Event 15 Flight F: Ashraf Chehata Doubles Thru Joey Block

$600 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight F Players Remaining:  235 of 925

Ashraf Chehata moved all in from the hijack for 18,500, and Joey Block thought for a bit before he called from the big blind with Ks9d.

Chehata turned over Js10h, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 8d7c2s10s4c, and Chehata paired his ten on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ashraf Chehata  –  39,400  (25 bb)
Joey Block  –  230,000  (144 bb)

With about 235 players remaining from a flight of 925 entries, the average chip stack is about 78,700 (49 big blinds).

Action will continue tonight until there are 93 players left, and everyone who bags chips will be in the money and advance to Day 2, which begins tomorrow (Sunday) at 1:00 pm.