Gabe Costner Eliminated in 20th Place ($7,358)

Gabe Costner lost two pots in a row, and has been eliminated in 20th place. In the first, he was in a battle of the blinds, and his {J-Spades}

failed to hold up against the {9-Diamonds}

of David Bergerson. Bergerson made two pair and took a big chunk of Costner's stack.

In the very next hand, Allen Cunningham opened from the cutoff seat, and Costner reraised the pro. Cunningham pushed back enough to endanger Costner's tournament existence, and all the chips got into the middle.

Costner tabled {A-Diamonds}

, and Cunningham had him exactly where he wanted him with {10-Clubs}

. The board favored Cunningham; it came {5-Diamonds}

, giving him the only pair, and sending Costner to the cashier.

For his efforts yesterday and today, Costner earns $7,358 and the right to boast about another deep run in a tournament.