Not Like This: Chris Meyers Eliminated in 7th Place ($9,338)
Chris Meyers was eliminated in seventh place by Joe Ebanks. Meyers lost a massive pot when the two got all in preflop.
To start the hand, both players had two of the biggest stacks at the table. The action started when Meyers raised to 45,000. Ebanks was in the big blind and made it 160,000. Meyers, who was sporting a Lebron James jersey and was happy to see his team win earlier, made it 375,000. Without too much consideration, Ebanks went all in. Meyers snap called with 
and Ebanks looked to immediately regret the hand with 
.
The regret wouldn't last long because Ebanks flopped the nuts on the 
flop. Meyers still had a shot when the turn was the 
, but the 
closed the door on Meyers tournament run.
Ebanks is now approaching 2-million chips with six players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,913,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
, but he missed the gut shot and Detamore doubled up.
.
and Ebanks sent another player home. He now has almost half the chips in play with five left.
and Khourie led for 50,000. Detamore called. The players checked the remaining streets as the turn and river came 
and Detamore took the pot with pocket sixes.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Ebanks led for 55,000. Khourie called. The river was the 
against the 
, Ebanks had busted yet another player.
and Khourie won the hand with 
, giving him two pair, jacks and threes.
.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
Khourie check-folded to Detamore's c-bet.