Mendoza Bad Beats Nielsen
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Martin Nielsen opened the action with a raise to 9,000 first to act and James Mendoza called on the button only for Gary Thompson to three-bet big to 40,000 in the small blind with the Q♦9♦. Nielsen only flat-called and Mendoza used a time bank extension and then declared all-in, Thompson folded and Nielsen snap-called for his last 199,000.
Martin Nielsen: A♥A♦ 
James Mendoza: 8♠8♣
The K♥J♣8♦9♣10♦ board gave Mendoza a set and short deck specialist Nielsen was knocked out with a bad beat story to tell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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579,000
245,000
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245,000 |
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226,000
38,000
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38,000 |
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Busted | |
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