Dec 6, 2021
Photo: Mimi Luu (center) looks dejected as she is eliminated from the WPTDeepStacks Championship, while Duff Charette (far left, in blue) adds Luu’s chips to his stack in the background.
Late in the last level, with the board showing on the turn, Mimi Luu got it all in with for trip jacks, but she was in trouble against the (full house, fives full of jacks) of Duff Charette.
Luu needed to catch a queen, a jack, or a deuce to stay alive.
The river card was — the !
The board paired, but in the worst possible way for Luu, as Charette made quad fives to win the pot and eliminate Luu from the tournament.
Duff Charette – 650,000 (163 bb)
Mimi Luu – Eliminated