Championship: Jaime Cervantes Doubles Up

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  162 of 1,982

Jaime Cervantes
Jaime Cervantes

Jaime Cervantes got it all in from middle position for 175,000 with 8h8d, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the AhKc of his opponent, who was UTG.

The board came AcQs4d8c6d — his opponent paired his ace on the flop, but Cervantes turned a set of eights to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jaime Cervantes  –  375,000  (38 bb)

With about 162 players remaining from a field of 1,982, the average chip stack is about 489,000 (49 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,915 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:45 am.