what was the hand that cheong blew up on? and how did grinder and candio get out??
this and this.
John Racener has the button in Seat 7.
Filippo Candio open-shoves from the small blind. Joseph Cheong quickly calls and the theater rises to its feet again.
Showdown
Candio: [kd[qd
Cheong: [ac[3c
[ah[7d[2s is "not a bad flop" for Cheong and utter disaster for Candio. Cheong pairs his ace and leaves Candio looking for running cards. The [5h that falls on the turn is not one of those runners. Candio is drawing dead going to the river [4s. That card gives Cheong an unnecessary wheel.
Candio is the fourth-place finisher and leaves the stage to chants of "Filippo! Filippo" from his rail.
Joseph Cheong has the button in Seat 2.
Action folds to Jonathan Duhamel in the small blind. He limps in. Michael Mizrachi declines his option in the big blind. On a flop of [5d[4s[qc, Duhamel checks. Grinder takes a stab with a bet of 2 million. Duhamel check-raises, Mizrachi moves all in and Duhamel calls! It all happens so fast it takes everyone by surprise.
Showdown
Duhamel: [ad[ac
Mizrachi: [qd[8h
It's a crafty play of aces by Duhamel that neatly ensnares Mizrachi's top pair. Mizrachi is at risk and is going to need some help to avoid elimination. He is standing over the table, waiting for the turn. The [jd is no help. He's down to his last card.
The river is another face card, but it's not the queen Mizrachi needs. It's the [kd. Duhamel's rail is ecstatic as their man stacks up the Grinder's chips and knocks Mizrachi out in 5th place.
With Mizrachi's elimination in 5th place, Frank Kassela has (finally!) wrapped up the title of 2010
wsop Player of the Year.