Stevens Bubbles, Heimowitz Takes 8th in Double Elimination
Playing Stud/8:
Short-stack Matt Stevens was all-in with side-pot action between Rolf Andersen and Lonnie Heimowitz. Rolf continued to check/call bets from Lonnie as the cards were delivered:
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After the river card was delivered, Andersen again checked and Heimowitz bet his last 27,000, which Andersen called.
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and had missed both ways, ending up with just a pair of fives.
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for the diamond flush, only to see the bad news when Andersen rolled over ![]()
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for the full house. He scooped it all, chipping up to 485,000 and a huge chip lead on the table.
Stevens was eliminated ninth for $0, while Heimowitz earned $663 for his eighth-place finish.
One more hand and it was finally break time. The remaining seven players are enjoying their first break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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485,000
315,000
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315,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |