Down to her last 2,000 in chips, Kitty Kuo called all in out of the big blind after a player in early position had raised exactly that amount and another called in middle position. The pre flop aggressor then bet 4,000 on the flop and the second opponent mucked his cards.
Kuo showed her cards to the dealer and we could not grasp it anymore. She was up against and apparently already drawing dead after the turn when she threw the cards in the muck. The river completed the board and Kuo grabbed her belongings.
Does the name Justin Oliver ring a bell? He defeated a 566 player strong field in the $2,500 Four-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Event in 2013 to win his golden bracelet. The Canadian also seems to be our current chip leader with massive 130,000 in chips.
Michael Mizrachi, better-known in some circles as "The Grinder," has busted at the hands of the controversial character that is Ivan Freitez.
Mizrachi open-shoved for around 8,000 chips with and Freitez called with . Mizrachi's sevens stayed best until the river of the board, the ace on the river condemning Mizrachi to finishing outside of the money places in this event.
We have about 10 minutes left in the current level and the tournament director has asked each chip leader of the table to buy off the green T25 chips in order to facilitate the race off in the next break.