Event 15: Scott Stewart Doubles Up

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  37 of 556

Scott Stewart
Scott Stewart

Scott Stewart got it all in preflop from the hijack for 254,000 with JdJc, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against his opponent’s AhKh in the cutoff.

The board came 6s5s5d8s10h, and the pocket jacks held up for Stewart to win the pot and double up in chips.

Scott Stewart  –  533,000  (53 bb)

With 37 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 300,000 (30 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $2,775 each.