Joe Parker Eliminated in 12th Place ($19,653)
Level 18
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Joe Parker was all in for 67,500 with the 
from the cutoff seat. Dwyte Pilgrim was on the button and called with the dominating 
.
The flop came down 
and Parker's chances grew really slim as Pilgrim picked up a commanding lead with a pair of aces.
The turn brought the 
, which did give Parker some outs to a broadway straight, but the 
on the river couldn't do it for him. He was eliminated, but not empty handed. Parker walked away with $19,653 in prize money and 100 points for the National Championship leader board.
Pilgrim moved to 430,000 in chips, which is good enough for the current chip lead.