Randy Khalil staked his tournament life on an . It cost him.
When we arrived at the table he had already shoved for his last 19,000. It was called by two players, Anthony Henderson and Michael Rodriguez.
Flop:
Although he was out of the hand, Randy had an open-ended straight draw. Michael, now in a side-pot with Anthony, shoved for his stack (150,000+ chips), which chased Anthony out. Now just the two of them, Michael and Randy flipped their cards. Randy’s faced off against Michael’s .
The turn was an , giving Randy a pair. But it was not enough, as the came down on the river and Michael collected the chips with his victorious pair of queens.
Update: Randy has bought back in and is taking another shot at a birth in Day 2.