New Chip Leader Emerges
Level 10
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
"Argentin_GOd" opened to 17,500 out of the cutoff. Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi, on the button, made the call. The blinds folded.
On the 4♥8♣2♣ flop, The preflop aggressor continued for 45,000. Shakerchi, on the button, moved all in with the effective stack of 107,057. "Argentin_GOd" made the call, putting the poker legend at risk.
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi: A♣Q♠10♣5♥
"Argentin_GOd": A♦J♦J♥5♦
It was essentially a coinflip, and became one that Shakerchi came out on the wrong end of, as the 7♦4♦ runout left his opponent with two pair, and him just one. Shakerchi was eliminated, but rebought shortly after, continuing his pursuit of WCOOP glory, while his opponent leaped to the top of the leaderboard.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Argentin_GOd |
1,158,488
383,732
|
383,732 |
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi |
250,000
-421,342
|
-421,342 |