Morris Dadoun - Gone But Not Forgotten
Morris Dadoun (pictured) led the way for some time on Day 1a and flew into Day 2 with a great chip lead. Not bad work for the 84-year-old live qualifier who won a ticket out in Toronto and arrived in Blue Jays garb to take on the best. Dadoun had some dramatic table moves across both his days at the felt and took on Daniel Negreanu on Day 1a among others.
We caught up with Dadoun's eventual conqueror, Belgian pro Davidi Kitai between hands and he told us how unlucky Dadoun had been to bust.
"He was all-in with 
against my 
and I won to double-up, then he had three big blinds and he was called three ways when he was all-in preflop. The board came 
and I bet on the river. He lost with to 
. I feel a little bit ashamed I took him out, he was really nice!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,000
16,300
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16,300 |
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Busted | |
, which looked fairly benign for Negreanu. 
and Gorey hit his kicker to pull ahead. 
and Negreanu's run was over, sending him to the rail midway through Day 2. 
. Davidi called in the big blind with pocket jacks and held. It was pretty standard."
. Kornuth led out for 8,800. Greenwood took his time and three-bet to 21,000. Kornuth quickly called. 
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river. Hinkle tabled the 
for king and fives with an ace kicker, which is the same hand Shin had with the 
.
and Failla pulled ahead with a pair of aces. 
and a player at the table asked, "Do you still want a five?" as a five on the river would bring a straight on board, chopping the pot between the two players.
and Failla got the double.
