08-29-2009 17:48 UTC+8

Tom Hall Eliminated in 18th Place ($12,489)

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Tom Hall - 18th Place

Another of the day's chip leaders has failed to make the final two tables. In a three-way limped pot, small blind Jicheng Su checked to big blind Tom Hall on a flop of {4-Hearts}

{4-Hearts}

{6-Diamonds}

{10-Clubs}

. Hall moved all in for 88,000, bringing the action to button player Daoxing Chen. He called the bet, chasing Su out of the hand. Chen had flopped top pair with {10-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

{8-Spades}

; Hall showed second pair, {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

{6-Hearts}

. The

{8-Diamonds}

on the turn gave Chen two pair but didn't take away any of Hall's outs. The river {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

, however, took away Hall's tournament life.

Chen quickly popped out of his chair to vigorously shake Hall's hand. Hall then went to get his payout slip.

Tags: Daoxing Chen Tom Hall