Rick Block Eliminated in 2nd Place ($8,906)
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
![Rick Block](https://s.pnimg.net/BN427w24KORXDMKs3ChF-DCVCwXq0tdA8zL8W825_YU/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/ODQ5LzQ0L3g4M2Q5/MTY4MWMxLmpwZw.webp)
Rick Block min-raised his button and Joseph Elia moved all in. Block instantly called off for 300,000. Once again, Block got it in good with the against
, and his position improved on the
flop. But Elia picked up straight outs on the
turn, and then the
appeared on the river, securing the win for Elia with Broadway. A visibly irritated Block walked out of the poker room, but he returned a few minutes later to congratulate Elia on the title.
We'll have a full recap of Event #2 coming later.