Birizdo Heads For an Early Shower
Level 16
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
When it folded to Istvan Birizdo in the small blind, he raised to 130,000. Kenar peeked at his cards in the big blind and then jammed, covering Birizdo. Birizdo snap-called for his stack of 800,000, and the cards were tabled.
Istvan Birizdo: Q♦Q♥ 
Kenar: A♥9♠
If Birizdo's two queens could hold up, he would have the perfect start to Day 2 of the Main Event.
Kenar picked up some additional outs on the 9♣5♠6♦ flop by pairing his nine. A 6♥ rolled off on the turn, meaning only an ace or nine on the river would end Birizdo's day early.
The dealer burned the card, then dropped the A♣ on the river to give Kenar two pair, and Birizdo was out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,900,000
845,000
|
845,000 |
|
Busted |