Madsen, Song Came to Play
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
On the first hand of the day, Jeff Madsen got his stack of 297,000 in the middle from under the gun as Yunkyu Song put him at risk on the button.
Jeff Madsen: A♦K♣ 
Yunkyu Song: 9♥9♣
Madsen and Song were flipping for the 600,000-chip pot as the flop came A♠3♣2♥, giving Madsen the lead with top pair. The rest of the board ran out J♣5♠ and Madsen doubled up.
"Fun first hand, 600K pot," Madsen said.
"Wow, you guys came to play today," tablemate Jeremy Becker added.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
303,000
|
303,000 |
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|
20,000
297,000
|
297,000 |