John Villanueva Eliminated in 16th Place($8,705)
Alex Masek just doubled through John Villanueva about 5 minutes ago, and he has just finished the job he started, eliminating Villanueva. Action started with Masek raising to 35,000 in early position. Action folded to Vince Cardella in the cutoff, and he made the call. Villanueva tagged along on the button, and the blinds folded.
The three of them saw the dealer fan out a flop of 
, and Masek slowly cut out a bet of 68,000, and slid it into the middle. Cardella got out of the way, and action was on Villanueva, who decided to shove all in for 74,000 more. Masek went into the tank, counting out the chips for the call, then assessing the damage to his stack were he to lose the hand. After about a minute, he made the call, and saw he was in great shape.
Masek: 
Villanueva: 
Masek would need to dodge one of hte two remaining fours, and he did so on the turn, the 
, and the river, the 
. Masek scooped the pot, upping his stack to around 550,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted |