Grafton Loses Race to Almeida, Ending His Tournament
Level 20
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Action folded to PokerStars Ambassador Sam "SamSquid" Grafton who limped in from the cutoff, "KirusRus" raised to 38,500 from the small blind and Christian "ChristianBR4" Almeida four-bet all in for 705,629 from the big blind.
Action was back on Grafton who called off his remining 71,650 stack while "KirusRus" mucked their hand.
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton: 
Christian "ChristianBR4" Almeida: 
It was a classic race with Grafton ahead with his made hand and nothing changed after the 
flop. Unfortunately for him, the 
fell on the turn pairing Almeida and the 
river ended Grafton's tournament as play inches closer to the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000 | |
|
|
142,253
142,253
|
142,253 |
|
|
Busted |