New Champ
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Peixin Liu, the defending champion of Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury, just busted out.
On a flop of 
, he got it in from the small blind for 9,150 and was called by his opponent on the button.
Liu: 
Opponent: 
Bottom two pair was way in front, and Liu seemed poised to double up as the 
hit, but a 
river gave his opponent a straight. Liu got out of his chair and put on his jacket, expressing his amazement at the beat before heading for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
flop hit, leading to three checks. Gerald Heckathorn fired 10,000 on the 
turn, and the player in the cutoff, who had put in the three-bet, tanked a few minutes before putting his 11,000 stack in. Heckathorn called with 
, and he was fading three outs against 
. The river bricked off with the 
.
, giving Buckley a better flush, but he still needed to fade the open-ended straight flush draw. A 
river was clean for him.
. Elizabeth Ethridge had put him all in for about 25,000 into a pot containing around 18,000. Seitz tanked for about four minutes before deciding to call it off.
for top two. 
, needing a straight draw to come through. He didn't get there as the 
paired the board.
