Event 1: Huge Pot for Wasik

$350 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

Level 24:  Blinds 20k/40k/5k ante

Total Entries:  664
Players Remaining:  11
Average Stack: ~1.5 million (38 big blinds)

On the last hand of this level, three players were looking at a flop of 7h5d3c.  After a betting war, Victor Wasik was all-in for 285k more, Michael Ferneman was all-in for 585k more, and Hector Vazquez was in the tank.

He eventually opted to fold.  Michael had pocket 8s and was in trouble against Victor’s pocket 3s (bottom set).  The last two came 2 6 and Victor took the huge pot.  Hector lamented folding a 4 (which would have made a straight and busted both other players).  MIchael was left short-stacked with ~300k.

Victor chipped up to over 2.4 million, saying “Zero to Hero!”