Norm MacDonald Busts in Brutal Fashion
Niveau 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Having spent more time up from his seat watching basketball (like a fair few players, to be fair) than in it for the last level, Norm MacDonald has hit the rail right after the cut-off time for re-entry. Down to 11,600, he three-bet all in from the cutoff over a preflop open in early position; call.
MacDonald: 
Preflop opener: 
The flop came down with the 
in the door, plus an accompanying 
. "Don't do it," was said. But the turn did it: the 
brought in the straight for the pocket queens, and no amount of saying, "Pair the board!" could make the river 
do so.
"Brutal," said one of his neighbours, then, "See you in October."
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and the early position player went all in for his remaining 47,200, Mischkot thought it over for awhile before putting in the call.
, and Mischkot now has one of the biggest stacks heading into the conclusion of Day 1.
, an overcard, flush draw and straightening potential.
turn and river and he was up and off in moments.
on the turn. This street neither player bet. On the 
river, Weissman checked and her opponent threw in another 9,000. She made the call to see the other two sevens in her opponent's hand. She flashed her hand to the table but mucked too quickly to note it.