Event 1: Earl Gallegos Doubles Thru Richard Baker

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 6,134

Earl Gallegos

Richard Baker raised from middle position to 700,000, Earl Gallegos moved all in from the cutoff for 3,725,000, and Baker called with KsQs.

Gallegos turned over JdJc, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came Ah9h5c6h8c, and the pocket jacks held up for Gallegos to win the pot and double up in chips.

Earl Gallegos  –  8,200,000  (27 bb)
Richard Baker  –  14,000,000  (47 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 13,625,000 (45 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,265 each.