Derek Sudell Eliminated in 10th Place ($19,253)
Kevin Song opened from under the gun to 80,000. From middle position, David Dowdy three-bet to 275,000. Over to Derek Sudell, who began to think as he counted his chips. After about a minute, he moved all in for about 1,700,000. Song folded and Dowdy called immediately.
David Dowdy: 
Derek Sudell: 
The flop increased Sudell's chances greatly when the 
came out, giving him a spade flush draw. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
, both black, but neither was the fourth spade Sudell was looking for.
Sudell was eliminated and Dowdy took a commanding chip lead.
"Did you like that runout, black-black?" asked a tablemate.
"I think we all liked that runout," said another. Each elimination comes with a pay jump at this point in the tournament.
"It took me a minute to process that it didn't hit," said Dowdy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,900,000 | 1,300,000 |
|
1,950,000 | -610,000 |
|
Busted |