High Roller: Mauricio Ferreira Doubles Up Twice

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 10:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 28

Mauricio Ferreira
Mauricio Ferreira

Mauricio Ferreira was all in from the small blind for 16,000 with KdQd, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the 8d5h of Anatoly Nikitin in the big blind.

The board came AhJd10d4s7s, and Ferreira won the pot with his king to double up in chips.

Mauricio Ferreira  –  40,000  (5 bb)
Anatoly Nikitin  –  145,000  (18 bb)

Two hands later, Ferreira moved all in from the cutoff for 40,000, and chipleader Thomas Boivin called from the small blind with 6h6c.

Ferreira turned over Ks7s, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 7d2d2h4c4h, and Ferreira paired his seven on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Mauricio Ferreira  –  96,000  (12 bb)
Thomas Boivin  –  1,251,000  (156 bb)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 28 entries, the average chip stack is around 255,000 (32 big blinds). The final four players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $76,075.