$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 28: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante Players Remaining: 25 of 3,229
In one of the last hands of Level 28, Roberto Berrocal raised to 240,000, Chipleader Raminder Singh reraised to 605,000, and Berrocal moved all in for about 2.5 million.
Singh called with , and Berrocal turned over . The best hand held up for Singh to win the pot and eliminate Berrocal in 26th place.
Raminder Singh – 8,625,000 (108 bb) Roberto Berrocal – Eliminated in 26th Place ($7,105)
$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante Players Remaining: 33 of 3,229
After a flop of , Robert “Car Wash” Williams checked the big blind, his opponent bet 225,000 from UTG+1, and Williams thought for a long time before he called.
The turn card double-paired the board with the , and both players checked.
The river card was the , Williams bet 300,000, and his opponent thought for a bit before he called. Williams showed to win the pot with a full house, queens full of threes, and his opponent mucked.
Robert “Car Wash” Williams – 1,800,000 (30 bb)
There appear to be only two players who currently have more than four million in chips — Raminder Singh and Jose Rivero.
Raminder Singh – 4,750,000 (79 bb) Jose Rivero – 4,050,000 (68 bb)
$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante Players Remaining: 38 of 3,229
The players return from a 10-minute color-up break to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 and a big blind ante of 60,000.
With 38 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1.7 million (28 big blinds). These players are guaranteed at least $4,705 each, and the final 36 will see a pay jump to at least $5,560 each.
$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 41 of 3,229
Dimitry Agrachov was all in from the button for about 900,000 with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Jonah Miller in middle position.
The board came , and the pocket aces held up for Miller to win the pot and eliminate Agrachov in 42nd place.
Jonah Miller – 2,700,000 (54 bb) Dimitry Agrachov – Eliminated in 42nd Place ($4,705)
$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 50 of 3,229
David Melman got it all in preflop for about 900K with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Scott Levitt.
A queen fell on the river to give Melman the double-up with a set of queens, and Levitt had to take a brisk walk away from the table to cool off after the bad beat.
David Melman – 1,975,000 (49 bb) Scott Levitt – 750,000 (19 bb)
We’ve also spotted the first chip stacks above the three-million mark, with Craig Varnell leading the way and Kevin Blewitt not that far behind.
$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 58 of 3,229
Craig Varnell raised UTG+1 to 100,000, Julio Fernandez moved all in from the hijack for about 725,000, and Varnell called with . Fernandez turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board came , and Varnell paired his ace on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Fernandez in 59th place.
Craig Varnell – 2,230,000 (56 bb) Julio Fernandez – Eliminated in 59th Place ($3,695)
The next hand, Varnell raised under the gun to 100,000, Leroy Grant reraised from the cutoff to 300,000, and Varnell called, saying, “I’ve got to beat you at some point.”
Grant said, “You’ve beaten me.”
The flop came , Varnell checked, Grant bet 300,000, and Varnell folded. Grant showed as he took the pot.