Event 1: Big Action on Table Nine

$500 + $60 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) 

"Hold, One Time!" I hear, and rush over to table 9 where Alik Sitnyakovsky (Brooklyn, NY) is involved in a three-way pre-flop all-in.

Seat 1 was the short-stack and all-in with KQ.  Mark Bramley (Boston, MA) was all-in for 41,600 more with AQ.

Mark Bramley smiles as he stacks chips

Alik had them both covered and was ahead with pocket tens.

The board ran out 8 6 6 5 A and Mark paired his Ace on the river to take the pot, more than doubling up to ~160k.

Alik was left with ~165k.  "But you shoulda seen the flip I won before" Alik says. 

On the earlier hand, Alik opened for 4k, Jimmy Perez (New York, NY) shoved for ~36k, Mark Bramley flatted, then Alik shoved for ~100k.  Mark called.

Alik was ahead with pocket Queens, Jimmy had pocket 8s, and Mark had AK.  Jimmy made a straight on the river to survive and triple up.  Alik took the side pot with his Queens.