At table 17, where our Main Event Day 1C chip leader, Nghi Van Tran, is sitting, Macradij Yacoubian was pushed to the limit. Andrew Macdonald, another big stack in the Main Event, raised to 1,300, preflop. After everyone else at the table threw in their cards, Macradij, the big blind, called.
The flop was dealt 
. Macradij bet 3,000 and Andrew called. The turn was revealed 
, and both players checked. When the river was flipped 
, Andrew looked over at Macradij’s stack and bet 15,000. The bet gave Macradij reason to pause. He had to go all in to cover. After debating, Macradij finally pushed his chips towards the pot, and stood up.
Andrew turned 
and Macradij won the pot with two pair. He was holding 
.
