Main Event: Russell Waggoner Out 27th; David Tuthill Out 26th

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 1,162

David Tuthill
David Tuthill

Russell Waggoner was all in preflop with 9h9c, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Serge Dergham’s AhKs.

The board came Kh6c4s3c2d, and Dergham paired his king on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Waggoner in 27th place.

Serge Dergham  –  1,690,000  (56 bb)
Russell Waggoner  –  Eliminated in 27th Place  ($9,405)

David Tuthill was eliminated a few moments later when his 7x7x failed to improve against John O’Neal’s 9x9x on a board of KcJd10c4s3s. O’Neal won the pot with his pocket nines to eliminate Tuthill in 26th place.

John O’Neal  –  1,230,000  (41 bb)
David Tuthill  –  Eliminated in 26th Place  ($9,405)

With 25 players left, the average chip stack is about 1,395,000 (47 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $9,405.