Event 1: $570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 23: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 20/698
According to the table, “Scooter Mark” Smith opened to 75,000 and Manny Minaya made it 225,000. Smith called and the pair saw the flop.
Smith open-shoved for 461,000 and Minaya called.
Minaya: for an overpair of aces
Smith: for an overpair of jacks
Minaya held the advantage in hand strength and in chips as they headed to the turn.
All was good on fourth street, but the table let out a collective yell when the river came the . Smith improved to a set, bested Minaya and crossed the 1,000,000 mark.
Mark Smith – 1,420,000
Manny Minaya – 335,000