Championship: Jose Nadal Doubles Thru Joe McKeehen

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $3,262,704  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 673

Jose Nadal
Jose Nadal

Joe McKeehen limped in from the small blind and Jose Nadal checked in the big blind.

The flop was QhJh7s, McKeehen bet 75,000, and Nadal called.

The turn was the 9s, McKeehen bet 1,000,000, and Nadal called all in for 475,000 with JcTd for a pair of jacks with an open-ended straight draw. McKeehen was ahead with AdAc for a pair of aces.

The river was the 8s, giving Nadal a queen-high straight to double through McKeehen.

Jose Nadal  –  1,325,000  (18 bb)
Joe McKeehen  –  3,600,000  (48 bb)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 673, the average chip stack is around 3,375,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $51,000 each.

They will play as many 90-minute levels as it takes to reach the final nine players for tomorrow’s final table.