Marco Johnson Eliminated in 16th Place ($7,345)
Marco Johnson was crippled down to just 12,000 in a hand versus Brian Brubaker in which the latter drew a wheel. Just a couple of hands later Eric Wasserson was raising from middle position and Brubaker reraised all in for his last 10,000 from the button, earning a call from Wasserson.
On the first draw Wasserson tossed away one card while Johnson discarded two — a 
and a 
. The next draw saw Wasserson again taking one and Johnson again taking two, once more showing the two he was throwing away — 
.
The third draw saw Wasserson take one card again and Johnson once again having to draw two, this time showing he'd been dealt two fives when he already had a 
in his hand. Johnson showed he'd ended with a 
, and Johnson showed his first three cards — .
Johnson then checked the last two he'd been dealt, and quickly showed them to be 
before departing in 16th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
168,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
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Busted | |
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