Mike LaMontagne Eliminated in 8th Place ($5,200); Defending Champ Brian Haughey in 7th ($6,400)
Level 19
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Mike LaMontagne moved all in for his last 95,000 from early position and Ron Scott jammed over the top for 795,000 from the cutoff. Brian Haughey, who won this event last year, then called off for 215,000 from the small blind and all three hands were turned up.
Mike LaMontagne: Q♠Q♥
Brian Haughey: 7♦7♣
Ron Scott: A♣K♠
Scott had a chance at a double knockout and the 5♠K♦5♥ flop paired his king to give him the lead. Neither the 5♣ turn nor 8♥ river changed a thing and Scott scored the double elimination.
LaMontagnge began with the shorter stack so finished in eighth place while Haughey's title defense came to an end in seventh place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,185,000
570,000
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570,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |