Event 17: Victor Figueroa Rises in the Counts as Jeff Madsen Drops

$1,100 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 288

Victor Figueroa
Victor Figueroa

Victor Figueroa was all in from the big blind for 265,000 with AhAc, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the JsJh of chipleader Stanley Wang, who was under the gun.

The board came Kh6s3d8h10h, and the pocket aces held up for Figueroa to win the pot and double up in chips.

Victor Figueroa  –  560,000  (28 bb)
Stanley Wang  –  2,250,000  (113 bb)

A short while later, with the board showing Jc9s6s8d on the turn and about 200K already in the pot, Victor Figueroa checked the big blind, and Jeff Madsen checked from the button.

The river card was the Kh, Figueroa bet 150,000, and Madsen tanked for a long time before he folded, leaving himself with just 300K. Figueroa took the pot.

Victor Figueroa  –  625,000  (31 bb)
Jeff Madsen – 300,000  (15 bb)

Jeff Madsen
Jeff Madsen

Two hands later, Level 20 came to an end, and the players took a 10-minute break. Here are the official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Stanley Wang  –  2,255,000  (90 bb)
Seat 2.  Nelson Resendiz  –  580,000  (23 bb)
Seat 3.  Jeff Madsen  –  300,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4.  Marco Townsend  –  540,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5.  Victor Figueroa  –  650,000  (26 bb)

The final five players are all guaranteed at least $14,275 each, with $57,340 waiting for the winner.