button in Safari
Albertini Up, Mekani On the Rocks
We're not sure exactly how it happened -- likely a preflop all in -- but Stephane Albertini has just collected Tahsyn Mekani's bounty and the rest of his chips.
Mekani got his short stack in with , and Albertini's had him pipped. The board ran through , and Albertini's pair was bigger than Mekani's. That's the end of the road for another player, and a satisfied Mekani has gone to the payout desk to pick up more than $60,000.
Albertini is up to 4.3 million, and he's got his own personal cheering section as the French media swarm around him like bees.