Kenny Milam had been grinding a short stack almost all day and his run just came to an end. He moved all in preflop holding pocket sixes and Chris Thompson called holding
.
The board ran
and Milam's day came to an end.
Kenny Milam had been grinding a short stack almost all day and his run just came to an end. He moved all in preflop holding pocket sixes and Chris Thompson called holding
.
The board ran
and Milam's day came to an end.
33 . . . RORY MONAHAN . . . CARBONDALE, IL . . . $4,406
34 . . . CASEY HARPER . . . NASHVILLE, TN . . . $3,897
35 . . . DAVID NICHOLSON . . . PERKINSTON, MS . . . $3,897
36 . . . DANTONIO BROWN . . . JONESBORO, GA . . . $3,897
37 . . . RICHARD ROBB . . . SENECA, SC . . . $3,483
38 . . . PETER CLIVE . . . SAINT CHARLES, MO . . . $3,483
39 . . . GILBERT GEORGE . . . DALLAS, TX . . . $3,483
40 . . . KENNY SMITH . . . ROARK, KY . . . $3,483
41 . . . MATTHEW GRABIAK . . . ALPHARETTA, GA . . . $3,483
42 . . . JOHN LEE . . . IRVINE, CA . . . $3,483
We're not sure of the details, but as we were writing the previous elimination hand Rory Monahan appeared at the payout desk. We can confirm that he has hit the rail in 33rd place.
David Nicholson, winner of the Horseshoe Bossier City Main Event earlier in the season, was looking for his second Main Event win here today; unfortunately for him, his hopes were demolished after action folded to Clint Baker in the small blind and he raised. Nicholson was in the big blind and decided to move all in with 
, only to discover Baker had woken up with 
.
The board provided no help and Nicholson, who is qualified for the National Championship, was eliminated in 35th place.
Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Kenny Milam moved all in from under the gun and Casey Harper came over the top from middle position. The blinds released their hands and the hands were tabled.
Milam:

Harper:

The board ran out
and Milam earned a double up with his pair of kings.
Dantonio Brown, who began the day as chip leader, had an up-and-down day, one that recently came to an end. After dropping to just 100,000, Brown limped in early position and was met with a raise by Chad Bradbury from the cutoff. The button and blinds got out of the way and Brown simply moved all in. Bradbury essentially had the same stack and made the call.
Showdown
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| Bradbury | ![]() ![]() |
Brown was dominated and desperately need some luck, but there was none to be had as the board ran out 



. Brown's journey came to an end in 36th place for $3,897.
Without any action in front of him the player on the button moved all in. Levi Phillips was in the big blind and woke up with pocket jacks and called.
Button:

Phillips:

The board ran
and Phillips earned the knockout.