Anthony Vaughn and David Jaing have spent much of the hand-for-hand section of the tournament waiting for the right spot. Both stacks were dwindling down, but finally Vaughn found a hand and a good spot to use it.
Jim Keating had in the small blind against the of Vaughn in the big. The two were all in.
Mel Lyon was eliminated in 11th place and took home $2,240 for his trouble.
He just doubled up Anthony Vaughn. Vaughn got short and doubled up again through Jim Keating. Keating had against the of Vaughn. Vaughn held and doubled.
On the next hand, Keating got all in with Mel Lyon. The hand started when Denny Grizzle raised to 7,000 and Lyon put his last 11,000 in. Keating was next to act and reraised to 36,000. Grizzle folded.
Lyon had and was at risk. Keating had . The board ran out and sent Lyon to the rail.
Since hand-for-hand play started more than two hours ago, Anthony Vaughn and David Jiang have been the shortest stacks in the field.
For a moment after doubling up Vaughn, and before he busted, Mel Lyon was the shortest. Other than those few hands, Jiang and Vaughn have been the shortest of the stacks.
They have either gotten shoves through when they needed to, or doubled when they finally got low enough to get called and they stayed ahead. The two players have managed to capture at least tenth place money ($2,800). Their patience paid off when Scott Heiser got busted with over 100,000 chips to burst the bubble and they outlasted Mel Lyon.
in the small blind against the 
of Vaughn in the big. The two were all in.
and Vaughn doubled up.
and Sites bet 27,000 this time. Moneymaker called.
and Sites checked. Moneymaker bet 50,000 and Sites snap called and showed 
.
and Lyon called from the big blind with 
.
and Vaughn would double up.
and was at risk. Keating had 
and sent Lyon to the rail.
