Event 40: Jose Parra Doubles Up Twice

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 873

Jose Parra
Jose Parra

Jose Parra moved all in from the cutoff for 275,000, and Anton Kutsenko moved all in over the top from the small blind for 1,950,000 with JsJh. Parr turned over KsKc, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 10h10d4d6c3s, and the pocket kings held up for Parra to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jose Parra  –  750,000  (8 bb)
Anton Kutsenko  –  1,675,000  (17 bb)

Gonzalo Garcia entered the pot from the button, Parra moved all in from the big blind for 650,000, and Garcia called with Ah10s. Parra turned over Jd10d, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 9c8h2s6cQh, and Parra rivered a queen-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jose Parra  –  1,450,000  (15 bb)
Gonzalo Garcia  –  6,300,000  (63 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,625,000 (26 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,730 each.