07-13-2009 07:21 UTC-12

Eskenazi Exits

[user66118]

Four players at the featured table saw a flop of {3-Clubs}

{3-Clubs}

{8-Spades}

{K-Diamonds}

. All four men involved checked it around, and the turn card was the {7-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

. Tom Schneider checked again, and Scott Eskenazi put out a bet of 100,000. After some quick deliberation, Clayton Newman moved all in for 301,000 total. Prahlad Friedman and Schneider ducked out, but Eskenazi would reluctantly make the call for his own tournament life.

Showdown
Eskenazi: {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

{J-Hearts}

Newman:

{K-Clubs}

{Q-Diamonds}

Newman was dominating his opponent, poised for the knockout with one card to come. When the river brought a blank {6-Hearts}

{6-Hearts}

, he did just that, sending Scott Eskenazi to the payout desk.

Tags: Clayton Newman Scott Eskenazi