Event 8: 7th Place - Maccaroni

$500 + $60 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 40k/80k/10k ante 

Matt Maccaroni (Hamilton Square, NJ)

$17,969

Matt Maccaroni opened on the button and got called by Johnson Nguyen in the small blind.

On the flop of 8 6 3 with two hearts, Johnson checked, Matt bet 200k, Johnson raised to 1.1 million, and Matt shoved for ~3 million.  Johnson called.

Johnson:  87 (top pair)
Matt:  K8  (top pair, better kicker)

Then Johnson caught his 3-out 7 on the turn, giving him two pair.

River was a Ten and Johnson took the pot, chipping up to 8.9 million and the chip lead.

Matt finished in 7th place, earning $17,969.