Early Stage Kicker Problems
After a raise from Charles Petry sitting under the gun to 400, and a re-raise to 1,200 from Rudolph Dacanay next to act, Philip Restivo sat on the button with a decision. He elected on a call, and Steven Harrison decided to do the same from the big blind, Petry closed the action with a call.
The players went four ways to a flop of A♣5♥3♠.
Harrison decided to lead out 5,000 into a pot of roughly the same size. Action folded around to Restivo, and he moved his remaining chips into play.
Harrison faced a decision for 18,500 chips and his tournament life. Before long, he risked it all.
Steven Harrison: A♦Q♥ 
Philip Restivo: A♠K♣
With both players holding top pair, Restivo held a massive advantage with his king kicker. After a 5♣ on the turn, and a 3♥ on the river, Harrison was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
23,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
|
23,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
|
Busted |