06-28-2008 00:44 UTC-7

Martin Wiklund Eliminated in 17th Place ($31,781)

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Martin Wiklund - 17th Place

Small pocket pairs are doing the trick for Alex Jacob at the moment.

This time he raised to 25,000 from middle position with {7-Spades}

{7-Spades}

{7-Hearts}

, and Martin Wiklund pushed all in from the small blind. Jacob called.

Wiklund showed {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{K-Diamonds}

. The flop came {6-Hearts}

{6-Hearts}

{6-Clubs}

{7-Diamonds}

-- Jacob had flopped a boat. The turn was the {10-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

, and the night was done for Wiklund.

After riding the short stack for a good while, Jacob is now up to 655,000.

Tags: Alex Jacob Martin Wiklund