Event 5: Matt Leecy Doubles Through David Shaw

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 202

Matt Leecy (left) and David Shaw (right)

With the flop out and reading 8h7d2h, Matthew Leecy put his 87,000 chips at risk against chip leader David Shaw.

Leecy: 8d8c
Shaw: Th5h

Leecy was in good shape with his set of eights but needed to fade hearts or running bad cards. The Ts turn was no sweat and Leecy had a double after the 9s river.

Matthew Leecy – 2,252,000 (563 bb)
David Shaw – 277,000 (69 bb)