Justin Adams Eliminated in 18th Place ($1,862)
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Alex Rocha opened the action pre-flop for 8,000 and Justin Adams re-raised out of the big blind to 28,000. After querying Adams and how much he had behind, Rocha made the call.
The flop came 
and Adams led out for 28,000.
"Do you have any more blues?" Rocha asked Adams.
"No."
Rocha thought for a moment and then slid out a call.
The turn was the 
and Adams moved all in and was snap-called by Rocha who had set the trap with 
. Adams had 
and would need a miracle Jack on the river to stay alive. The river blanked out and Adams is our first in-the-money elimination. Rocha moves north of 300,000 in chips with that pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
76,100
|
76,100 |
|
Busted |