Mike Matusow Eliminated in 12th Place ($97,328)
Level 19
: 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Limit Hold'em
Scott Seiver raised from the small blind and Mike Matusow moved all in from the big blind. Seiver called and turned up 
.
"I haven't looked," Matusow said. "Let's wait and go one at a time."
The flop came down 
.
"That's not a good flop," Matusow said.
The turn was the 
and the river was the 
. Matusow would either need to have 
for a straight or another 
with a better kicker to survive.
He turned over his first card and it was the 
.
"King for a chop!" someone at the table said. But Matusow's other card was the 
and that would do it for him. He wished everyone luck and headed for the rail in 12th place, collecting $97,328 for his run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,340,000 | 180,000 |
|
Busted |
which kept Sion in the lead with his pair of queens and Shakerchi was eliminated from the tournament in 13th place, bringing the field down to 12 players.
/ 
/ 
and Perry the 
.
to make queens and fours to score the elimination.
for a nine-low, causing Matusow to curse and fling his cards into the muck.
/ 
— for an eight-low, but Sion was holding 
flop. Johns bet the 
/ 
turn fell, and both players checked. The 
river completed the board and Haxton bet 185,000. Seiver mulled it over for a bit before he folded.