Event 1: Mark Gruber Triples Up with Kings l292q

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Prize Pool:  $1,447,680  |  Payouts Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante Players Remaining:  95 of 2,784 1e1d6n

Mark Gruber

There is a three-way all-in situation at Table 15, with Mark Gruber all in from middle position for 465,000, the player in the small blind all in for 690,000, and the player on the button covering them both with about 875,000.

Button:  AhKh
Small Blind:  JsJd
Mark Gruber:  KsKc

The board came Qc5c4s2dQh, and the player on the button turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. The pocket kings held up for Gruber to win the main pot and triple up in chips, while the small blind won a smaller side pot to finish the hand down-but-not-out with 450,000.

Mark Gruber  –  1,435,000  (72 bb)

With about 95 players remaining from a field of 2,784, the average chip stack is around 585,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,240 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 23 (around 7:20 pm), and action will continue tonight until about 2:00 am. Day 3 will begin tomorrow at 1:00 pm, and play down to a winner.