04-12-2009 17:46 UTC+2

Thompkins Finally Felted

[user46298]

Deserving of the short-stack Grinder of the Day award, Jason Thompkins had outlasted so very many of the Sole Survivor Challengers, down to a perilous stack as early as last night. But then his run came to an end as his final 38,500 was in the middle after he raised all in on the big blind. Preflop limper Andrew Pantling made the call with a small portion of his giant stack and {4-Hearts}

{4-Hearts}

{4-Spades}

, which was racing Thompkins' {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{J-Hearts}

.

The board brought first off {5-Clubs}

{5-Clubs}

{8-Hearts}

{2-Diamonds}

, then the {4-Clubs}

{4-Clubs}

giving Pantling a set but bringing a chant of "Three!" from Thompkins' fans... the river was, however, a cruel {J-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

. Down to just 35 players on four tables, can they keep up this pace?