06-28-2008 16:47 UTC-7

David Sklansky Eliminated in 8th Place ($19,306)

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David Sklansky - 8th Place

David Sklansky found himself continually bricking and folding on fourth or fifth street. He was finally down to 10,000 -- which was 8,000 after the ante. When Tim D'Alessandro completed to 8,000 with the {4-Spades}

{4-Spades}

, Sklansky called all in with the {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

. Then Ryan Hughes put a wrench in the works by reraising the {7-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

. D'Alessandro called.

Fourth street:
D'Alessandro: x-x / {4-Spades}

{4-Spades}

{2-Hearts}

Sklansky: x-x / {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

Hughes: x-x / {7-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

Both players checked.

Fifth street:
D'Alessandro: x-x / {4-Spades}

{4-Spades}

{2-Hearts}

{A-Spades}

Sklansky: x-x / {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

{6-Spades}

Hughes: x-x / {7-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

{10-Diamonds}

D'Alessandro bet, and Hughes called.

Sixth street:
D'Alessandro: x-x / {4-Spades}

{4-Spades}

{2-Hearts}

{A-Spades}

{A-Clubs}

Sklansky: x-x / {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

{6-Spades}

{7-Hearts}

Hughes: x-x / {7-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

{10-Diamonds}

{5-Hearts}

Again D'Alessandro bet, and Hughes called. Both players checked the river. D'Alessandro turned over {A-?}

{A-?}

{6-?}

{9-?}

in the hole for three aces. Hughes quickly called a low with {2-Clubs}

{2-Clubs}

{4-?}

{3-Diamonds}

for a 7-5 low. Sklansky opened {9-?}

{9-?}

{7-?}

{3-?}

for no low and a pair of sevens.

"I wish I had gotten something to play with," said Sklansky as he exited first from the final table of an event for the second time in a week. He walks away with $19,306 in prize money.

Tags: David Sklansky Ryan Hughes Tim D'Alessandro