Championship: Jonathan Jaffe Wins a Big Pot Against Jessica Cai

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  157 of 1,180

Jonathan Jaffe

After a flop of Ks7d5s, Jonathan Jaffe checked under the gun, Jessica Cai bet 12,000 from the cutoff, and Jaffe check-raised to 40,000. Cai thought for a while before she called.

The turn card was the Qs, Jaffe bet 45,000, and Cai called.

The river card was the 6h, Jaffe bet 125,000, and Cai thought for a while before she called. Jaffe showed 10s8s for a ten-high flush, and Cai mucked. Jaffe won the pot to build his stack up over 1.4 million.

Jonathan Jaffe  –  1,430,000  (238 bb)
Jessica Cai  –  87,000  (15 bb)

The next hand, Cai moved all in from the hijack, taking the blinds and ante..

Jessica Cai  –  102,000  (17 bb)

With 157 players remaining from a field of 1,180, the average chip stack is about 301,000 (50 big blinds). The final 148 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $7,270 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:15 am).