One player who got all her chips in the middle and came out of it well is Annette Obrestad. She enjoyed a double-up to around 24,000 courtesy of her immediate neighbor Piergiorgio D'Ancona, who tapped the table and declared, "Best hand wins."
One player who got his chips in the middle and didn't come out at all is Phil Ivey. Down to just 3,000 last time he was spotted at the table, he has since vanished into the netherworld of the busted.