Event 16: Peter Shapiro – 6th Place ($3,180)

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 238

Peter Shapiro
Peter Shapiro

In a battle of the blinds on the turn of a Qd8h6h4c board, Peter Shapiro was all in for about 330,000 from the big blind against Amir Baron in the small blind.

Shapiro:  Qh9c  (pair of queens)
Baron:  8d7h  (pair of eights, inside straight draw)

The river was the 5h, filling Baron’s draw and giving him an eight-high straight to eliminate Shapiro in sixth place.

Amir Baron  –  1,830,000  (73 bb)
Peter Shapiro  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($3,180)

With five players remaining from a field of 238, the average chip stack is around 950,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,840 each.