Now I am Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds
Moments after hand for hand play ended with the bursting of the money bubble, we noticed Jonathan Little and Daniel Negreanu were getting lonely over at the far table, and a bit of investigation revealed the reason.
With Little adding an entire wing to his already massive chip castle, it became clear the Day 1 chip leader had notched yet another elimination.
We found out that one hand after eliminating Ryan Eriquezzo with 
against 
, Little engaged in a preflop raising war against an opponent holding 
.
After all of the chips were in the middle, Little found himself way behind with his , but an ace in the window gave him the unlikely advantage in the hand. Two blanks later, and a massive pot was being pushed his way.
Shortly thereafter, we saw a short stack move his last 38,200 in for an all-in move, and Little took time away from stacking his mountain of chips to make the call.
Little's 
put him in a race against the vulnerable player's 
, but with the rush Little was on, it was no surprise when the flop came 
. The turn (
) and river (
) changed nothing, and another pelt was added to Little's growing collection of fallen foes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
810,000
532,500
|
532,500 |
|
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