De Mel Departs
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Priyan de Mel has been riding the short stack all day -- perhaps in part due to the fact that he's been paying more attention to the boxing match on his £500 iPad than on the £5,000 poker tournament he's playing in. In any event, he got the last of his chips into the middle preflop when he looked down at 
. An unknown American-sounding chap across from him put de Mel to the test, racing for the knockout with 
.
The 
flop left de Mel dead to an eight, and he couldn't find either of them. The 
turn and 
river sealed his fate, sent packing about a half level before making Day 2.