Amir Wahab and Zhen Cai Bubble the First-Ever $10,000 Big O Championship
Three all-ins and calls happened simultaneously two away from the money. The first one saw Amir Wahab jam all in for 23,000 from the small blind, and he was called by Alfred Atamian in the big blind.
Amir Wahab: K?9?7?5?4?
Alfred Atamian: A?K?4?2?2?
The board ran out 5?6?10?3?3?, giving Atamian the nut low and a flush to scoop the pot and eliminate Wahab.
On another table, Zhen Cai had gotten his final chips in against David Benyamine.
Zhen Cai: A?K?K?4?2?
David Benyamine: A?10?9?5?2?
The board ran out 6?8?9?9?6?, giving Benyamine trip nines to eliminate Cai.
The third all-in ended in a chop between Farid Jattin and David Prociak, leaving exactly 50 players in the field, who were all in the money.
In the final minute before the dinner break, Kristopher Townsend was eliminated and was the first player to pick up the min-cash of $20,306.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Benyamine |
815,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
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Alfred Atamian |
635,000
362,000
|
362,000 |
Amir Wahab | Busted | |
Zhen Cai | Busted | |
Kristopher Townsend | Busted |