Minkin Scores a Double
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Ian Steinman opened to 16,000 from early position and action folded around to Kelly Minkin, who went all in from the big blind. Steinman looked back at his cards and quickly called.
Kelly Minkin: 
Ian Steinman: 
Minkin was behind but not for long as the flop came 
. The turn 
and river 
completed the runout and she counted out her stack to total 127,000, which Steinman paid off before beginning the next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
477,000
-113,000
|
-113,000 |
|
||
|
266,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
, resulting in his departure from the tournament in 10th place.
was of little help, but the turn 
did give Murray some life. Unfortunately for him, the river 
would be the last card of his tournament life as his jacks were no good to Steinman's aces, resulting in his elimination from the tournament.
for a rivered flush but it proved to be no good as Rodriguez had simultaneously turned over 
for a boat, having flopped fours full. The dealer confirmed the amounts and paid off Rodriguez, making him the likely chip leader at present time while Tran finds himself among the shortest stacks in the room.
opened up his outs to give him a gutshot straight flush draw, but the river 
was of no help and just like that, Minkin found herself back at starting stack as if she had just sat down again.
