Valder Cooked

There was 2,700 in the middle on a flop of and action was on Rich Stevens, who was in the cutoff and had a bet of 1,200 out in front of him. He was facing an all-in check-raise by Ben Valder, who was in the big blind. Stevens asked how much the bet was and the dealer counted out Valder's stack to be 5,400. Stevens threw in chips to call.

Ben Valder:
Rich Stevens:

Valder was in need of hitting a ten, a deuce, or a running pair that was higher than fives to stay alive in the tournament. The turn came to give him three more outs at a counterfeited double. Unfortunately for him, the river fell in Stevens' favor, giving him an unnecessary full house.