Brandon Paster Eliminated in 15th Place ($13,430)
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Ravi Shankar opened to 125,000 under the gun and Brandon Paster in middle position reraised to 475,000. Shankar four-bet to 1,525,000. Paster, covered, called for his tournament life.
Brandon Paster: A♥A♠8♠7♥6♦
Ravi Shankar: A♦K♠Q♣J♦2♥
Paster was ahead with pocket aces but the flop dropped J♠K♣K♦ giving Shankar a full house. Paster made an exclamation in frustration.
Adding insult to injury, the turn Q♥ improve Shankar's hand to a better full house making the whole table chuckle. The dealer completed the board with an inconsequential 9♥, which sealed Paster's fate to leave the tournament floor.