Battle of the Michaels
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
After a player in early position opened for 5,000, Michael Rocco called from the cutoff. Michael Mizrachi then came along from the big blind and all three players saw a flop of 
. Mizrachi checked, the original raiser checked, and Rocco bet 12,500. Only Mizrachi called and then both players checked the 
turn.
When the 
completed the board on the river, Rocco fired out 18,500 and Mizrachi called. Rocco tabled the 
for a flopped two pair, and it was good as Mizrachi sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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274,000
-31,000
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-31,000 |
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235,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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