Event 36: Maxwell Young Chipping Up

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 940

Paul Snead raised to 180,000 in the hijack, Maxime Chilaud called in the small blind, and Maxwell Young three-bet to 500,000 in the big blind. Both Snead and Chilaud called.

The flop was Ac9d7s, Chilaud checked, Young bet 400,000, Snead folded, and Chilaud called.

The turn was the 3c, Chilaud checked, Young bet 600,000, and Chilaud called.

The river was the Ts, Chilaud checked, and Young checked.

Chilaud showed 8c8s for a pair of eights, but Young tabled KsKh for a pair of kings to win the pot.

Maxwell Young  –  4,330,000  (54 bb)
Maxime Chilaud  –  1,635,000  (20 bb)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 2,820,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,900 each.