Event 3: Ryan Michael Eliminated in 8th Place ($7,989)
Ryan Michael took a pretty good hand up against Abdul Amer, but his 
was still vulnerable to the 
.
When the flop came 
Michael stood in acknowledgement that his tournament life would soon be over, and sure enough, the turn (
) and river (
) failed to bring any miracles.
Michael earned $7,989 for his deep run here in Event 3, but it was clear that he expected to finish a bit higher after taking cowboys up against an ace-high hand.