06-28-2009 15:55 UTC-12

Matt Sterling Eliminated in 5th Place ($35,058)

Shamus

Matt Sterling - 5th Place

Matt Sterling was already the table's short stack when he found himself in a hand in which he had bet the river on a board of {7-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

{8-Clubs}

{5-Diamonds}

{K-Clubs}

{9-Hearts}

, only to get raised by Greg Mueller. Sterling called and showed his {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{A-Hearts}

, and Mueller showed {J-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

{10-Diamonds}

for the rivered straight.

Crippled on that hand, Sterling was all in before the flop in the next one, up against both Mueller and David Williams this time. The flop came {4-Clubs}

{4-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

{5-Spades}

, Mueller bet, and Williams called. The turn was the {10-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

, Mueller bet again, and Williams got out.

Mueller showed {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

{7-Diamonds}

for sevens and Sterling turned over {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

. The river was the {9-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

, giving Mueller two pair and knocking out Sterling in 5th place.