Event 17: Marcus Whiteagle Doubles Thru and Then Knocks Out a Player

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  85 of 520

Marcus Whiteagle
Marcus Whiteagle

Sebastiaan De Jonge raised under the gun to 8,000, the player in the hijack reraised to 20,000, and Marcus Whiteagle moved all in from the button for 59,000.

De Jonge folded, and the hijack said, “I might be dead” as he turned over QsQd. But Whiteagle turned over JdJc, and needed to improve to stay alive.

But the board came Jh9d4h8c4c, and Whiteagle flopped a set of jacks and rivered a full house to win the pot and double up in chips.

Marcus Whiteagle  –  136,000  (34 bb)

A few hands later, the same player who was in the hijack got it all in under the gun for about 25,000 with Ad6s, but was dominated by Whiteagle’s AhKc.

The board came 6h3d2dKhKd — the short-stacked player paired his six on the flop, but Whiteagle paired his king on the turn and rivered trips to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Marcus Whiteagle  –  165,000  (41 bb)

With about 85 players remaining from a field of 520, the average chip stack is about 122,000 (31 big blinds). The final 65 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,740 each.