Robert Damelian moved all in for 545,000 from the hijack and Ronald Swain, in the cutoff, called. The rest of the table got out of the way.
Robert Damelian: 8♣8♠
Ronald Swain: A♦Q♦
Damelian needed his eights to hold on to survive in the tournament as the flop came 3♠5♦9♠. He remained ahead through the 6♠ turn, while the 8♥ river gave him a set to seal his double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
795,000
|
795,000 |
|
|
750,000
750,000
|
750,000 |