Silber Straightens Out Johnson
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
We caught the action on a 
flop with a short-stacked David Johnson having already got his last 16,000 in preflop. At that point, Pakinai Lisawad checked from the under-the-gun position and Shawn Silber bet 20,000. Lisawad folded and the cards were turned up.
Johnson: 
Silber: 
Silber flopped top pair with a gutshot straight draw, which was ahead of Johnson's pair of deuces and open-ended straight draw. The 
turn gave Silber his straight, which left Johnson in need of a king on the river just to chop. The dealer burned one last time and put out the 
, the last card Johnson would see before making his way to the payout desk in 22nd place to collect $8,435.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
365,000 | 55,000 |
|
Busted |