$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 80 of 2,923
The Asher Conniff Show is over.
In what would be his final hand of the day, Conniff opened with a raise in early position, and Mark Dube defended his big blind.
The flop was 

, and Dube led for 55,000. Conniff called that bet, then another 140,000 after the
turn. The river was the
, and Dube moved all in with his big stack.
Conniff slipped deep into the tank, letting his earbuds drop onto the table and taking a long look across the felt. “Mark Dube…,” he shook his head slowly, adding, “Sorry, guys. I’m gonna need a minute here.”
Conniff cut down his remaining stack of 438,000 chips, then stacked them back up and double-checked his hole cards. Eventually, he called to put himself at risk.
Dube showed 
, having flopped a six-high straight. It was good; because he was all in, Conniff’s 
was revealed as he stood from the table and headed to the payout desk.
If Dube wasn’t the chip leader before that knockout, he certainly is now. He’s suddenly closing in on 3 million chips.
Mark Dube – 2,850,000 (119 bb)
Asher Conniff – Eliminated in 80th place ($2,645)