Championship: Andrew Moreno Eliminated in 15th Place When His Kings Were Cracked by Rafael Farah Jarufe

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 2,290

Andrew Moreno
Andrew Moreno

Rafael Farah Jarufe raised from the cutoff to 400,000, Andrew Moreno reraised from the small blind to 1,550,000, and Jarufe moved all in.

Moreno called all in for about 4,800,000 with KsKc, and Jarufe turned over AcQd. Moreno needed his kings to hold to stay alive.

The board came 7d3d3hAh2s, and Jarufe paired his ace on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Moreno in 15th place.

Rafael Farah Jarufe  –  19,300,000  (129 bb)
Andrew Moreno  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($56,800)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 8,175,000 (55 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $70,500 each.