[user196975]
Scott Clements will have more time to troll the 2+2 forums from his hotel room.
We just looked down the media desk and saw Scott Clements standing with a payout slip in his hand. He had been short since taking a few hits before the dinner break and had trouble gaining traction since returning.
He informed us that he shoved from the cutoff with and Tripp Kirk woke up with on the small blind. The board didn't provide and salvation and Clements was eliminated in 36th place for $3,947.
Ross Bybee has been nursing a short stack for the past few hours and recently decided to commit his last 81,000 holding suited after action folded to him on the button. Unfortunately for him, the small blind called with and Bybee was unable to catch. With that, GamerTex.com founder was sent to the payout desk in 35th place to collect $3,947.
Even though there are some short stacks out there, action has slowed to a crawl here in St. Louis. Play as they will, the blinds will soon force the action as they're scheduled to go up in less than ten minutes, though there will be a brief break first.
David Davenport opened from the cutoff for 22,000 and Chris Conrad popped it to 54,000 from the small blind. Davenport called and the flop rolled out . Conrad led out with 44,000 but Davenport tried to take the offensive with re-raising to 125,000.
Conrad thought for a moment and shoved for a total of 301,000. Davenport tanked for short while, asking himself aloud, "Can I get away from this hand?"
He couldn't and called, having Conrad covered.
Conrad:
Davenport:
Davenport was ahead in the hand and the turn came , giving Conrad a flush draw to go with his straight draw. The river was Yahtzee! for Conrad when it fell .
That left Davenport short and brought Conrad within shouting distance of the seven-figure mark.
A short-stacked Steve Melton moved all in under the gun for his last 38,000 with only to run into two other players who got into a raising war with and . Long story short, the pocket tens ended up winning and Melton ended up finishing in 33rd place for $4,438.
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and Tripp Kirk woke up with 
suited after action folded to him on the button. Unfortunately for him, the small blind called with 
. Conrad led out with 44,000 but Davenport tried to take the offensive with re-raising to 125,000.
, giving Conrad a flush draw to go with his straight draw. The river was Yahtzee! for Conrad when it fell 
.
