John Phan Eliminated

Wow. Surely this was not how John Phan was expecting his Main Event would take shape. Phan bet 1,500 on the turn of a {10-Spades}

board after his opponent checked. That opponent then check-raised to 4,000, with Phan making the call.

The river came {Q-Diamonds}

and brought a bet of 5,100 from Phan's opponent.

"I'm supposed to raise here," said Phan. But instead he just called with {Q-Hearts}

, a set of queens. His opponent showed {8-Clubs}

for the turned straight and the winning hand.

That loss knocked Phan down to 4,000 chips. A few hands later he opened for 300 preflop and was called by a late-position player and the small blind. The small blind checked the {8-Hearts}

flop, inducing a bet of 700 from Phan. That bet folded the late-position player, but not the small blind. The small blind check-raised to 5,000, sending Phan deep into the tank.

"This is how my World Series is gonna end?" Phan asked no one in particular. "35 minutes in? You know what I have."

Phan called all in and showed {A-Diamonds}