Waxman Cracks Queens to Send Nadal to the Rail
Matt Waxman has been on an up-and-down ride throughout Day 2, but it just hit a high note when he cracked Jose Nadal's pocket queens.
It happened when Waxman opened for 8,000 from early position only to have Nadal three-bet all in for 51,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded, Waxman called and the cards were turned up.
Waxman: 
Nadal: 
It was a flip, and according to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Nadal had a 56.55% chance of surviving the hand. With that said, Waxman had a 43.03% chance of winning the hand so it was essentially a flip.
The 
flop was disaster for Nadal as it took his lead away by pairing Waxman's ace. Nadal's chances of survival dropped to a meager 8.78%, and went down to 4.55% when the dealer burned and turned the 
. Nadal needed a queen on the river to stay alive, but it wasn't in the cards as the 
peeled off.
Nadal was eliminated in 39th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
108,000
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108,000 |
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Busted | |