Elias Out on Rollercoaster Runout
Level 12
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Darren Elias, raised to 40,000 from middle position. David Coleman raised to 110,000 chips from the cutoff.
When the action returned to him, Elias paused for a bit, then raised all in for some 400,000.
Coleman folded.
A few hands later, Elias was in the big blind and found himself facing a 680,000-chip raise from Jesse Lonis on the button.
Elias made the call, with less.
Darren Elias: A♠K♦
Jesse Lonis: 8♣8♦
Elias hit a king on the flop, but Lonis flopped a set of eights.
Elias jumped into the lead when he turned an ace-high flush.
But Lonis boated up when the board paired on the river in a cruel runout 8♠K♠Q♠2♠2♣ that to send him to the rail.