Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Minnesota's Tom Hammers got his stack all in preflop and found himself racing for his tournament life against Griffin Abel.
Tom Hammers: 
Griffin Abel: 
Hammers held the same hand Phil Hellmuth did when he took down the 1989 WSOP Main Event, but they didn't treat him as good as they did the "Poker Brat." Instead, the pocket nines fell behind when the 
flop paired Abel.
Hammers had a spade flush draw but failed to his it as the 
appeared on the turn followed by the 
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | |
|
Busted |
. The board completed 
and 
to give Lacy the double up.
flop. His opponent called and they went to a turn which was the 
fell on the river and the big blind checked. Samona placed 7,600 chips across the line and got called by his opponent.
flop gave him bottom set but it also gave his opponent a club flush draw. 
turn was safe, and while the 
river completed the flush, the running queens also resulted in improving Martin to a winning full house.
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