Event 7:  Larry Kiang Doubles Up Before Getting Knocked Out in 21st Place

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,462

Larry Kiang
Larry Kiang

With the blinds at 20,000-40,000, Larry Kiang moved all in from the cutoff for 105,000, and the player in the small blind called with 9d7h.

Kiang turned over As10h, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came AcKh2c10c3s, and Kiang paired his ace on the flop and his ten on the turn to win the pot with two pair and double up in chips.

Larry Kiang  –  290,000  (7 bb)

A few minutes later, after the blinds increased to 25,000-50,000, Kiang was eliminated from the tournament in 21st place.

Larry Kiang  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($1,555)

With 20 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,095,000 (22 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,555 each.