Zach Andrews Eliminated in 5th Place ($16,473)
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Zach Andrews was eliminated in fifth place on a huge hand that put Michael Ermie in the chip lead.
Ermie has had a hot streak of his own to overthrow Bruce Peery as chipleader.
On this hand the board read 
and Zach Andrews bet 300,000 in a pot of almost 500,000. Andrews had called a large bet on the turn and led out on the river.
Ermie went all in, putting Andrews at risk should he call. Andrews had almost 600,000 behind and eventually called. He had a straight with 
, but was eliminated by the flush of Ermie, 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,600,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
Busted |