Grinder Gone In Shocking Fashion
Just before the break, Michael Mizrachi, who finished as the Day 1b as the chip leader and came into today as fourth overall in chips, was eliminated from play.
We were not on hand for the elimination, but the following details were given to us.
Three players including Mizrachi and Khiem Nguyen saw a flop of 
. After action on the flop, Mizrachi and Nguyen were heads up to see the board pair on the turn with the 
. The river was the 
and Nguyen announced that he was all in.
Mizrachi called all in and tabled the ace-high flush. Unfortunately for the Grinder, Nguyen showed 
for eights full of jacks. Nguyen scooped up the massive pot and Mizrachi was forced to the rail right before the break.
Nguyen is now sitting pretty as the biggest stack in the room with 600,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000 | 100,000 |
|
Busted |