Gates Gets Rid Of a Short Stack
When we got to Garry Gates's table, we saw him up against a short stack with all of his chips in the middle. The short stack held 
, and Gates was in the lead with 
. The flop came out 

, giving the short stack an open ended straight draw. The turn helped neither, coming the
, and the river did the same, as it brought the
. Gates collected the bounty, upping his stack to just under 60,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000
1,000
|
1,000 |