Tesfalidet Spikes Eight to Stay Alive
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Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
It was folded to Mesgana Tesfalidet in the small blind and she open-shoved for 116,000. Jason Brin was in the big blind and made the quick call after looking at his cards.
Tesfalidet had 
and was in danger of being eliminated as Brin had 
. The flop changed that though as it came 
. Brin stood up, knowing he was in danger of losing the majority of his stack.
The turn was the 
and the river was the 
and Tesfalidet doubled up to 235,000 while Brin dropped to 31,500.
"Two days and that happens," muttered Brin under his breath.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
235,000 | 132,000 |
|
31,500 | -128,500 |
and the chips started flying with Mitts betting and then moving all in over the top of Brown's raise. Brown made the call and was behind with his 
as Mitts had 
.
to give Brown top two pair. Mitts still had some hope as any ace, seven, or five would give him the winning hand.
and a frustrated Mitts slammed his hand down on the table.
Keck would be eliminated just a few spots short of the money. There are now 40 players remaining - four more eliminations to the money. They will go hand-for-hand when there are 37 left.
. Karn tabled 
and Attebery flipped over the worst hand of the three with his 
and the other two cards were the 
. Kennedy stood up and turned over his hand 
. Kennedy would double up when the turn and river of 
. Terry Karn called, leaving himself with 54,500 behind. Duy Nguyen asked how much Karn had behind and once he found out the amount he reraised all in himself.
. Nguyen turned over 
for trip nines and Gilmore tabled 
, and a disgusted Nguyen shook his head in disbelief, looking repeatedly at the table as if he couldn't believe what he had just witnessed. That hand moved Gilmore to 250,000.
