Capobianco Delivers Bad Beat to Advance
Level 9
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
On a flop reading 
Charlie Capobianco moved all in. Seth Berger, the effective stack, snap called for his tournament life.
Seth Berger: 
Charlie Capobianco: 
Berger, though at risk, was way ahead and looked set to secure a crucial double up. That all changed on the 
turn, which flipped the tables entirely and left Berger drawing to just two outs. The 
did not bring the required ace for Berger and sent him to the rail with a bad beat story to tell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
Busted |
, giving both players a pair of ace, but with Wheeler ahead with his king kicker. The 
river changed nothing for either player, meaning Wheeler's ace-king was good enough to scoop the pot and eliminate Jorstad.
did, however, give McKellar a flush draw and he picked up additional outs on the 
turn. Unfortunately for him, he could not find a club, eight or six on the river and was sent to the rail short of the money. Leonard congratulated his opponent on his play before McKellar exited, saying "you were the last person I wanted to go heads-up against".
. Palma's pocket eights held, giving him the pot and allowing him to double up his chip stack.
. Maria Konnikova responded by moving all in and had her opponent easily covered. The player on the button only had 15,000 behind but did eventually find a fold.
. Jozoff flashed a bluff before mucking to send the rest of his chips Nguyen's way. Nguyen, meanwhile, moves onto round 2, having secured at least $5,835.
