Event 28: Jean-Paul Drayton – 7th Place ($2,290)

$250 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $68,848  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 331

Ronel Juan limped in from the small blind and Jean-Paul Drayton checked in the big blind.

The flop was 9h8d2c, Juan bet 75,000, Drayton raised all in for about 350,000, and Juan called with Qd9c for a pair of nines. Drayton showed Td7c for an open-ended straight draw.

The 4c turn and 5c river completed the board, no help to Drayton, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Ronel Juan  –  2,650,000  (44 bb)
Jean-Paul Drayton  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($2,290)

With six players remaining from the field of 331 entries, the average stack is about 1,103,000 (18 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,725.