William Kerkaert Eliminated in 11th Place ($60,789)
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Omaha Hi-Lo
Just before the blinds went up, William Kerkaert got his short stack of just over one big bet into the middle from the button against Naoya Kihara in the big blind.
William Kerkaert: A♥J♣10♣7♦
Naoya Kihara: A♠A♦4♥3♦
Kerkaert was in rough shape and needed to improve. The K♠8♦5♣6♣ turn gave Kihara a strong lead with his pair of aces and the made low, while Kerkaert needed a club to chop. The river was the 5♠, and that spelled the end for Kerkaert in 11th place for $60,789.
The other table needed to finish their current hand to determine which player was moved to balance the last ten players. On a three-way turn of Q♦8♣6♠10♣, Julien Sitbon checked in the small blind and Ali Eslami bet from the big blind. Matthew Beinner folded and Sitbon called, then check-folded the 2♦ river.
Sitbon was then high-carded to the other table while Alex Foxen became the next big blind.