Richard Mombourquette Eliminated in 16th Place ($26,148)
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
David Michaud doubled through Richard Mombourquette to leave the latter very short before Paul Spitzberg scored a big double through Anthony Licastro. Spitzberg got his stack in with 
, and Licastro had 
. The board ran out 
, and Spitzberg doubled.
One last hand was still to be played before the dinner break, and Mombourquette was all in and at risk for very few big blinds with 
. Spitzberg had yet another big pocket pair and looked him up with 
. After a board of 
, Mombourquette headed to the rail to collect $26,148.
The 15 remaining players have $32,995 locked up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000 | 1,200,000 |
|
1,400,000 | -700,000 |
|
950,000 | 400,000 |
|
Busted |