Event 1: Minaya Flops the Nuts, Doubles through Mehmi

Event 1: $570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 22: 8,000/16,000/2,000
Players Remaining: 21/698

Minaya-Mehmi-2
Manny Minaya (left) and Parm Mehmi

Manny Minaya was in a three-way pot with Parm Mehmi and an unknown player in early position. The flop laid 7h6s5h and the unknown player checked it to Minaya. He put a stack of gray 5,000 chips in the middle and Mehmi nearly beat him onto the felt moving all in. The early position player folded and Minaya called off.

Minaya: 9s8d for a nine-high straight
Mehmi: Th8h for an open-ended straight draw

Minaya-Mehmi-1

The dealer burned and turned the 8c and the Js earning Minaya the pot. His all-in bet was for 443,000 and the winnings moved him up over 1,000,000 chips.

Manny Minaya – 1,015,000
Parm Mehmi – 1,4000