Alan Myerson Eliminated in 9th Place ($47,000)
Action folded to the shortest stack at the table, Alan Myerson. He sat in the cutoff seat and announced that he was all in. The dealer tossed him the all-in chip from the rack and then action moved to Ray Henson in the big blind. Henson looked at one card first and claimed it was a good one. He then looked at the other and said, "I guess I call," tabling the . "I guess you would," said Myerson, turning over the .
The flop came down and Myerson wasn't shut out yet. He had a gutshot straight draw that could still give him the double up.
The turn brought the and the table wowed at what they saw. Myerson had hit his straight. Jason Mercier piped up and said, "Wait, he's got a heart," pointing to Henson's aces.
The river landed with the and hit the heart that Henson needed. He made a flush and knocked out Myerson is stunning fashion on the bubble of the official final table. Myerson took home $47,000 for his ninth-place finish.
The remaining eight players began counting down their chips and putting them in racks. The tournament will be moving venues for the final table and we'll have more on that in just a moment.