button in SafariLaessig Spikes the River to Bust Hawkins; Hand-For-Hand Begins
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Arian Stolt raised to 16,000 in the hijack and TJ Laessig called in the cutoff. Maurice Hawkins then moved all in for 123,000 on the button and Stolt folded, while Laessig called to put Hawkins at risk.
Maurice Hawkins: A♠K♠ 
TJ Laessig: J♠J♦
Hawkins took the lead on the K♦8♦10♥ flop, while the turn was the 9♥. The river, though, brought the 7♥ to give Laessig a straight, and Hawkins was sent to the rail two spots off the money.
With 72 players remaining, play is going hand-for-hand until there is one more elimination.