Event 99: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $1,500,000 Guarantee
Level 26
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 w/5,000 ante
Total Entrants: 2,096
Players Remaining: 31
Average Stack: 1,352,000
Andy Philachack sent one out and is approaching 2,000,000 with 31 players left in Event 99.
Andy Philachack has been quietly building in the last few levels and effectively doubled up by sending out an opponent.
A player in early position shoved for 775,000 and Philachack reshoved in the cutoff for 820,000. The button and blinds released and Philachack opened up Q♣Q♠ and was facing the A♦J♠ of the early position player.
The 10♥7♥4♥4♦9♣ board played to Philachack’s hand, earning him the knockout. Philachack is up to 1,700,000 with the redraw on the immediate horizon.