Event 18: Fred Paradis Doubles Thru Marc Goldman

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $509,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 525

Fred Paradis
Fred Paradis

Fred Paradis moved all in from the cutoff for 550,000, and Marc Goldman called from the button with QsQd. Paradis turned over Ad8d, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 10s8s2h7s8h — Paradis paired his eight on the flop, Goldman turned a spade flush draw, and Paradis rivered trips to win the pot and double up in chips.

Fred Paradis  –  1,175,000  (39 bb)
Marc Goldman  –  4,500,000  (150 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.