Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
As we arrived, Paul Newey had all of his 50,800 already in the middle and Mike McDonald had his stack of over 180,000 in there as well. Vladimir Troyanovskiy had chips invested already but eventually folded.
Paul Newey: 
Mike McDonald: 
McDonald showed his aces first and said "That's bad news for you" when Newey showed his first, followed by the . Newey remembered someone beating his red aces with ace-queen back in Prague two weeks ago and was still somewhat hopeful he could repeat that feat.
The 
brought him halfway there, but the 
on the turn and 
on the river were blanks and Newey made his exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
248,500
69,300
|
69,300 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
and there he stayed through the board of 
. 
flop and 16,000 on the 
turn. McDonald checked a third time on the 
.
flop. Khoroshenin bet 6,000 and Perkins made it 18,000 to go. Khoroshenin called, and Perkins jammed on the 
. Big blind Justin Bonomo quickly cut out calling chips and slid them in. McKeehen turned over 
before realizing it wasn't a chop as McKeehen held a jack-high straight. The pink-haired American mucked, and the former World Series of Poker champ added to stack that's challenging for the lead.
