When we arrived at table 27, there was a on the table, 30,000 in the pot and Andrew Boujaoude had just bet 12,000 from mid-position. Action folded around to Ayed Shweihat in the cutoff, who shoved for his remaining 40,000 chips, and it took a couple of minutes before Andrew (below, right) made the decision to call. At first he loved what he saw – until he didn’t.

Both players flipped over their cards with Andrew holding and Ayed holding on for dear life, only having an in his hand. He needed another 9 or an Ace to take it, and as luck would have it, that’s exactly what happened.

Frustrated, Andrew wondered aloud about his opponent’s decision to go all in, but Ayed wasn’t having it. “What am I going to do, fold top pair with an ace kicker when all I have is 40,000 left?”

It was especially good timing for Ayed, as there are now only five eliminations between him and a birth in Day 2, which happens this coming Monday at noon. Can he hold on and make the money? We’ll see!