Event 29: Michael Amato Won a Pot Worth 17.3 Million Against Ory Hen

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $719,100  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,020

Michael Amato
Michael Amato

Michael Amato raised under the gun to 1,200,000, and Ory Hen called from the big blind.

The flop came KcQs2s, Hen checked, Amato bet 1,000,000, and Hen called.

The turn card was the Ad, Hen checked, Amato bet 2,000,000, and Hen called.

The river card was the Qd, Hen checked, Amato bet 4,000,000, and Hen called with AcKh for two pair, aces and kings. But Amato had KdQc for a full house, queens full of kings.

Seat 1.  Matt Paul  –  4,025,000  (7 bb)
Seat 2.  Leo Taffe  –  24,850,000  (41 bb)
Seat 3.  Ory Hen  –  8,150,000  (14 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Amato  –  33,825,000  (56 bb)
Seat 5.  Kuang Hung Lee  –  8,800,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6.  Alejandro Bristol  –  9,850,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.  Eric Kolodny  –  12,500,000  (21 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 1,020, the average chip stack is around 14,575,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,400 each.

Ory Hen
Ory Hen