High Roller: Joe McKeehen Doubles Thru Jeremy Ausmus

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 132

Joe McKeehen
Joe McKeehen

Joe McKeehen got it all in from the button for 85,000 with Js10s, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the Qd9d of Jeremy Ausmus in the big blind.

The board came Jd6c3h4c3d, and McKeehen paired his jack on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Joe McKeehen  –  195,000  (13 bb)
Jeremy Ausmus  –  890,000  (59 bb)

With 26 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 510,000 (34 big blinds). The final 19 players will finish in the money, earning at least $57,055.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to start at 2:00 pm EDT.