Event 29: Jeremy Becker Eliminated in 19th Place by Zhen Cai

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $719,100  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  80,000/160,000 with a 160,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,020

Zhen Cai and Jeremy Becker
Zhen Cai (left) and Jeremy Becker

Jeremy Becker moved all in under the gun for 795,000, and Zhen Cai called from the big blind with As9s. Becker turned over Kd8s, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 9h6h2s10h6c, and Cai won the pot with a pair of nines to eliminate Becker in 19th place.

Zhen Cai  –  8,500,000  (53 bb)
Jeremy Becker  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($6,800)

With 18 players remaining from a field of 1,020, the average chip stack is around 5,665,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,800 each.

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