Kings vs. Tens Bust Taysi but Double Chadha
At almost exactly the same time, two hands were dealt that involved exactly the same preflop match-up: pocket kings vs. pocket tens. The first saw a shortish stacked Muktar Taysi all in preflop with [kxkx] vs. monster stacked Weijie Zheng’s [tcts]. The board ran out safe until it didn’t – a river [tx] that prompted Taysi to exclaim, “No-o-o!” and then exit the tournament.
Nearby, James Romero opened in the cutoff (we missed the amount), and found small blind Carlos Chadha upping the bet to 1,000,000. Back to Romero, who four-bet to 2,100,000. Chadha pulled the all-in lever, for 6,330,000 total, and after a pause, Romero made the call.
Romero: [khkd]
Chadha: [thtc]
The board ran out [5cjc7c7s4d] and Romero, recently counted amongst the chip leaders, dropped to a felt-brushing stack.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Chadha | 13,400,000 |
7,400,000  |
| James Romero | 1,000,000 |
-8,840,000  |
| Muktar Taysi | Busted |
-1,000,000 |
