Hakim Bad Beats Salter Out of the Tournament

Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Jeffrey Hakim opened to 25,000 under the gun. The player in the cutoff made the call, and Louis Salter squeezed from the small blind to 76,000. Hakim shoved all in, the cutoff folded and Salter made the call.
Salter had the best hand with jacks. Hakim was in trouble holding but the board would run out pretty good for him:
. The set for Salter was no good, and Hakim took it down with his straight.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,100,000
449,000
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449,000 |
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Busted |