Lindgren Loses Everything

Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Francisco Benitez had raised to 55,000 under the gun and the short-stacked Erick Lindgren defended his big blind.
The flop fell 5?4?2?. Lindgren checked, Benitez put him all in for less than the pot, and Lindgren mulled it over for a while.
Eventually, Benitez called the clock and Lindgren made the call for his tournament life during the countdown.
Erick Lindgren: K?Q?9?X?
Francisco Benitez: 8?7?6?5?
Lindgren turned the best pair with the K?, but the 7? river made Benitez a straight to eliminate his opponent.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,000,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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Busted | |
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