Event 5: 5th Place - Silberstein

$350 + $50 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)  

Ken Silberstein (Edison, NJ)

$8,863

Joe Wertz opened for 180k, then Ken Silberstein jammed, then Eric Suarez jammed.

Joe got out of the pot.

Ken:  A8 suited
Eric: 77

Board:  K 6 5 J K

Eric's pair was good for a double-up to ~1.8 million.

Ken was left with ~300k.

Soon after he was all-in against Mitchell Mantin.

Ken:  J3 suited
Mitchell:  44

Mitchell flopped a set, but Ken caught runner-runner to make a wheel.  He doubled up to ~320k.

Then Ken was all-in against Eric Suarez.

Ken: AQ suited
Eric: AT

Board:  8 5 2 9 8 with back-door diamonds

Ken made a flush (not that he needed it) to double up to ~600k.

Then Ken was all-in against Earl King.

Ken:  AK
Earl:  KK

The board change nothing and Earl took the pot.

Ken took 5th place and $8,863.