Double Elimination Boosts Mota
Level 4
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Cong Pham raised to 4,000 from under the gun and had three callers in Paul Phua, Albert Daher and Rafael Mota.
The four players saw a flop of K♠9♣8♣ and Mota checked to Pham who continued for 10,000.
Phua folded, but the other two players both called. The turn was the 4♣. It checked to Daher who bet 28,000.
Mota called before Pham raised to 100,000. Daher called before Mota shoved for 461,000, getting called in both spots before the cards were turned over.
Cong Pham: K♥K♦ 
Albert Daher: 8♦8♥
Rafael Mota: Q♣10♣
Mota had turned a flush, beating the flopped sets of both his opponents, and rivered a straight J♥ for good measure, soaring to almost one million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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929,000
629,000
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629,000 |
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290,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |