06-08-2009 07:38 UTC-12

Braband Crippled; Eliminated in 17th Place ($27,029)

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Tom Braband

Danny Illingworth raised to 35,000 from the small blind and Tom Braband made the call from the big blind.

On a flop of {7-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

{5-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

, Illingworth led for 64,000 and Braband raised to 200,000. Illingworth shoved for a total of 352,000 and Braband called again.

Illingworth: {10-Spades}

{10-Spades}

{4-Diamonds}

Braband:

{J-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

When the turn came {6-Hearts}

{6-Hearts}

and the river came {8-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

, Braband couldn't complete either of his draws and fell to just 100,000. Illingworth climbed to 800,000.

On the next hand, Braband got his remaining stack in the middle with {8-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

{10-Clubs}

vs. Isaac Baron's {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{3-Clubs}

. Again, Braband couldn't improve and he was eliminated in 17th spot.