Event 1: Powder Keg Explodes

$500 + $60 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Jason Andrews (Allison Park, PA) and Russ Dykshteyn (Staten Island, NY) have jostled for the chip lead on Table 3 over the last few hours and things finally came to a head.

Blinds 40k/80k/10k ante

Andrews opens the betting to 240k, Dykshteyn makes it 840k and Andrews calls.

Flop: Q 9 8

Dykshteyn moves all in for 2.5 million and Andrews, who barely has Dykshteyn covered, snap calls.

Andrews: KQ
Dykshteyn: AA

Turn: Q (Andrews, trip queens)

River: X

Andrews wins a nearly 7 million chip pot and knocks Dykshteyn out in 38th place for $4,669.