Steicke Doesn't Get There? Impossible!
Benson tanked for several minutes, agonizing over a call that could potentially end his tournament. He finally pushed his chips into the middle and showed
. Steicke could muster only
. The case five hit a flop of
; when the
hit the turn Benson held an unbeatable hand. He moved up to 24,500 in chips after the river fell
.Steicke got a few of the chips back a short time later. He called the 8,000-chip all-in bet of Yuri Mamistvalov and tabled
. Mamistvalov showed
but never improved. He's out; Steicke now has about 37,000 in chips.