ElkY Up the River
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Bertrand Grospellier was down around 25,000 chips when this pot began, and he had zero when it ended.
"ElkY" and Eric Buchman mixed it up in a preflop raising war, and the last of Grospellier's chips went into the pot over the next two streets. The board read 
on the turn, and the cards were shown down.
Jason Mercier was meandering around in between his own hands, and he stopped by the table to sweat the action. "You got it, ElkY?" he asked.
Showdown
ElkY: 
Buchman: 
"Oh, that's pretty nice," Mercier added as ElkY was looking for the scoop.
The river was cruel, though. The 
dropped off the deck to ruin the Frenchman's bid to double. He couldn't even catch a part of that pot, and Buchman scoops up the last of his chips to send him out the door in a shimmer of rhinestone-clad disappointment.
, and Dehkarghani called a bet from Buchman. A third ten - the 
- turned, and Buchman led again. Dehkarghani again called.
was dealt on the river, and Dehkarghani opened 
for kings full. Buchman mucked, and Dehkarghani scooped the pot.
, giving Barber trip threes with an ace kicker and the nut-low to scoop the pot, and eliminate Cassidy from the tournament.
. Shaun Deeb was heads up with Jim Grove, and Deeb capped it on the river with five big bets in the pot. Grove called the last bullet confidently, but Deeb announced, "Nuts," to his surprise.
was plenty good enough to take the big pot.
, giving Etherington Broadway, and doubling him to 30,000 chips.
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