O’Rourke Eliminated, Howard-Smith Rockets Up
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Liam O’Rourke opened with a bet of 400 from middle position, and found a call from Brooke Howard-Smith and Ivan Zalac in late positions, as well as the two players in the blinds.
The flop dropped 
, and both blinds as well as O’Rourke checked. Howard-Smith then bet out 2,200 in chips, and found a fold from everyone but O’Rourke, who threw in his last 7,000 in chips. Howard-Smith instantly apologised and made the call, tabling 
for a flopped set.
“I was trying to hint for you to fold,” said Howard-Smith. O’Rourke laughed it off, tabling the 
, and knew he had a few outs to steal the pot.
The turn, however, produced the 
to end O’Rourke’s day, as the meaningless 
fell to complete the board.
O’Rourke made his way to the exit, as Howard-Smith stacked up his chips to 50,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | |
|
Busted |