Joel Malo looked down at a pair of in an unopened pot, and moved all-in from late position. Action folded around to Fadi Haddad in the big blind, who found and made the call.
Joel was flipping for his tournament life, and over 1.5 million in chips were in the middle for the winner of the hand. The flop was a good one for Joel, but the turn gave Fadi a world of possibilities with straight and flush draws, and two live over cards. The river was one of the 16 cards that Fadi was looking for, as the dealer peeled the for knock Joel out in 18th place.
18th place: Joel Malo – $1,200.00