Muehloecker 1-1 vs. Short Stacks All In Preflop
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 750 ante
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker eliminated "GranitShark" after an all-in preflop confrontation in which his nines held vs. 
(his opponent having three-bet jammed for 80,000 on the button after he opened for 12,000). Two hands later, Muehloecker set an even shorter stacked opponent, Naoya "nkeyno" Kihara, in the big blind for a fifth of his stack, all in from the small blind when action folded round. Kihara made the call with 
; Muehloecker held 
. The board ran out pair-free for the both of them - until the river brought the 
(full runout: 
to give Kihara a little breathing room. It was not, however, enough to stop him hitting the rail a few minutes later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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497,568
-172,102
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-172,102 |