Gallaher Loses Race to Grafton
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
The player under the gun raised to 1,800 and Sam Grafton three-bet to 9,000 from the small blind.
Action was on John "Johnny Run Good" Gallaher who four-bet to 24,000 from the big blind and the initial raiser folded while Grafton five-bet jammed.
Gallaher called off his 75,000 stack and the two players tabled their hands.
John Gallaher: 
Sam Grafton: 
It was a classic race with Gallaher in the lead with his made hand of queens and nothing changed after the 
flop.
The turn came the 
, giving Grafton more outs with the club flush draw and he connected with the 
river, eliminating Gallaher from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | 114,000 |
|
Busted |