Ron Segni was under the gun and opened preflop holding and received a call from the of Matthew Thornton in the big blind. When the flop came down, Thornton open-shoved for 250,000 and couldn't have picked a worse spot considering a ten had hit. Segni made the easy call with his set and Thornton's run in the WSOP-Circuit Harrah's St. Louis Main Event came to an end in 13th place.
Unfortunately we were busy writing up elimination hands and happened to miss this one. What we do know is that a short-stacked Gary Herstein has become the 14th-place finisher.
Thomas Cronin was all in preflop under the gun for his last 168,000 and received a call from Nick Jivkov on the button.
Jivkov:
Cronin:
Cronin had picked up a big hand, but unfortunately he ran up against the best hand in poker. The board ran out an uneventful and Cronin was sent packing in 15th place, good for $8,938. On the flip side, Jivkov chipped up to 400,000.
With about 300,000 in the pot preflop and a flop of , Mark Koeln moved all in for around 250,000 holding and was called by the of Ron Segni. Koeln was in bad shape and couldn't find help as the hit the turn followed by the on the river.
He was eliminated from the Main Event in 16th place and will take home $7,438 for his efforts. Meanwhile, Segni is up to 1.1 million.
On a flop of , Mitch Franks checked from the big blind to his sole opponent, Kyle Cartwright, on the button. The chip leader bet 47,000 and Franks decided to look him up.
When the dealer burned and turned the , Franks checked and Cartwright fired out 83,000. Franks hit the tank for a long time before making the call and watching the put out on the river. This time Franks check-called a bet of 225,000 and let out a frustrated, "Ahhhhh," after Cartwright turned over . It was obviously good and Franks simply mucked. He dropped to 350,000 while Cartwright extended his chip lead to 2.3 million.
Asheesh Boyapati raised to 55,000 from middle position and was called by Lance Craig on the button. When the flop came down , Boyapati moved all in and Craig called off his last 115,000.
Boyapati:
Craig:
Craig had hit his ace and was in great shape to double. That quickly changed when Boyapati hit his gin card, the , on the turn and left Craig drawing dead. The rubbed salt in the wound as Craig was eliminated in 17th place. Meanwhile, Boyapati is up to 830,000.
and Cronin was sent packing in 15th place, good for $8,938. On the flip side, Jivkov chipped up to 400,000.
and was called by the 
of Ron Segni. Koeln was in bad shape and couldn't find help as the 
hit the turn followed by the 
on the river.
, Mitch Franks checked from the big blind to his sole opponent, Kyle Cartwright, on the button. The chip leader bet 47,000 and Franks decided to look him up.
, Franks checked and Cartwright fired out 83,000. Franks hit the tank for a long time before making the call and watching the 
put out on the river. This time Franks check-called a bet of 225,000 and let out a frustrated, "Ahhhhh," after Cartwright turned over 
. It was obviously good and Franks simply mucked. He dropped to 350,000 while Cartwright extended his chip lead to 2.3 million.
rubbed salt in the wound as Craig was eliminated in 17th place. Meanwhile, Boyapati is up to 830,000.
