Tekle Makes Hero Call, Eliminates Kuney
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
With around 200,000 chips in the pot and a board showing 
, Michael Kuney moved all in for his last 161,000. Tesfaldet Tekle tanked for a few minutes before he made the call.
Tesfaldet Tekle: 
Michael Kuney: 
Kuney was almost able to push Tekle off his pair of aces but Tekle made a good river call and Kuney was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000 | 150,000 |
|
Busted |
and there was 210,000 in the pot. Matthew Maggard bet around 90,000 and Anton Morgenstern moved all in. Maggard called for his remaining 241,000 stack and the two turned over their hands.
for a pair of nickels and Maggard tabled 
, giving him a pair of rockets with the nut flush draw. 
onto the felt, while Schock flopped the gutter-ball straight draw. 
and there was about 65,000 in the pot when Jaspal Brar pushed in a bet of 28,000. Anton Morgenstern raised to 90,000, Brar called and the 
for a flopped set of jacks. Brar showed 
for a wrap with the flush draw. 
for the nut flush, scooping in the massive pot.
hit as a turn card. Thibodeau again checked to Morgenstern, he fired in 125,000 and Thibodeau swiftly released his cards, sending another pot to Morgenstern.
on the turn. 