Kirk Banks Eliminated in 14th Place ($14,730)
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Eric Baldwin opened from under the gun to 40,000 and when action got to Kirk Banks on the button, he moved all in, for just under 300,000. Baldwin quickly made the call and both players flipped over their hands.
Eric Baldwin: 
Kirk Banks: 
It was a devastating flop for banks as the dealer fanned out an ace in the window flop of 
. The turn came the 
and Banks was now drawing dead to the 
on the river.
Baldwin has been on a heater for the last two levels and added another nice pot to his already growing stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,325,000
565,000
|
565,000 |
|
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Busted | |
and that gave Georato a set and it kept him in the lead the whole way, allowing him to double up to just under 500,000. 
and that meant Steinman's kicker would play, making his ace-queen best. Farber wished everyone luck as he headed to the payout desk to collect $14,730 for his 13th place finish.
and Tran was now behind. The turn was a 
and Tran picked up some more outs, but the 
which gave Baldwin a set, then quads on the turn and he would send Lavinson to the rail in 11th place to collect $18,694 for his run.
and Guarinello fell very behind. The turn came the 
, giving Guarinello some more outs. The river came the 
and Song checked to Rudelitz who bet 52,000 and Song quickly folded.