Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Andre Smith opened the action for 35,000 and received a call from Bob De Wolfe. Mike Shavensky then moved all in for right around 170,000, and Kyle Gay moved all in over the top from the big blind. Both Smith and De Wolfe folded, and Shavensky seemed to know he was in trouble.
Shavensky: 
Gay: 
Indeed, Gay had woken up with the best hand in poker just at the right time. The 
flop contained a paint card, but not the one Shavensky was looking for. The same can be said of the 
turn, meaning Shavensky was down to two outs headed to the river.
The dealer burned one last time and put out the 
. Shavensky fell in tenth place while Gay, who was the short stack at the start of the final table, vaulted to over 600K!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |
. Joe Cruz had jammed his last 105,000 or so holding the 
and ran smack dab into Pete Kaemmerlen's 
failed to help Cruz on the river and he was dispatched in ninth place for $4,062.
flop evened things up a bit as Smith picked up a flush draw. The 
turn completed it, and Mueller was drawing dead headed to the 
flop with around 150,000 in the pot when Smith led out for 70,000 from the small blind and Travell Thomas folded from middle position. Kaemmerlen then raised to 205,000 from the button, which prompted Smith to move all in. Kaemmerlen, who had about 300,000 or so back, called off.
turn left Kaemmerlen drawing dead, and after the 
was put out on the river, Smith was pushed the massive pot.
turn gave him back the lead with trips. Before he could, the 
spiked on the river to give Aquilina the flush. Thomas was lamenting the defeat when he noticed the second ten.
flop between Bob De Wolfe and Andre Smith that resulted in the former player getting his sizable stack in the middle.
turn nor 
flop and snap-called when Aquilina moved all in for 669,000.
