versus
cooler, and had one last bit of bad luck when his
was outdrawn by
to end his tournament life.Micke Norinder is another player who has recently bitten the tournament dust.
versus
cooler, and had one last bit of bad luck when his
was outdrawn by
to end his tournament life.
coming to nothing against Allan Baekke's pocket sevens -- absolutely no aces or kings hit the board, but there was a seven on the river for good measure.
. Houghton tabled
. Houghton lost the lead on a flop of
. The turn was the
and Houghton was drawing dead. The British player headed to the rail.
and it was a straight race against Kara Scott's
. The third jack on the flop and the absolute blanks on the turn and river sealed his fate, though; Kara had him covered, and he headed for the rail. Kara, meanwhile, virtually doubled up to just over 40,000.
made two pair.
. There was around 30,000 in the pot. Allan Baekke moved all in for 38,000. Former chipleader Mauro Corsetti tanked for several minutes. He looked at his cards. He took off his glasses. He put his hands over his face. He looked like he was going to pray. He slid his chair back and forth. He eventually folded and showed
. Baekke flashed the
as he raked in the pot.