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Wagstaff Taken Out
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Mark Wagstaff called an all-in from Kostya Zaks on the turn, putting his tournament life at risk, with the board reading: Q♠9♦A♦7♣.
Mark Wagstaff: A♥5♣
Kostya Zaks: A♣9♣
Wagstaff rivered a pair of fives to go with his aces he had on the flop, but the 5♠ mattered not as Wagstaff already had a bigger pair.
The hit severely damaged Wagstaff, who would go out two hands later, with Zaks stepping in the finish him off. It was a tree-way pot with Virgile Turchi jumping in for the flop.
Wagstaff and Turchi checked down to the river and the players revealed their hands.
Mark Wagstaff: A♣Q♠
Kostya Zaks: 8♥8♣
Virgile Turchi: A♥10♥
None of them connected to the runout 9♣2♣6♥5♠5♦, making Zaks' pocket eights the best hand.