Hall Wins the Race to Knockout Casella
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Sungmi Cho opened the action with a raise to 13,000, and Beth Hall on the button made the call. Then Michael Casella three-bet all in for 157,000. Cho folded, and Hall went into the tank, but eventually counted out the chips to make the call, and put Casella at risk.
Michael Casella: A?K? 
Beth Hall: 9?9?
Hall found the right call, but would need to win the race to knockout Casella. But when the board ran out 4?2?Q?J?7? the pocket nines of Hall remained best, and Casella was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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495,000
-40,000
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-40,000 |
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455,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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Busted | |