Double-Knockout for Michael
"Wait, wait... you can get my bustout hand."
So said Travell Thomas just now as the dealer delivered cards around the table. Soon Loukas Michael was raising to 1,300 from early position, a player a couple of seats over was calling, and Thomas was reraising all in for his last 5,100 from the button.
That's when the big blind reraised again to 10,000, prompting an all-in shove from Michael. That knocked out the player to his left, but after a long spell in the tank the big blind called all in as well for his last 14,000 or so.
All three players had pocket pairs — 
for the big blind, 
for Michael, and 
for Thomas. The board then rolled out 
, and sure enough we'd seen Thomas's bustout hand.
Michael notches a couple of knockouts on that one, in fact, while chipping up close to 70,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000 | 26,000 |
|
Busted |