Miracle Chop for Macedo
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
In the final hand before the break, Thiago Macedo was all in for his final few big blinds and called by initial raiser Matt Vengrin, as well as Brian Hastings in the small blind.
The flop was 
and Hastings check-folded when Vengrin reached for chips.
Thiago Macedo: 
Matt Vengrin: 
Macedo was drawing all but dead against Vengrin's flopped boat but caught the 
and 
for a backdoor low hand to snatch half of the pot away to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
923,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
78,000
25,000
|
25,000 |