Championship Day 1B: Joseph Mattucci Doubles Up

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Remaining Players: 54 of 226

Joseph Mattucci

Joseph Mattucci was all in preflop for 197,500 with AsKs in the hole, and Herbert Nairn had him covered holding 8s7s on the hijack.

The final board read Kd9h3dKd8c, and Mattucci doubled up to survive with 405,000 after collecting the pot. Nairn was at 85,000 after the hand.

Joseph Mattucci – 405,000 (101 bb)
Herbert Nairn – 85,000 (21 bb)