Moreno Eliminated in Huge Double Knockout

A crowd was gathered around table 485, a pile of chips was in the middle, and stacks were being verified as the PokerNews team arrived on the scene. Ryan Riess was kind enough to relay the action on the hand which saw one-time chip leader Andrew Moreno sent to the rail and made Salah Nimer the first player over ten million.

After Noam Muallem raised on the button, Nimer three-bet in the small blind and then Moreno moved all in for approximately 2,400,000. Muallem then re-jammed for approximately 4,600,000, and Nimer called, putting both opponents at risk.

Andrew Moreno:
Noam Muallem:
Salah Nimer:

Moreno had picked the wrong time for his four-bet, while Muallem was completely coolered, with one of his potential outs in Moreno's hand.

The flop then came , with the turn bringing the , giving Moreno some hope with a flush draw, but the on the river ended both his and Muallem's day's in wild fashion.