Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a big blind ante of 10,000
Players: 12 remaining from 290 entries
Shooting Star Craig Varnell raises to 20,000 preflop from the button, and Shooting Star Chino Rheem reraises to 100,000 from the small blind. Varnell reraises all in, and Rheem calls all in. The two players then table their cards.
Varnell: [Ad][2d]
Rheem: [9c][8c]
Rheem: [9c][8c]
Board: [9h][5c][3d][As][2h]
Rheem is eliminated in 13th place, good for $21,130, and Varnell has a huge chip lead with 2.38 million in his stack.