Championship: Charles Gomez Cracks Kings to Double Thru Martin Carnero

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 865

Charles Gomez
Charles Gomez

Martin Carnero raised UTG+1 to 80,000, and Charles Gomez reraised from the hijack to 590,000, leaving himself just 10K behind. Carnero moved all in for 780,000, and Gomez used his last four Time Chips to tank for more than two minutes before he called all in for 600,000 with 8h8c.

Carnero turned over KsKc, and Gomez needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Js10s7d8dQs, and Gomez flopped a gutshot straight draw and turned a set of eights to win the pot and double up in chips.

Charles Gomez  –  1,300,000  (33 bb)
Martin Carnero  –  180,000  (5 bb)

With 20 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 2,165,000 (54 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $36,500 each.