Event 49: Gregory Back Doubles Thru Jeremy Becker

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 219

Gregory Back

Gregory Back got it all in from middle position for 180,000 with AsJh, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the 9s9h of Jeremy Becker in the hijack.

The board came Qc5c2hAd10s, and Back paired his ace on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Gregory Back  –  425,000  (17 bb)
Jeremy Becker  –  70,000  (3 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 219, the average chip stack is around 610,000 (24 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,600 each.