Perkins on a Heater; Busts Kuether
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Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Jason Koon raised to 60,000 from the cutoff, Joe Kuether moved all in for 253,000 from the small blind, and Bill Perkins re-shoved from the big blind. Koon folded.
Kuether: 
Perkins: 
Perkins' aces held as the board came 
, and Kuether was eliminated. This time, Antonio Esfandiari came over to Perkins to celebrate.
"You're the best fish, Perk," Esfandiari told him. "Win or lose, you're happy. You're the best fish."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,730,000 | 297,000 |
|
Busted |
, and he doubled to around 658,000 chips. Abdallah fell to 52,000.
, letting out a big sigh when he realized that the jack missed Reinkemeier. The 
on the turn was another brick, and so too was the 
flop delivered him a set. The 
turn and 
. Rajkumar checked, Lichtenberger tossed out 60,000, and Rajkumar called.
, Rajkumar checked again, and Lichtenberger tossed out three pink T50,000 chips. Rajkumar asked for a count, then flicked his cards into the muck.
. Finger led out for 175,000, Robl called, and the turn was the 
. Finger fired out 800,000, but the bet was really only worth around 600,000 . Robl tank-called, putting himself with risk, and he was well behind.
. Both players checked.
for a pair and the win.
, including Hyoung Chae, Steven Silverman, and Shaun Deeb. The action checked to Deeb, who fired out 71,000, and Chae folded. When he did, his cards flashed, and the dealer turned them over. He had 
.
for two pair, but he hit the rail when Deeb tabled 
