Michael Mizrachi Eliminated on the Bubble
Limit Hold'em
Just before hand-for-hand play began, Michael Mizrachi joked he was due for a bubble in this event after having won it twice. That's exactly what happened after things went downhill for him in limit hold'em.
First, Mizrachi check-called down from the big blind against Isaac Haxton on a board of 
. Facing a river bet for his remaining chips, Mizrachi opted to fold and preserve for one last gasp.
His last 55,000 went in from the small blind next hand. Haxton snap-called with 
, and Mizrachi helplessly tabled 
. While the two waited for action at the other tables, they discussed the previous hand.
"I had ace-queen with the ace of diamonds," Haxton said.
"I had a pair of eights with a diamond," Mizrachi said.
"Big fold," Haxton said.
It was time to deal the board, and it ran out 
, ending Mizrachi's run on the bubble and prompting the rest of the tables to bag up.
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