Event 16: Cord Garcia Comes Back Strong From 18 Big Blinds

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 335

Cord Garcia and Shannon the Masseuse
Cord Garcia

Cord Garcia got it all in from the big blind for 275,000 with AdKd, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the QhJd of Daniel Asbury in the small blind.

The board came 8d8c2s7s2d, and Garcia won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Cord Garcia  –  565,000  (38 bb)
Daniel Asbury  –  145,000  (10 bb)

About five minutes later, Garcia raised from the cutoff to 35,000, Chad Reynolds reraised from the button to 105,000, and Garcia four-bet it to 210,000. Reynolds thought for a while before he called.

The flop came KsQd10h, Garcia moved all in for about 375,000, and Reynolds quickly folded. Garcia took the pot.

Cord Garcia  –  830,000  (55 bb)
Chad Reynolds  –  785,000  (52 bb)

With 15 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 445,000 (30 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $7,566 each.