Matthew Itkin Eliminated in 8th Place ($28,902)
Matthew Itkin only had about 10 ten big blinds returning from the recent break. Although he fought valiantly to run that short-stack up, his run came to an abrupt end over the course of two consecutive hands a few moments ago.
First, Itkin and Adam Pace saw a flop of 
and checked it down, doing the same on the 
turn.
When the 
peeled off on the river Itkin led out for a bet of 700,000. Pace called the bet and Itkin confidently announced "straight," only to hear Pace respond with "so do I."
That spelled bad news for Itkin, as his 
was not good enough to best Pace and his 
. Left with just a big blind or two after the loss, Itkin open-shoved on the next hand with 
, running right into the 
held by Zbigniew Fido.
The final board of 
brought a bit of sweat headed to fifth street, but the wrong red card came down on the river. Itkin exited in 8th place for a $28,902 score.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,500,000
3,500,000
|
3,500,000 |
|
6,400,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
Busted |