Big Pairs Doom Peltekci
Rob Peltekci was hoping to improve upon his fifteenth-place finish last year, but two excruciating hands have brought his Main Event to an end.
On the first hand, Kfir Yamin raised to 17,000 from middle position and Peltekci called from the hijack. The flop came down 
and Yamin made a continuation bet of 17,000. Peltekci called and the 
hit the turn. Yamin fired 50,000 and sent Peltekci into tank for a good five minutes, standing up and running his hands through his hair.
"So sick," said Peltekci. "The river needs to be a queen," as he called the bet.
On cue, the 
popped off on the river and Yamin didn't seem to mind, immediately moving all in. Peltekci went through the motions again, clearly not liking the river queen. Yamin agreed to show his hand regardless and after about three minutes, Peltekci folded 
face up. He reached for Yamin's cards, flipping over 
.
The next hand, Peltekci called all in after Van Marcus went all in on a 
board. Showing 
, Peltekci hated to see Marcus turn over 
. Even worse, Marucs turned a full house with the 
to take away the flush outs. The river was the 
and Peltekci, just like that, was eliminated from the tournament.