Two Quick Hands Send Schwartz to the Rail
holding 
. An early position player bet 1,500 and Schwartz raised to 3,000. A player behind Schwartz called all in for slightly less, folding the initial aggressor. Schwartz's top pair, top kicker was no match for his opponent's flopped set of fives. The turn
gave Schwartz some hope. When paint hit the river everyone sucked in their breath, but it wasn't a king. It was the
.A few hands later, Schwartz reraised out of the small blind to 975 after a player in middle position opened for 300. That player called, taking a flop of
. Schwartz led out for 1,300, then called all in after his opponent raised to 4,000. Schwartz's overpair of
had been outflopped by his opponent's
. He picked up a few outs when the turn came
, but the river brought the king he needed in the previous hand,
. Schwartz was eliminated, passing his bounty to his opponent before he left the table.