp  –  11,000,000  (18 bb)

Event 1: Carlos Loving Extends His Lead

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,184

Steve Karp and Carlos Loving
Steve Karp (left) and Carlos Loving

Steve Karp limped in and Carlos Loving checked his option.

The flop was Jc3c2d, and Loving check-called 700,000 from Karp.

The turn was the Kc, and Loving check-called 2,200,000 from Karp.

The river was the 4d, Loving checked, Karp bet 5,000,000, and Loving called.

Karp showed AcAd for a pair of aces, but Loving tabled Kd4h for kings and fours to win the pot.

Carlos Loving  –  68,200,000  (114 bb)
Steve Karp  –  15,500,000  (26 bb)

Event 1: Amin Akhlaghi – 3rd Place ($144,271)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 4,184

Amin Akhlaghi
Amin Akhlaghi

Carlos Loving raised from the button to 1,100,000, Amin Akhlaghi reraised from the big blind to 3,700,000, and Loving called.

The flop came Ac7d3s, Akhlaghi bet 1,500,000, and Loving called.

The turn card was the Kh, Akhlaghi bet 4,000,000, and Loving called.

The river card was the Ah, Akhlaghi checked, Loving moved all in, and Akhlaghi tanked for about a minute before he called all in for about 1,400,000 with As5c for trip aces.

But Loving turned over AhJd to win the pot with trip aces and a higher kicker, eliminating Akhlaghi in third place.

Amin Akhlaghi  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($144,271)

Here are the updated chip counts for the final two players:

Carlos Loving  –  55,500,000  (111 bb)
Steve Karp  –  28,200,000  (56 bb)

Event 1: Fabian Foster – 4th Place ($78,700)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 4,184

Fabian Foster
Fabian Foster

Fabian Foster raised to 1,100,000 from the button, and Carlos Loving called in the big blind.

The flop was Ah9d6h, Loving checked, Foster continued for 800,000, and Loving called.

The turn was the Kd, Loving checked, Foster bet 2,500,000, and Loving called.

The river was the Ks, Loving checked, Foster shoved for 9,000,000, and Loving thought for about two minutes before he called.

“Good call, you win,” said Foster, as he showed JhTd for jack high.

Loving showed Ac3h for aces and kings to win the pot and eliminate Foster in fourth place.

Carlos Loving  –  29,500,000  (59 bb)
Amin Akhlaghi  –  28,500,000  (57 bb)
Steve Karp  –  25,700,000  (51 bb)
Fabian Foster  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($78,700)

Carlos Loving
Carlos Loving

Event 1: Amin Akhlaghi Doubles Thru Steve Karp

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 4,184

Amin Akhlaghi
Amin Akhlaghi

Steve Karp raised from the cutoff to 1,100,000, and Amin Akhlaghi reraised from the small blind to 11,300,000, leaving himself just 1.5 million behind.

Karp moved all in, and Akhlaghi called all in for 12,800,000 with QdJd. Karp turned over Ac9h, and Akhlaghi needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 9s5h3c10hKs, and Karp paired his nine on the flop, but Akhlaghi rivered a king-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Amin Akhlaghi  –  26,600,000  (53 bb)
Steve Karp  –  27,500,000  (55 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 4,184, the average chip stack is about 20,925,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $78,700 each.

Event 1: Steve Karp Reaches 40.6 Million Against Amin Akhlaghi

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 4,184

Steve Karp
Steve Karp

Amin Akhlaghi raised from the button to 1,100,000, and Steve Karp called from the big blind. The flop came Jc10c7h, Karp checked, Akhlaghi bet 1,100,000, and Karp called.

The turn card paired the board with the 10h, and both players check.

The river card was the 8h, Karp bet 2,400,000, and Akhlaghi called with QdJd for two pair, jacks and tens. But Karp turned over 10s4c to win the pot with trip tens.

Steve Karp  –  40,600,000  (81 bb)
Amin Akhlaghi  –  11,800,000  (24 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 4,184, the average chip stack is about 20,925,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $78,700 each.