04-16-2008 23:05 UTC+2

Oyvind Riisem Eliminated in 15th Place ($87,420)

[user38449]

Oyvind Riisem

Oyvind Riisem of Norway has just been eliminated from the tournament by new chip leader Glen Chorny.

All of the money went in on the {8-Spades}

{8-Spades}

{3-Spades}

{Q-Diamonds}

flop; Riisem's with {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{7-Spades}

and Chorny's with {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{Q-Spades}

. The turn and river filled out {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

,

{2-Clubs}

and Chorny took down the approximately 1.6 million pot with two pair, queens and eights.

Riisem earned $87,420 in prize money for his 15th-place finish, while Chorny earned the top spot on the overall leaderboard with 2.2 million in chips.

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