Lee Markholt Eliminated in 10th Place to Burst the Money Bubble; Michael Mizrachi Takes the Chip Lead

Apr 8, 2017

Lee Markholt elimination

In Hand #7 of hand-for-hand play, Lee Markholt (pictured) raises from the cutoff 18,000, Michael Mizrachi reraises from the small blind to 40,000, and Markholt calls.

The flop comes Diamond 6Heart 4Heart 3, Mizrachi moves all in, and Markholt calls all in for 184,000 with Spade JHeart J for an overpair. Mizrachi turns over Heart AHeart 8 for a heart flush draw, and Markholt needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card is the Diamond 2, the river card is the Heart 2, and Mizrachi fills his heart flush on the river to win the pot and eliminate Markholt on the Money Bubble in 10th place. Mizrachi moves into the chip lead with a little more than 700K.

Michael Mizrachi  –  705,000  (88 bb)
Lee Markholt  –  Bubbled in 10th Place

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