Isle Open Event #3 (Day 2): Phil Hui Loses Flip To Fernando Salazar, Out In 5th Place ($5,725)

2018 Isle Open | Event #3
$100 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 33 (Blinds 200,000/300,000/300,000)
Total Event #3 Entries: 1,825
Event #3 Players Remaining: 4

Phil Hui (San Antonio, TX) was another player to come into the day with a "shorter" stack, but was able to navigate his way to the Event #3 final table.

Even though Phil Hui got a critical double up just a few hands earlier, his stack was just above ten big blinds.  Phil shoved UTG+1, and had to wait, as Fernando Salazar went into the tank for a good two minutes.  Salazar eventually announced a call, and the rest of the players would fold behind:

Hui: K♥ Q♣

Salazar: 9♠ 9♥

Runout: K♣ 9♦ 3♣ J♠ 2♥

Phil's king would be in the window, but right behind it, was one of Salazar's two remaining nines.  Hui collects $5,725 for fifth place, leaving the four remaining players discussing a chop.