Event 40: Mitchell Halverson Doubles Thru Carlos Chadha Villamarin

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 345

Mitchell Halverson
Mitchell Halverson

Mitchell Halverson moved all in from the button for 290,000, and Carlos Chadha Villamarin called from the small blind with Ac9d.

Halverson turned over 5d5c, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came QsJd3h2s3c, and the pocket fives held up for Halverson to win the pot and double up in chips.

Mitchell Halverson  –  640,000  (21 bb)
Carlos Chadha Villamarin  –  1,690,000  (56 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 345, the average chip stack is around 985,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,100 each.