Event 17: Edward Medoff – 9th Place ($10,700)

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $678,030  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 699

Edward Medoff
Edward Medoff

Edward Medoff raised from the hijack to 600,000, and David Lee called from the big blind.

The flop came Ac9h4h, Lee checked, Medoff bet 550,000, and Lee called.

The turn card was the Qc, Lee checked, Medoff moved all in for about 2,700,000, and Lee quickly called with Ah9d for two pair, aces and nines. Medoff turned over As4c for a lower two pair, aces and fours. Medoff needed a queen or a four on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the Jc, and Lee won the pot with his higher two pair to eliminate Medoff in ninth place.

David Lee  –  18,000,000  (60 bb)
Edward Medoff  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($10,700)

With eight players remaining from a field of 699, the average chip stack is around 8,750,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,600 each.