Perelman Out
Rob Perelman began today with a short stack, and things didn't get better for him during the first 45 minutes or so. He then saw Dmitry Kataev, sitting to his right, make a standard raise, and Perelman just called, leaving himself but 4,000 left. "Advanced strategy," he cracked with a grin.
It folded around and the flop came 
. Kataev put out 4,000 chips. "5,000 is the minimum bet," quipped Perelman, and the table laughed as he set out his last chips to call.
Kataev had 
and Perelman 
. The turn brought the 
, pairing Perelman but giving Kataev a straight, and after the 
river, Perelman had been eliminated. He congratulated the others, then standing delivered one more good line before leaving.
"Pay out!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
122,000 | 14,000 |
|
Busted |