"Good luck," said James Dempsey from across the table knowing Behbehani was short on chips and they might be all going into the middle on this hand.
Action then folded to Michael Foti in the big blind and he made the call to see the flop. Foti check-called a bet from Behbehani and the turn was the . Foti check-called again.
The river was the and Foti bet out. Behbehani made the call for less than a full bet and it was time for a showdown.
"Do you have ace-nine?" asked Behbehani, fearing Foti had rivered two pair.
Foti tabled the for just a pair of nines and Behbehani then showed the for a pair of aces.
"Feared the worst knowing how things have been going," commented Behbehani, hinting towards his recent slide in the chip count. He was able to win this pot, though, and double his stack.
Brent Wheeler was all in preflop with the for 128,000 against the for James Dempsey. The board ran out and with that ace on the turn, Wheeler was able to double up.
On the button, Phil Ivey raised to 13,000. Jeremy Ausmus called from the big blind and the flop came down . Both players checked and the turn brought the . Ausmus checked and Ivey bet 15,000. Ausmus made the call.
The river was the and paired the board. Ausmus and Ivey both checked. Ivey showed the and Ausmus mucked his hand.
From the button, James Dempsey raised all in for 116,000. Salman Behbehani called from the big blind and tabled the . Dempsey held the and was very much dominated.
The flop, turn and river ran out to give Behbehani a full house and send Dempsey out the door in 11th place.
"Hey Phil!" yelled Brian Hastings from the rail. "I just got busted out by two pair in Razz," he continued. Phil Ivey just looked at him with a slight smile, but didn't say anything as Hastings went on to tell his bad beat story.
Hastings spoke for about 30 seconds about the hand and the tournament while Ivey just kind of stared at him. At the end of the story, all Ivey could offer was, "Bad beat," before Hastings finally left the rail and headed out the door.