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The Matador, shown in more profitable times
First in from the button, Praz Bansi open-raised, and Carlos Mortensen moved all in for just about 150,000 in the small blind. Bansi has a mountain of chips, and he elected to make the call with a chance to knock off the dangerous former World Champion.
Showdown
Bansi:
Mortensen:
The flop was a clean slate for the at-risk Mortensen as it rolled out . The that hit the turn was a bit of a scare, though, as it gave Bansi four outs to the winning gutterball. Wouldn't ya know it, the ripped off the deck on the river, improving Bansi to the unlikely straight.
Mortensen was surprised when the dealer began to pull in his chips, not realizing that he'd just been eliminated from the tournament. With a shrug, he stood and made his way slowly toward the door.
Bansi is now all the way up to 1.41 million in chips.