button in SafariNo Laughing Matter for Ha
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Thai Ha waited until the clock was called before making the decision to go all in with his last 2,150,000 chips. It was a call of Jesus Ortiz Calderon's shove.
The delay was due in part to the pay jump of nearly $5,000 that would come if someone else in the field was knocked out of the tournament before Ha.
Alas, he made the call.
Thai Ha: A♦K♥
Jesus Ortiz Calderon: A♠Q♦
The first bit of bad news came immediately, as Calderon paired his queen on the flop 5♥Q♠9♦. His tournament life didn't get better as the turn 10♥ opened the door for a gutshot straight that didn't make it when the 8♣ came on the river.
Ha ended up in 63rd place. Alexander Savchenko, who went out three minutes later in 62nd place, picked up an extra $4,620 for lasting longer.