Brandon Hall Eliminated in 18th Place ($5,226)
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
John Kostelac raised to 22,000 from the hijack, and when it folded to Brandon Hall on the button, he three-bet all in for 175,000. The big blind Dale Capuano made the call to put Hall at risk, as did Kostelac.
With Hall all in, the flop came Q♥2♦8♣ and Capuano moved all in for 222,000. Kostelac quickly called to put Capuano at risk.
Brandon Hall: J♦J♣ 
Dale Capuano: Q♠Q♣
John Kostelac: K♠K♣
Capuano flopped a set of queens to take the lead against the pocket kings of Kostelac, and the pocket jacks of Hall would need running cards to stay in the tournament. But when the turn came the 3♠ and the river was the 3♦, Capuano improved to a full house, to take a nearly million chip pot, and eliminate Hall in 18th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
990,000
674,000
|
674,000 |
|
220,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
Busted |