Darren Eiermann Sent to the Sin Bin
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After jumping out to a big lead early in the day, Darren Eiermann was just eliminated from the tournament in particularly ugly fashion.
The Long Islander came to the Borgata today proudly sporting his bright blue New York Rangers sweatshirt, and for a time it looked like he might recreate his favorite team's memorable accomplishment from the 1994 season: winning it all.
Instead, Eiermann fell short late on this Day 1A, having his 
cracked by - of all hands - 
. Every hockey fan knows that 99 was Wayne Gretzky's number, and although the Great One was the best of all-time on the ice, on the felt, 99 spelled doom for Eiermann.
The flop of 
seemed safe enough for Eiermann's cowboys, but Jason Mccauley was laying in wait with his flopped full house, and after the players both checked down to the river (
), the stacks were suddenly shoved forward. Eiermann's premium hand was now second-best, and with that, he was headed out the door with a look of shock still written on his face.