Event 15: Kevin MacDonald Doubles Thru Tanupat Punjarojanakul

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $372,480  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 384

Kevin MacDonald
Kevin MacDonald

With only two short stacks behind, Tanupat Punjarojanakul moved all in from the button, and Kevin MacDonald called all in from the big blind for 825,000 with KsJh.

Punjarojanakul turned over Kh7s, and MacDonald needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came QhJs2d9sQc, and MacDonald paired his jack on the flop and won the pot with two pair to double up in chips.

Kevin MacDonald  –  1,800,000  (18 bb)
Tanupat Punjarojanakul  –  2,835,000  (28 bb)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 384, the average chip stack is around 2,400,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,360 each.