Event 7:  Leonard Rendon Doubles Thru A.J. Spades

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,462

Leonardo Rendon
Leonardo Rendon

Leonardo Rendon moved all in under the gun for 230,000, and A.J. Spades called from the cutoff with Kh9h.

Rendon turned over 8s3c, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 7c6d4hJs8c — Rendon flopped a gutshot straight draw and paired his eight on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

Leonardo Rendon  –  710,000  (7 bb)
A.J. Spades  –  800,000  (8 bb)

With 12 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,830,000 (18 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,005 each.