Level 22 Update: Mike Mustafa Eliminated in 5th Place
Jun 02, '13
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 out of 1,069
Average Chip Count: 750,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Eric Blair – 1,886,000
Seat 2: John Beauprez – 1,400,000
Seat 3: Joe Cada – 718,000
Seat 6: Manig Loeser – 819,000
Players Eliminated:
5th: Mike Mustafa – $56,499
Live Updates:
Eric Blair Doubles Up Through Mike Mustafa
John Beauprez raised to 33,000 under the gun and Mike Mustafa reraised to 77,000 from the button. Eric Blair four-bet all-in for 420,000 and Beauprez folded his hand. Mustafa called and they revealed their cards.
Blair: K
Q
Mustafa: 88
Board: A
Q5Q
K
Blair made a full house to double up and survive with just under 900,000. Mustafa was down to 850,000 after the hand.
Eric Blair Doubles Again Through Mike Mustafa
Mike Mustafa raised to 35,000 on the button and Manig Loeser called on the small blind. Eric Blair three-bet to 115,000 from the big blind and Mustafa four-bet to 205,000. Loeser folded and Blair five-bet all-in for just over 800,000. Mustafa called and they turned over their hands.
Blair: AK
Mustafa: 1010
Board: A422J
Blair made a pair of aces to top the one held by Mustafa and Blair took the chip lead with 1.7 million. Mustafa was crippled after the hand, left with just 60,000.
Mike Mustafa Eliminated in Fifth Place ($56,499)
Mike Mustafa moved all in for 57,000 preflop and he was covered by Manig Loeser, Eric Blair, and Jean Beauprez. The A53910 board was checked by the three live players.
Blair flipped over pocket sevens and everyone else mucked their cards, including Mustafa, who was eliminated in sixth place. Blair was close to 2 million after the hand, which came near the end of a level that saw him go from the short stack to the chip leader at Mustafa’s expense.
Player Tags: Mike Mustafa, Eric Blair
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