Event 99: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $1,500,000 Guarantee
Level 24
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 w/4,000 ante
Total Entrants: 2,096
Players Remaining: 47
Average Stack: 892,000
Chance Kornuth is near the chip lead as the Day 2 dinner break hits in Event 99.
The fast-paced play of earlier today continued in Level 24 as the field is under 50 heading into the dinner break. Peter Nigh was the recipient of one of those all-ins and is over 2,600,000 as a result while Chance Kornuth is building near 2,000,000 after taking down a few small pots.
Andrew MacDonald opened to 50,000 in the cutoff and the player on the button shoved for 190,000. Nigh stuck in a raise to about 375,000 from the big blind. MacDonald got out of the way and Nigh opened up Q♣Q♦, which led the 10♦10♥ of his opponent. The K♠Q♥9♣10♠9♦ board gave both players sets but Nigh’s took down the pot.
On a board of Q♥Q♠6♦3♣, Viktor Lavi checked from the big blind and Kornuth bet 66,000 from the hijack into a pot of about 115,000. Lavi called and the two players checked the 5♥ river. Lavi showed A♣8♥ but Kornuth had the smallest pair 2♣2♦ and won the pot.
Heading into the dinner break, Kornuth is playing near 2,500,000. Updated counts will be posted once play resumes at 6:40 pm.