Eddy Sabat had just doubled through Andrea Dato when he decided to limp on the button. Tony Hachem completed from the small blind, and Martin Raus checked in the big.
The flop came down and both blinds checked. Sabat bet 16,000 and Hachem called. Raus put in a raise to 70,000 and Sabat moved all in. Hachem folded after which Raus called off for around 300,000 chips.
Raus showed and was out in front against Sabat's . The turn was the , giving Sabat some extra outs. The river was the and Sabat was visibly happy to get there. Raus is out, and Sabat is closing in on the average stack again.
Tony Hachem opened from under the gun, Andrea Dato three-bet from the small blind, and Eddy Sabat moved all in for 215,000 from the big blind. Hachem released, and Dato called.
In a blind battle the action was on Christopher Brammer who was in the small blind. The flop read and he bet 47,000. Shannon Shorr was in the big blind, and he made the call.
The turn was the , and Brammer grabbed chips once more betting 116,000. Shorr took ten seconds to make up his mind, and called.
The river was the , and when Brammer checked Shorr immediately checked behind.
Brammer showed , and he had missed both his draws. Shorr showed and took down the pot with top pair. A diamond on the river could've made things explode, while Brammer was saying a seven would've made things interesting as well.
Shorr is now also over seven figures while Brammer keeps hovering around the same stack.
Layne Flack opened to 37,000 from the cutoff, Nick Maimone defended his big blind, and the dealer spread . Maimone check-called a 65,000-chip bet, and the turn brought the . Both players checked.
The completed the board, and Maimone led out for 100,000. Flack called, and Maimone tabled for a pair of aces. Flack mucked, and is down down to 230,000 chips.
From the cutoff Tony Hachem raised to 36,000 and Ty Reiman moved all in from the button for 340,000. Hachem made the call.
Hachem turned over , and Reiman was looking good with his . The board wasn't pretty for the 2010 PCA runner-up, because this is what it came down to; .
Reiman was eliminated in 20th place and he will go home with $35,422.