Championship Day 2: Scott Zakheim Doubles Thru Marsel Backa

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 63 of 847

Marsel Backa raised UTG+1 to 26,000, Scott Zakheim moved all in from the cutoff for 105,000, and Backa asked for an exact count and tanked for a while before calling with 5s4s. Zakheim turned over 9h9d, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The flop came Jc2s2d6d5d, and the pocket nines held up for Zakheim to win the pot and double up in chips.

Scott Zakheim  –  233,000  (23 bb)
Marsel Backa  –  270,000  (27 bb)