Event 18: Chipleader Marc Goldman Reaches Five Million in Chips Against Craig Robertson

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $509,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 525

Marc Goldman
Marc Goldman

With the board showing Qd8s6c4h on the turn, Craig Robertson bet 75,000, Marc Goldman raised from the button to 150,000, and Robertson called.

The river card was the 2s, Robertson checked, Goldman bet 250,000, and Robertson called with Qs9h for a pair of queens. But Goldman turned over Qc10s for a pair of queens and a slightly higher kicker to win the pot and reach five million in chips.

Marc Goldman  –  5,080,000  (169 bb)
Craig Robertson  –  1,005,000  (34 bb)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 525, the average chip stack is around 1,430,000 (48 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,600 each.