06-10-2008 15:30 UTC-7

Pat Poels Eliminated in 17th Place ($8,554)

[user66118]

From middle position, Pat Poels put in a raise, and Ralph Rudd goes with him to the flop.

The dealer spreads out {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

{K-Diamonds}

{K-Hearts}

. Rudd checks, Poels bets, Rudd check-raises, Poels raises back, and Rudd comes over the top again, enough to put Poels all in.

As he makes the call, Poels asks, "You got a king?"

"No, I got aces," replied Rudd.

"You gotta be kidding me," Poels remarked, as he tabled {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

{4-Spades}

{5-Hearts}

.

Rudd showed down {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{A-Clubs}

{J-Diamonds}

{10-Spades}

, putting Poels in deep trouble, and at risk of elimination.

The board ran out {10-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

,

{8-Hearts}

, and Poels is indeed eliminated less than a half hour into today's play. Rudd, meanwhile, has moved up in the world, now sitting with just about 200,000.