Event 49: Scott Margereson – 9th Place ($9,600)

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 219

Scott Margereson
Scott Margereson

Kevin Eyster raised UTG+1 to 60,000, and Scott Margereson reraised from the cutoff to 200,000, leaving himself just 15K behind. Eyster called.

The flop came Jd4d3d, Eyster bet, and Margereson said, “This is about as bad as it could get” as he called all in for 15,000 with KsQs for king high.

Eyster turned over 9d9d for a pair with a flush draw, and Margereson needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the 10d, the river card was the 7d, and Eyster won the pot with a higher diamond flush than the board to eliminate Margereson in ninth place.

Kevin Eyster  –  2,020,000  (67 bb)
Scott Margereson  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($9,600)

With eight players remaining from a field of 219, the average chip stack is around 685,000 (23 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $12,300 each.