Event 3: Matt Yorra Takes Two Pots to Reach 1.4 Million

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $76,440  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 147

Guillermo Reyes raised from the button to about 100,000, and Matt Yorra called from the small blind.

The flop came AcJd4c, Yorra checked, Reyes bet 100,000, and Yorra check-raised all in. Reyes thought for a while before he folded As8s face up for a pair of aces. Yorra took the pot.

Matt Yorra  –  1,170,000  (39 bb)
Guillermo Reyes  –  1,250,000  (42 bb)

A few minutes later, with 90,000 in the pot, the flop came 9d8s4d. Reyes bet 30,000 from the small blind, Yorra raised from the big blind to 105,000, and Reyes reraised to 205,000.

Yorra four-bet all in, and Reyes folded. Yorra showed 8d7d for a pair of eights with a diamond flush draw as he took the pot.

Matt Yorra  –  1,400,000  (47 bb)
Guillermo Reyes  –  1,000,000  (33 bb)

With three players remaining from a flight of 147 entries, the average chip stack is around 980,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,200 each.