Event 26: Atanas Pavlov Doubles Thru Hector Pacheco

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 4,017

Atanas Pavlov
Atanas Pavlov

Atanas Pavlov raised from the hijack, and Hector Pacheco called from the small blind.

The flop came Qh5c3d, Pacheco checked, Pavlov bet 375,000, and Pacheco called.

The turn card was the Jd, Pacheco checked, Pavlov bet 800,000, and Pacheco check-raised to 3,000,000. Pavlov called.

The river card was the 6h, Pacheco bet 4,500,000, and Pavlov tanked for a long time before he called all in for 4,025,000.

Pacheco showed 7s5d for a pair of fives, and Pavlov turned over AhQs to win the pot with a pair of queens and double up in chips.

Atanas Pavlov  –  16,000,000  (80 bb)
Hector Pacheco  –  13,850,000  (69 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 4,017, the average chip stack is around 8,375,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,200 each.