Event 40: Kevin Buldo Doubles Thru Andre Bryan

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 873

Kevin Buldo
Kevin Buldo

Kevin Buldo moved all in under the gun for 430,000, and Andre Bryan called from the big blind with Ac8h.

Buldo turned over AhKd, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came Ad9c4h2s5s, and Buldo won the pot with a pair of aces and his king kicker to double up in chips.

Kevin Buldo  –  935,000  (19 bb)
Andre Bryan  –  1,400,000  (28 bb)

A short while later, we lost George Rovero Spyropoulos in 12th place.

12th:  George Rovero Spyropoulos  –  $1,540

With 11 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,190,000 (24 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,540 each. The next pay jump will be $2,105 for 10th place.