Championship: Kitty Kuo Doubles Thru Philipe Pizzari Pinto

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,070

Kitty Kuo
Kitty Kuo

In the first hand of the final table, Philipe Pizzari Pinto min-raised UTG+1 to 250,000, Kitty Kuo moved all in from middle position for 1,550,000, and Pinto called with AcJs.

Kuo turned over QhQc, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 6s6d5c10s10d, and the pocket queens held up for Kuo to win the pot and double up in chips.

Kitty Kuo  –  3,425,000  (27 bb)
Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  1,000,000  (8 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 4,750,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $87,960 each.