02-03-2009 15:25 UTC-5

Paula Halata Eliminated in 27th Place

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Paula Halata - 27th Place

Preflop, Gavin Smith raised to 8,500 and Paula Halata tried to call with only 6,000. The dealer corrected her mistake and both players saw the flop of {10-Spades}

{10-Spades}

{9-Clubs}

{9-Spades}

.

Smith bet 35,000, which was enough to put Halata all in and she made the call.

Smith: {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

{K-Diamonds}

Halata:

{A-Hearts}

{10-Clubs}

Halata needed one of the remaining tens to win the hand. The turn fell the {7-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

and the river fell the {J-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

. Halata then got up to leave and let everyone know that "It was fun. Actually, it wasn't fun, but I was happy to be here."

After the hand, Smith moved up to around 145,000 in chips.

Tags: Gavin Smith Paula Halata