Defending MSPT POY Sent to the Rail in Bad Beat
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Tuan Nguyen opened under the gun for 31,000 and action folded to reigning MSPT Player of the Year champ Pat Steele in the big blind. He told us he looked down at just the 
and moved all in for 97,000. Nguyen thought long and hard before calling with 
, and Steele looked at the other cards — the 
!
Steele woke up with the goods, but it didn't amount to much as an eight on the flop gave Nguyen a set. The fourth eight appeared on the river to rub salt in the wound, and then Steele took his leave in 22nd place for $2,961.
Ashur Odishoo followed him out the door in 21st place a short time later, which means the final 20 players are now combining down to the final two table.
flop was gin for Anderson as he flopped a full house, and that left Roth drawing dead. The 
was run out on the turn followed by the 
river to officially send Roth out the door — or rather to a juicy PLO cash game running next door — in 24th place.
river failed to help Baime, and he was dispatched in 26th place.
turn failed to help Deis. All Solovjev had to do was dodge a king and ten on the river, but that proved easier said than done as the 
spiked to give Deis the win. Solovjev was left shaking his head and to settle for 29th place.