10-16-2008 19:49 UTC+11

Bruno Portaro Eliminated in 17th Place ($1,704)

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Bruno Portaro - 17th Place

Bruno Portaro came in with a raise, and Matt Hawker reraised enough to put his man all in. Portaro made the call, and his tournament life was on the line with {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{J-Spades}

. He was racing for a double up against Hawker's {9-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

{9-Diamonds}

.

Portaro was slightly behind and things only got worse as the dealer ran out the community cards: {8-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

{6-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

. Managing to finally find a pair on the river, Portaro was already drawing dead to Hawker's flush on the turn. He moves up to 133,000 in chips, eliminating Bruno Portaro in 17th place.

Tags: Bruno Portaro Matt Hawker