Event 15: Steve Blackmon Doubles Thru Anibal Pabon

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $372,480  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 384

Steve Blackmon
Steve Blackmon

Steve Blackmon raised from middle position to 500,000, Anibal Pabon moved all in from the hijack for 4,025,000, and Blackmon called all in for 1,875,000 with 10d10c.

Pabon turned over AsKd, and Blackmon needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came Js7h7d6d10s, and Blackmon lead the entire, winning the pot with a rivered full house to double up in chips.

Steve Blackmon  –  4,250,000  (21 bb)
Anibal Pabon  –  2,150,000  (11 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 384, the average chip stack is around 4,275,000 (21 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,200 each.