First Elimination (7 Minutes In)
On a flop of , one player bet, a second player moved all in, a third player flat-called the all in and the original bettor flashed and folded.
"All in and call on Table 9!"
A murmur went through the crowd as they heard that death knell for the first time today. Media and ESPN cameras circled the table. The tournament clock showed 1:53 remaining in the level, meaning only seven minutes had ticked away.
One player had for middle set. The other had for bottom set.
The turn was the , the river was the and the player with the tens doubled up to 60,000 while the player with the fives walked away from the table completely gobsmacked at what had just happened to him.
$10,000 up in smoke in only 7 minutes... only at the World Series of Poker.