A Payne-ful Finish; Alagha Breaks Seven Figures
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Bobby Payne was heard letting out a painful-sounding groan while the cards were being run in a hand that would be the last of his tournament. Hesam Alagha was the one to knock him out and recapped the hand shortly after its conclusion.
Alagha opened to 26,000 from the cutoff and Bobby Payne three-bet to 76,000 from one of the blinds. Alagha put him in for about 200,000 more and Payne called.
Bobby Payne: 
Hesam Alagha: 
The board ran out 
to give Alagha a set of tens, topping Payne's set of kings and sending him to the rail along the way. With the pot, Alagha now boasts a stack of 1.137 million and appears to be the first player to break seven figures in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,137,000 | 367,000 |
|
Busted |