Coming Up Short
Level 21
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
An early position player limped and Bryan Campanello made it 21,000 from the cutoff. John Short announced all in for roughly 110,000 from the small blind and action folded back to Campanello. He sighed and tossed out a call.
Campanello: 
Short: 
The two players were racing and Campanello jumped out into the lead when he paired up on the 
flop. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, allowing Campanello to send Short packing.
Campanello is now sitting no about 410,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
and Humphrey check-called a bet of 80,000. The turn was the 
and the action checked down. They both checked again when the 
rivered and Humphrey showed 
for trip jacks. His opponent mucked and he dragged in the pot. Humphrey is now flirting with 600,000 in chips.
. Blakeman checked and Clark moved out a bet of 45,000. Blakeman tanked before calling.
for kings and took down the pot.
and 
. By scoring this elimination, he's increased his stack to about 510,000.
and the action went check-check. Marshall checked again when the 
finished off the board. Marshall tapped the table for a third time and Engel bet 34,000. Marshall tank-called and Engel showed 
for top pair-top kicker. Marshall mucked and Engel grabbed hold of the pot.
and Michael Sanders bet an unknown amount. Josh Pender flat called to see the 
drop down on fourth street. Sanders slowed down with a check and Pender took this opportunity to bet 35,000. Sanders replied by announcing that he was all in, which was actually a bet for all of Pender's stack. Pender called it off only to find that he was behind.
and Pender was eliminated from play. Sanders, on the other hand, now has roughly 480,000 in chips.
, ensuring that Bjerno finished with the best hand. By eliminating Colvin, Bjerno is now sitting on about 600,000 in chips and is the big stack in the room.