Event 15: James Anderson Doubles Thru Ron Tate

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  77 of 556

James Anderson
James Anderson

James Anderson got it all in from the button for 67,000 with 9s9h, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the KsJc of Ron Tate, who was UTG+1.

The board came 10c7d4dQs7c — Tate turned an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further. Anderson won the pot with two pair, nines and sevens, to double up in chips.

James Anderson  –  135,000  (34 bb)
Ron Tate  –  55,000  (14 bb)

With 77 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 144,000 (36 big blinds). The final 70 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,770 each.