Ace on the River Ends Gathy's Run
Level 23
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
James Nixon opened from under the gun and Michael Gathy shipped all in for around 9.0 million in the hijack. The action folded back to Nixon who made the call and the two players were off to the races.
James Nixon: 
Michael Gathy: 
The flop came 
and Gathy was still in the lead with his pair of eights. The 
on the turn gave Nixon some more outs that Gathy needed to dodge. The river brought the 
and Nixon spiked an ace to eliminate Gathy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,950,000
14,920,000
|
14,920,000 |
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Busted | |
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