$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 3,586

After a flop of , action checked to Daniel Garcia in the hijack, and he bet 400,000. James Carroll check-raised from the big blind to 1,100,000, and Stephen Gerber check-raised from under the gun to 3,000,000.

Garcia folded, and Carroll moved all in for about 7.7 million.

Gerber called all in for 4,475,000 with for an open-ended straight draw, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Carroll’s — pair of kings with a spade flush draw.

The turn card was the , giving Carroll two pair and Gerber additional outs with a diamond flush draw.

The river card was — the !

Gerber caught a runner-runner diamond flush to win a huge pot worth more than 10 million, doubling up in chips.

Stephen Gerber  –  10,400,000  (83 bb)
James Carroll  –  3,200,000  (26 bb)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 4,225,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,400 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 3,586

Arun Balasubramanian raised from the button to 275,000, and Michael Rein moved all in from the big blind for 925,000, and Balasubramanian called with .

Rein turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Balasubramanian won the pot with his ace to eliminate Rein in 18th place.

Arun Balasubramanian  –  7,100,000  (57 bb)
Michael Rein  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($13,400)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 4,225,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,400 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 3,586

Jason Campbell moved all in from middle position for 675,000, and Reynel Hernandez called from the big blind with . Campbell turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Campbell turned a club flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jason Campbell  –  1,550,000  (12 bb)
Reynel Hernandez  –  1,975,000  (16 bb)

With 18 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 3,975,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,400 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 3,586

Shoval Malin was all in from the button for 250,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Maxwell Young in the big blind.

The board came , and Malin flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Young won the pot with two pair, tens and sevens, to eliminate Malin in 19th place.

Maxwell Young  –  3,900,000  (39 bb)
Shoval Malin  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($13,400)

With 18 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 3,975,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,400 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 3,586

Arun Balasubramanian raised from the button to 200,000, Shoval Malin moved all in from the small blind for 1,000,000, and Mitesh Shere called all in from the big blind for 750,000.

Balasubramanian tanked for a long time, and eventually somebody called for a clock. Balasubramanian folded, later claiming he had jack-ten suited.

Shere turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive against Malin’s .

The board came , and the pocket fives held up for Shere to win the pot and double up in chips.

Mitesh Shere  –  1,800,000  (18 bb)
Shoval Malin  –  250,000  (3 bb)

With 19 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 3,775,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,400 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 3,586

Arun Balasubramanian opened to 225,000 from the small blind, TJ Shulman moved all in from the big blind for 1,550,000 with and Balasubramanian called with the bigger stack.

Balasubramanian turned over , and Shulman needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Shulman flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Balasubramanian won the pot with his pocket jacks to eliminate Shulman in 20th place.

Arun Balasubramanian  –  5,800,000  (58 bb)
TJ Shulman  –  Eliminated in 20th Place  ($10,700)

With 19 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 3,775,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,400 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 3,586

With the board showing on the turn, Daniel Garcia checked from under the gun, James Carroll bet 1,050,000 from the button, and Garcia thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the , Garcia checked, and Carroll moved all in for 4,700,000. Garcia waited for an exact count and then went into the tank with about 4,500,000 remaining in his own stack.

After a very long time in the tank, Garcia folded, and Carroll took the pot. Garcia offered $100 if Carroll would tell him what he had, but Carroll simply shook his head “no” as he collected the pot.

After the hand, they both said that they’d be willing to tell each other what they had after the tournament.

James Carroll  –  8,500,000  (85 bb)
Daniel Garcia  –  4,500,000  (45 bb)

With 20 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 3,575,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,700 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 3,586

Reynel Hernandez moved all in from the small blind, and Alex Ziskin tanked for a long time before he called from the big blind with .

Hernandez turned over , and Ziskin needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Ziskin won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Alex Ziskin  –  3,900,000  (39 bb)
Reynel Hernandez  –  3,750,000  (38 bb)

With 20 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 3,575,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,700 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 3,586

We’ve just lost Jason Kwartler in 22nd place, and Luis Tobo in 21st place.

Luis Tobo  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($10,700)

Jason Kwartler  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($10,700)

With 20 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 3,575,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,700 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 3,586

Alexandre Caperonis moved all in from the hijack for 1,125,000, and Dan Wirgau called from the big blind with . Caperonis turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Wirgau won the pot with a pair of aces and a king kicker to eliminate Caperonis in 23rd place.

Dan Wirgau  –  3,300,000  (33 bb)
Alexandre Caperonis  –  Eliminated in 23rd Place  ($10,700)

With 22 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 3,250,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,700 each.