Royal Flush For Pillon

Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Three players were on a flop of J?Q?J?. Kevin MacDonald bet 400,000, Duff Charette folded the button and James Pillon called in the small blind. The turn was the 10?. It went check-check.
The river came the A?. Pillon led out for 700,000 and MacDonald quickly called.
Pillon tabled the absolute nuts with the K?J?.
Pillon then questioned MacDonald if he would have called more on the river to which MacDonald replied, "I had a big hand".
Player | Chips | Progress |
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8,600,000
2,750,000
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2,750,000 |
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3,600,000
-1,600,000
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-1,600,000 |
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