Championship: 8th Place - Holley

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante

John Holley (Niceville, FL)

$41,432

John Holley was all-in utg, then Ken Silberstein shoved for 875k.  Everyone else got out of the pot.

John:  AK
Ken:  QQ

Board:  A J J Q 6

John took the lead on the flop, but then Ken caught his set on the turn to double up to ~1.8 million.  John was left with only 40k.

After anteing, John was all-in for 35k of the 50k big blind on the next hand.  Kyle Bowker called from the small.

Kyle: 55
John: A7

Board: A K 3 K 9

John more than doubled to 110k.

John anteed until he was all-in utg for 50k against Scott Blackman.

Scott:  88
John:  A5

John caught an Ace on the river to double-up again. 

Then on the last hand of the level, Russell Crane opened for 110k and John moved in from the big blind for 100k more.  Russell called with K8 off.  John had 64 suited.  The board fell Q 8 4 7 K and Russell took the pot with two pair.

John Holley took $41,432 for 8th place.