Annie Duke Eliminated in 5th Place ($73,602)
. Annie was next to act, and she raised with the 
in the door, putting most of her stack in the pot. Sebastian Ruthenberg called, and then Chris Ferguson raised. Luske ducked out. Annie Duke reraised all in for 6,000 more on top, and Ruthenberg and Ferguson both called.Ruthenberg only saw one more card. He drew the
, and folded to a fourth-street Ferguson bet. Duke and Ferguson, now heads up, turned over their hands and the dealer ran out the cards:Duke: (
) 
Ferguson: (
) 
Bad timing for Annie Duke. Ferguson's kings had her in trouble right from the start, and she was unable to catch up. She seemed disappointed, but forced a little smile as she sent her chips over to her friend Chris Ferguson.
Annie put on a great show over the past three days, once again proving she has what it takes to play poker against anyone in the world. For her efforts, she will pocket more than $70,000, and adds another notch in her final table belt.