Event 49: Jake Cody Takes a 6-to-1 Lead Over Kevin Eyster

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 219

Jake Cody
Jake Cody

Kevin Eyster completed the small blind to 75,000, and Jake Cody checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came 4d3c2c, Cody checked, Eyster bet 75,000, and Cody called.

The turn card was the Qd, Cody checked, Eyster bet 230,000, and Cody called.

The river card was the 10h, Cody checked, Eyster bet 475,000, and Cody quickly called. Eyster showed 8d5s for an eight-high bluff, and Cody turned over Qh5h to win the pot with a pair of queens to take a 6-to-1 chip lead.

Jake Cody  –  4,700,000  (63 bb)
Kevin Eyster  –  775,000  (10 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $93,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $66,500

3rd:  Mykhail Lendel  –  $47,500
4th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $35,500
5th:  Tim Capretta  –  $27,000
6th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $20,500
7th:  Petre Bogdan Ionescu  –  $15,800
8th:  Gregory Back  –  $12,300
9th:  Scott Margereson  –  $9,600