Michael Pesek Crippled Then Eliminated
In the hand that crippled him, Pesek opened on a flop of
from middle position for 1,600 and was raised to 4,000 by the big blind. Pesek responded by sliding his entire circa 18,000-chips stack into the middle, which his opponent snap-called for 700 less.Pesek's top set
was in front of his opponent's 
, until the river brought the 
which left Pesek on only 700 chips.He then got into a battle of the blinds with his tiny stack, pushing all in with
and having the big blind call with 
. The board was no help to Pesek and he'll have to wait till 2010 to chase the Aussie Millions Main Event bracelet.