Emmons Busted
Level 17
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
David Emmons, who according to Marvin Rettenmaier is one of the best online players in the world, has just busted the tournament. We caught the action on the river as an already big pot got even bigger.
On the table were the following five community cards: 
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. Samer Al-Shurieki pushed all in from the big blind for 105,000. Emmons made the call immediately but would soon get the bad news. Al-Shurieki showed his 
for a rivered straight. Emmons mucked his hand but the dealer made him show: 
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Emmons had just 3,000 left after that hand and lost those chips the next hand to, again, Samer Al-Shurieki. Emmons 
went under against Al-Shurieki's 
on a 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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300,000 | 218,000 |
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Busted |