Nines Win This Time
Level 22
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Donald Nimneh opened to 75,000 under the gun and Rob Palacios re-jammed for 525,000 in the cutoff. Action folded back to Nimneh and he made a call after getting a count for the total.
Palacios: 
Nimneh: 
The table remarked at yet another preflop all-in scenario with pocket nines this level. The first two times, nines lost, but Palacios was able to hold and ultimately make a set on the river of a runout 
to score the double.
"Now there's somebody that knows how to play nines!" remarked tablemate Dan Dykhouse with a smile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,130,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
|
1,100,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
. Nimneh tabled 
.
to give Tebben eight straight outs in addition to his two live cards. 
, and he changed his tune upon adding diamond flush outs: "Oh, now I have too many outs. I can't hit," he said. He was right, as the board paired on the river 
and he was eliminated in 16th place.
resulted in him taking 15th place in the tournament.
as McKee told him that she did not have aces. Instead, she had 
changed nothing and resulted in him taking 14th place.
and river 
did not improve him, ultimately giving Cheng a flush en route to his departure from the tournament in 12th place — another deep run after he was the champion of the RGPS Council Bluffs $420 Golden Ticket Main Event this past November.
