Steven Sarmiento Eliminated in 18th Place ($17,000)

Steven Sarmiento opened from the middle of the table to 60,000 and Blake Whittington called in the small blind, bringing the flop.

A check from Whittington saw Sarmiento bet 75,000. Whittington check-raised to 250,000 and Sarmiento moved it all in, totaling around 550,000. Whittington snap-called and they then turned over some nice-looking hands.

Steven Sarmiento:
Blake Whittington:

Whittington was behind the two pair of Sarmiento until a sweaty-looking peeled off, hitting Whittington with a straight but Sarmiento then had a world of outs.

The river bricked out for Sarmiento who was eliminated in 18th, falling to the straight of Whittington who seems to have picked up some steam here on Day 3.