Event 1: Wong Doubles Through De La Cruz

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 30: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 4,756
Average Stack: 8,250,000 (41 bb)

Jerry Wong

Jose De La Cruz opened to 500,000 from under the gun and Jerry Wong three-bet half his stack (2,050,000) from the hijack. De La Cruz put Wong all-in and he shrug/called at risk.

Wong: JsJh
De La Cruz: AdKc

Wong needed to stay ahead in the race and the dealer did not disappoint him as the board came 9c6s4s6c8d to give the 2016 WSOP November Niner a big double.

Jerry Wong – 9,200,000 (46 bb)
Jose De La Cruz – 3,950,000 (20 bb)