Big Stax 500 (Day 2): McGuire Sends Field Into The Money

Level 20 (Blinds 6,000/12,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 775
Players Remaining: 75

Michael McGuire (Mahwah, NJ)

There were two players all-in at the same time (at different tables), one of which would be eliminated to bust the bubble.  Chetna Joshi would double up to 260,000 as her pocket aces bested pocket eights to stay alive.  At Table 47, there would be a blind v. blind scenario, with the player in the small blind open shoving for 181,000.  Michael McGuire was in the big blind, and he tanked for close to four minutes before announcing a call:

Player X: A♠ 10♠
McGuire: K♦ Q♥

Runout: 9♦ Q♠ Q♦ 3♣ 10♣

McGuire was unhappy to see the hand when the cards were tabled, but his expression changed greatly after basically flopping the "bubble boy" dead.  Everyone is now in the money, with four players already making their way to the tournament podium in a matter of minutes.