Ethier Busts Rasmussen on River
Level 15
We found Thayer Rasmussen getting all in on sixth street against Denis Ethier.
"You're ahead of me right now," Ethier said.
Rasmussen: 
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Ethier: 
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Indeed, Rasmussen had the lead with a jack-low, and the dealer sent them seventh street.
"Let me see if I'm drawing dead," Ethier said, knowing the best hand he could make was an eight-low, while Rasmussen had a draw to a seven. Rasmussen turned over his card: 
, meaning Ethier would win if he caught a ten or lower and didn't pair.
Ethier squeezed out the 
, ending Rasmussen's quest for a second final table at this year's World Series of Poker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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54,000
54,000
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54,000 |
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Busted | |