06-30-2008 23:30 UTC-7

Sigi Stockinger Crippled, then Eliminated in 25th Place ($28,651)

[user75032]

Sigi Stockinger - 25th Place

It took two hands to knock Sigi Stockinger out of today's tournament. In the first hand, he was all in preflop against Rino Mathis. Mathis held {J-Spades}

{J-Spades}

{J-Hearts}

{5-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

against Stockinger's {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

{10-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

{7-Spades}

. A board of {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{2-Clubs}

{9-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{A-Hearts}

put the hurt on Stockinger, leaving him with just 9,000 chips.

Those chips went in the pot on the next hand with {10-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

{9-Spades}

{2-Hearts}

. He was up against Len Ashby's {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

{Q-Diamonds}

{9-Clubs}

, which had flopped the nut flush. The board bricked out, sending Stockinger to the rail $28,651 richer.