Hans Minocha Eliminated in 6th Place ($23,648)
It folded to Vincent Gironda in the cutoff who peered across the table, looking over Hans Minocha sitting in the big blind with a short stack. Gironda raised, then Marco Johnson made it three bets from the button. It folded to Minocha who checked his cards, then decided to reraise himself, a bet that committed his entire stack of 59,000. Both Gironda and Johnson called.
The flop came 
. Gironda checked, Johnson bet, and Gironda called. The turn brought a fourth spade, the 
, and both players checked. They again checked the 
river.
All three players had made flushes. Minocha had 
, Gironda had 
, and Johnson had the best of the three with 
to drag the main pot plus the small side pot. Meanwhile, Hans Minocha's supporters gave him a round of applause to acknowledge his sixth-place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
475,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
245,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |