Chris Tryba Eliminated in 10th Place ($16,118)
Level 22
Stud Eight or Better
Chris Tryba, Michael Malm and Travis Pearson each put three bets in on fifth street, leaving Tryba all in. Malm bet sixth into a small side pot, and Pearson called. If there was seventh street action, we didn't catch it.
Tryba: 
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Malm: 
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Malm had Pearson beat for the side pot with kings up, and Tryba quickly realized he had outs to scoop the whole pot: an ace, a deuce or a four. Any low would give him half the pot. He squeezed out his final card, then tossed a 
high into the air.
We'll have an updated count on Malm shortly.
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flop.
struck the turn, giving Crain Broadway and the lead. The 
bricked out for Pearson on the river and Crain was able to score the elimination.
was exactly what he wanted to see, however. A 
turn meant Johnson needed a king or a jack to survive. The river was the 
, however, and Johnson was finished.
fell on the turn, and Wattel was in decent shape to survive. An 
river gave Mueller both the high and the low though, and Wattel hit the rail.
and Malm snap-shipped all in for 59,000. Wolansky called and Crain did the same. Both players checked down the 
and Wolansky was able to win the pot with his pair of kings. Crain, who finished Day 1 of this event as the chip lead and has been a force throughout this whole tournament, has been eliminated from play. Crain will take home $64,975 in tournament winnings.
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