Mehal Makes the Wrong Call
Azzedine Mehal opened to 50,000 from under the gun and Samiyel Duzgun shoved his 415,000 stack in the middle from the button. It folded back to Mehal, who played just 10,000 less than his opponent.
He would spend the next several minutes in the tank with an agonized look on his face. After counting his stack and repeeking his cards, time was called by someone at the table. The countdown went down to the last three seconds and that is when Mehal made a hasty call.
Azzedine Mehal: 9♣9♥
Samiyel Duzgun: 10♦10♠
Mehal slammed his fist on the table and let out an expletive at the sight of the situation. He could not hit his two direct outs, nor made any other improvement to his hand on a board of 2♦7♣2♣Q♣A♥. The stacks were counted and he was confirmed to be eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
880,000 | 69,000 |
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Busted |