David Benefield Eliminated in 8th Place (€47,850)
David Benefield came into the day as the short stack with nine remaining, but was only able to get ad far as eighth place after falling to Ole Schemion. The 2013 World Series of Poker November Niner earned €47,850 for his finish.
Action folded to Schemion in the cutoff seat, and he raised to 50,000. Benefield reraised all in from the button for 257,000, and play folded through the blinds and back to Schemion. He called holding the . Benefield had a dominated . The flop, turn, and river ran out to give Schemion two pair and the winning hand.
This result caps off an extremely impressive EPT Barcelona for Benefield, having cashed in the three most prominent events of the festival. He first took fifth in the €50,000 Super High Roller for €208,150, then took 110th in the Main Event for €11,350. Adding in this result and Benefield has earned €267,350 from his three scores in Spain.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ole Schemion |
1,250,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
David Benefield | Busted |