Christopher Staats Eliminated in 16th Place ($15,000)
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Oklahoma City, OK's Christopher Staats just went out in 16th place, and he fell at the hands of Olivier Busquet.
The two clashed in a button-versus-blind situation with Staats in the big blind. He had the ![]()
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to give Busquet a Broadway straight.
For Staats, who took home $15,000, this finish marked the fifth biggest of his career and pushed him over $200,000 in lifetime live tournament earnings.