Championship: Paul Snead Doubles Thru Kevin Schulz

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 865

Paul Snead
Paul Snead

Kevin Schulz raised from the button to 200,000, Paul Snead reraised from the big blind to 800,000, and Schulz thought for a while before he moved all in for 3,950,000.

Snead quickly called all in for 3,175,000 with 9h9d, and Schulz turned over 6s6d. Snead needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came KsKc4h3c5d, and the nines held up for Snead to win the pot and double up in chips.

Paul Snead  –  6,500,000  (65 bb)
Kevin Schulz  –  775,000  (8 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 4,800,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $63,000 each.