button in SafariNewkirk First to Bust Day 1c; Graner Stacks Up
Dewitt Newkirk and Stephen Graner went head-to-head in a hand after just 20 minutes of Day 1c action. Newkirk was on the button, and Graner was sitting under the gun.
The pair were on the river, and the pot stood at around 6,000. The board had run out 10♦10♣9♥ on the flop, A♥ on the turn, and action was caught from the J♣ river.
Newkirk already had a 20,000 bet in front of him, and Graner had jammed for his remaining stack, covering Newkirk's last 26,100 chips that he hadn't already committed to the pot.
Newkirk went into a tank and said, "I have to call," before he picked up his stack and moved it into the pot and said, "I call."
Another player at the table said, "Really?!" just as the cards were turned.
Dewitt Newkirk: Q♥8♥
Stephen Graner: A♦A♠
Newkirk let out a "Damn!" and stood up from the table after he saw Graner flip over his pocket aces, as he was behind to his boat. Newkirk's rivered straight wasn't enough to keep him in the main event, and he was the first to walk away from the tables shortly after the start of Day 1c.