Anatoly Shilyuk Eliminated in 5th Place ($70,859)
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Rep Porter has the button in seat 3 and he raises to 45,000. Anatoly Shilyuk thinks a bit, then moves all in from the small blind for 138,000. The other get out of the way and the players show:
Porter:
Shilyuk:
Once again, the gallery is on their feet here in the Milwaukee's Best Light Final Table Area. Porter and Shilyuk are standing as well, both smiling. Porter has Shilyuk well covered so it will by Shilyuk's tournament life on the line.
The flop comes
. Porter's legion of fans applaud while Shilyuk's grow uneasy. The tournament director explains that Shilyuk will need to catch a king, an eight, running clubs, or running double board pair to stay alive in the hand. The turn comes the
, easily the best card Shilyuk could see without taking the lead outright. Now Shilyuk can catch a king, an eight, a jack, or a club to survive and double up.When the dealer finally got the go-ahead, she quickly lays down the
on the river. Porter's pocket threes hold up as he breaks the 2 million chip mark. Anatoly Shilyuk is eliminated in 5th place and takes home $70,859 to show for it.