Event 49: Jeremy Becker Doubles Thru Kevin Eyster

$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

Jeremy Becker
Jeremy Becker

Jeremy Becker got it all in from middle position for about 70,000 with Ah10d, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the Ad5d of Kevin Eyster, who was under the gun.

The board came Qs9s3s6h2c, and Becker won the pot wtih his ten to double up in chips.

Jeremy Becker  –  205,000  (8 bb)
Kevin Eyster  –  1,450,000  (58 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.