Thornton Busts Friedlander in Cooler
Level 24
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Steve Friedlander and John Thornton went heads-up to a flop of 
. Friedlander moved all in and Thornton snap-called.
"Top pair. Do you have a set?" Friedlander asked, turning over 
. Thornton did indeed flop a set with 
.
The board ran out 
to give the pot to Thornton. The stacks were counted down and Thornton had 1,140,000, while Friedlander had 800,000.
"Nothing else you could do. You played it perfectly," a tablemate said to Friedlander before he headed for the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
1,320,000
|
1,320,000 |
|
Busted |