"Boston" Rob Fails to Survive

For 13 years and 26 seasons the hit TV show Survivor has been entertaining viewers on a weekly basis. One of the stars of that show was "Boston" Rob Mariano, who played four seasons in which he found love on the show (he married Amber and has since had three daughters with her) and even won $1 million (he won Survivor: Redemption Island). Unfortunately "Boston" Rob won't be adding the title of poker champion to his résumé.

Mariano was recently eliminated when a limped preflop pot saw action explode on an flop. Mariano got the last of his chips in the middle against Ashly Butler, who you may recall won a ring back in the IP Biloxi Event #5 $365 No-Limit Hold'em for $13,850, with the former holding and the latter . Mariano got it in good, but a on the turn gave Butler the straight and a guaranteed win.

Mariano made a quiet exit from the tournament floor, but we're sure it's not the last time we'll see him on the tournament trail. In fact, it seems Survivor and poker have been crossing more and more these day as evidenced by Amanda Kimmel's transition into the poker world and Daniel Negreanu's desire to "Outwit, Outplay and Outlast."