Mariano Survives; Gargiulo Gone
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
A player raised to 24,000 from middle position and action folded around to Rob "Boston Rob" Mariano in the small blind who moved all in for 162,000. In the big blind, Jack Ward called and the initial raiser folded leaving both players to turn their hands.
Rob "Boston Rob" Mariano: 
Jack Ward: 
The board ran out 
and Mariano sat back down as he spiked the jack river to stay alive and double through Ward.
At another table, Joey Gargiulo was eliminated after a massive confrontation with Rafi Azam left him short stacked and he departed shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
621,000
476,000
|
476,000 |
|
369,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
198,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
Busted |