Event 28: Brent Hoover – 5th Place ($3,295)

$250 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $68,848  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 331

Brent Hoover raised all in for 940,000 from the hijack and David Rivera called all in for 820,000 in the big blind with 9d9s, leading Hoover’s Ad3c.

The board ran out Jc8d7d5c6d, giving Rivera a nine-high straight to double through Hoover.

Down to 120,000, Hoover busted the next hand in fifth place.

David Rivera  –  1,760,000  (22 bb)
Brent Hoover  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($3,295)

With four players remaining from the field of 331 entries, the average stack is about 1,655,000 (21 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $4,270.