Championship: Anes Kovacevic Doubles Up

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  123 of 1,541

Anes Kovacevic
Anes Kovacevic

Anes Kovacevic got it all in from the button for 190,000 with Kh10d, and needed to improve to stay alive against the small blind’s 8s8h.

The board came Qc5d3s9s10h, and Kovacevic turned a gutshot straight draw and paired his ten on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

Anes Kovacevic  –  410,000  (27 bb)

With 123 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 625,000 (42 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,750 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 11:30 pm.