Event 49: Jeremy Becker Doubles Thru Tim Capretta

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 219

Jeremy Becker
Jeremy Becker

Jeremy Becker moved all in from the cutoff for 400,000, and Tim Capretta called from the button with AhQh. Becker turned over 5h5c, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 10d7d2d9h8c, and the pocket fives held up for Becker to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jeremy Becker  –  900,000  (23 bb)
Tim Capretta  –  675,000  (17 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 219, the average chip stack is around 1,095,000 (27 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $27,000 each.