Melissa had been among the large stacks for much of the afternoon, but at the final table she had lost to the point that she was playing under 4bb (the big blind was 12K at the time of the hand). On her final hand, she shoved 43K and it folded around to Rong Xu who wasn’t necessarily happy about it but felt he had to make the call.
Melissa: 
Rong: 
The board ran out in Rong’s favour: 
and Melissa was out.
9th place: Melissa Paudash, $100
Melissa Paudash
