Saleh Busts in Unfortunate Fashion
Level 6
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
It was a roller coaster run-out of the 
board after Elias Abou Saleh and his opponent Simon Sing had both flopped trips. On the turn, the Lebanese had improved to a full house with the 
and called the river shove of Sing to get shown the 
for a higher full house.
Saleh threw his cards in disgust almost over the entire table and rushed out of the tournament area. Sing moved to around 145,000 chips after being rather short not long ago.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
and there were already more than 100,000 chips in the middle. The player on the button had moved all in for 78,600 and Seng Yee Leow was suddenly without cards. The dealer had grabbed the cards while they were not really anywhere near the muck and the Malaysian complained to floor staff.
. The Malaysian said "You have stolen from me, I confirm I have a pocket."
turn, three players including Tom Alner in the big blind had checked and the 
on the turn saw no betting action either. On the 
for a straight and the opponent flashed 
for a pair of kings.
. The Board ran out 
and that was it for the short stack, who received an early break.
, a bet of 19,000 was in front of Seng Yee Leow and Jordan Kaplan moved all in for what looked like 49,000 in total. Leow didn't want to call and rather sent his cards into the muck before heading into the break.
flop, the player in the big blind led for 30,000 and was called by the Brit only to see the 
on the turn.
for a straight, the opponent busted with 
. Thanks to the third player in the hand, the Brit essentially doubled his stack.