Event 29: Eric Kolodny Doubles Thru Frank Brannan

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $719,100  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,020

Eric Kolodny
Eric Kolodny

Eric Kolodny moved all in from the cutoff for 4,325,000, and Frank Brannan thought for a while before he moved all in over the top from the button for 5,075,000 with 7h7d.

Kolodny turned over KhJh, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Jc8c3s8h2s, and Kolodny paired his jack on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Seat 1.  Matt Paul  –  17,300,000  (35 bb)
Seat 2.  Leo Taffe  –  29,200,000  (58 bb)
Seat 3.  Ory Hen  –  7,575,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Amato  –  23,275,000  (47 bb)
Seat 5.  Kuang Hung Lee  –  5,200,000  (10 bb)
Seat 6.  Alejandro Bristol  –  10,050,000  (20 bb)
Seat 7.  Eric Kolodny  –  9,900,000  (20 bb)
Seat 8.  Frank Brannan  –  750,000  (2 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 1,020, the average chip stack is around 12,750,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,500 each.