Habib Goes From Chip Leader to Bust
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Mounir Habib was the first player above 300,000 and the tournament chip leader earlier in the day, but he just found his tournament cut short at the hands of new top man Ali Moein.
Moein bet 12,000 from the hijack on a flop of 
and was called by Habib on the button and Terence Etim in the big blind.
The turn came the 
and Moein slid forward a tower of chips, easily covering his remaining two opponents. Habib called off his last chips, while Etim folded.
Moein had 
, while Habib showed 
. The river was the 
and Moein's eights were enough to send Habib to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000 | |
|
40,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
Busted |