Zinno Gets Lucky to Make Quads and Eliminate Kamel
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
Patrick Leonard opened for 1,500 and received a call from reigning World Poker Tour Player of the Year Anthony Zinno. When action reached Tamer Kamel in the small blind, he three-bet to 6,800, Leonard folded, and Zinno opted to four-bet all in. Kamel, who only had 23,000 or so total, called it off.
Zinno: 
Kamel: 
Kamel was a favorite to double, but not after the flop came down 
. Zinno spiked his set, and then locked it up when the dealer burned and turned the 
to give him quads. The meaningless 
was put out on the river and Kamel headed toward the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
, Chidwick had the 
, and XXX had the 
.
. His opponent, David Dayan, had him in dire straits.
flop. Higgins was still a heavy favorite, but then disaster struck when the 
completed the board on the river to give Zhou quads. Higgins lamented his bad luck, collected his things, and exited the tournament just shy of the dinner break.
, and his big blind opponent seemed less than thrilled as he called after a minute or two. 
on the river but it did him no good against aces and eights.
turn nor 
flopped to give Celestino the lead. A 
