Shane Brown Eliminated in 5th Place ($6,125)
Level 27
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
George Grabe opened to 575,000 first-to-act before Shane Brown jammed for 3,875,000 from the cutoff. In the small blind, Vance Martin III rejammed as the covering stack. Robert Bernstein then quickly called off his 4,225,000 stack from the big blind.
"What the f*ck is going on here?" Grabe exclaimed, "I'm just gonna fold king-queen here. I'm guaranteed to make extra money."
Shane Brown: K♣J♦
Robert Bernstein: J♥J♣
Vance Martin III: A♣Q♥
Massive implications depended on the runout as the flop came 8♠4♦2♠, leaving the jacks in front. The board ran out 6♦4♣ as Bernstein scooped it all, while Brown's run was cut short in fifth place.