Daniel Barriocanal Eliminated by New Chipleader John Misirian

Photo:  Daniel Barriocanal

After a flop of , John Misirian bets 27,000 from the small blind. Daniel Barriocanal calls from middle position, and Jake Bazeley folds from the hijack. The turn card pairs the board with the , Misirian bets 31,000, and Barriocanal calls.

The river card is the , Misirian bets 55,000, and Barriocanal uses one of his Time Chips to tank for nearly a minute before he moves all in for about 270,000.

Misirian calls with for two pair, aces and eights, and Barriocanal tries to muck his cards as he is eliminated from the tournament. But since it’s an all-in situation, the dealer retrieves the cards from the muck and flips over (two pair, eights and deuces).

Misirian wins a huge pot to catapult into the chip lead with 880K.

John Misirian  –  880,000  (293 bb)
Daniel Barriocanal  –  Eliminated

Photo:  Chipleader John Misirian