$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 4k/8k/1k ante
15 players remaining, 218k avg (27 bb)

After two huge hands, Richard Hope is the overwhelming chip leader with 740k.  “I ‘hope’ I get more (chips),” jokes Hope who’s gets a fortunate double-up through Rob Gill.

Hope is in bad shape with KK against Gill’s AA, but a four flush gets him a 250k double up and takes him to more than 500k.

The hand cripples Gill, who eventually goes out in 16th place. But before Gill’s elimination, Hope gets the better of Tim Harrell in an AK vs AQ situation with Hope’s big slick holding for another 200k.

Harrell finishes in 17th place as he and Gill both take home $484.

Hope has more than double the next closest chip stack. “You might as well add the guitar (trophy),” jokes one player while taking Hope’s chip leading photo.

Chip Leaders

Richard Hope 740k (93 bb)
Gabriel Tudorache 340k
John Pappas 285k
Manny Minaya 250k