Event 1: Straight to the Top

$500 + $60 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

Cha-Cha Chips Up

Steve Cha (New York, New York) admits he made a debatable call on the flop, but his gutshot gutter ball ends up paying dividends

Cha and his opponent are all in for a 280k pot and Cha's straight hangs on against a flush draw that bricks on the river.

"It was a gift from God," says one player who barely had his opponent covered and is now one of the big stacks in the room.