Dario Sammartino Eliminated in 43rd Place ($176,399)
Level 30
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Dario Sammartino open-shoved from early position with his short stack, and action folded all the way around to the Karen Sarkisyan in the big blind, who called.
Sarkisyan: 
Sammartino: 
The flop came down 
, keeping Sammartino way in the lead.
"Jack, jack!" Sammartino's rail cheered. Sammartino shushed them and ushered them quiet with a flat palm.
The turn was the 
, and the look on Sammartino's face went from calm and at ease to pained and restless as the lead had been snatched away from him. He needed a jack or a queen to survive, but the river was the 
, and that was it for him. Sammartino wished everyone at the table luck and made his exit from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,600,000
975,000
|
975,000 |
|
Busted | |
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