Mizzi Takes a Huge Beat for the Chip Lead
Jason Wheeler raised to 45,000 and Fredrik Andersson three-bet from his immediate left to 110,000. Sorel Mizzi four-bet to 228,000 from the small blind and Wheeler snap-folded. Andersson tanked for a little while before moving all in, and Mizzi asked for a count right away.
Andersson's shove totaled 864,000 and Mizzi made the call after hearing the amount.
Mizzi: 
Andersson: 
Mizzi was in great shape to take the lead and get the tournament down to the final nine, and the flop brought out 
. Mizzi had flopped top pair, but Andersson had picked up a flush draw. The turn was the 
and Andersson picked up two additional outs. The river was the 
and that crippled Mizzi down to just a few big blinds.
The Swedish rail cheered, as Andersson is now the tournament chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000
710,000
|
710,000 |
|
165,000
-840,000
|
-840,000 |