10-10-2008 21:16 UTC-12

Matthew Mitchell Eliminated in 17th Place ($5,998)

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Matthew Mitchell - 17th Place

In another preflop all-in confrontation, Matthew Mitchell moved all his chips in with {7-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

{7-Spades}

, and was up against the {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

of Andrew Pantling.

The flop brought {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

{10-Clubs}

{3-Diamonds}

. The turn made things interesting as both of Pantling's backdoor draws got some with the fourth card. The {9-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

gave him both an open-end straight and a flush draw to go with his two overcards.

Sure enough, he caught up on the river. The {8-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

gave Pantling the winning straight, and he sent Matthew Mitchell to the rail in 17th place.

Tags: Andrew Pantling Matthew Mitchell