Much to the Players' Delight...

From the hijack seat, Brandon Moran came in with a raise to 20,000. Continuing in his ways, Nikolay Evdakov went deep into the tank from the cutoff seat. An interpreter was called over to help Evdakov understand the situation, as players from the three other tables gathered around, most of them complaining amongst themselves. After a delay of more than five minutes, the floor staff was finally explaining to the interpreter what to tell the player.

"If he doesn't play faster, he's going to be penalized," said the staff person. Apparently "penalized" is the word Evdakov was looking for. Without waiting for the translation, he grabbed his remaining 52,000 in chips with two fists and dropped them into the pot. Moran called when the action came back to him, and the cards were turned up:

Moran: {Q-Diamonds}

Evdakov:

With Evdakov ahead, but at risk of elimination, the board was dealt out: {4-Clubs}

. Moran caught his set on the flop, and it held up to eliminate Nikolay Evdakov.

With his record-setting tenth cash this year, Evdakov's achievement is truly noteworthy. Despite this, it seems that all 27 remaining players were glad to see him depart, as the pace returns to a more comfortable clip.

With that last bust-out, we have 27 players left, and the table and seat assignments have been redrawn.

Tags: Nikolay Evdakov

2008 World Series of Poker

2008 World Series of Poker

Much to the Players' Delight...