Thorston Schafer Eliminated in 24th Place (£5,624)
With the first four players folding quickly in turn, Thorston Schafer looked down at and shoved all in for a bit less than 40,000 total. In the big blind, Peter Wood squeezed out the and said, "Oh, that isn't a good card for you." When he peeked at the other card, he instantly shot out of his chair and half-yelled, "I call!" It was , and it was bad news for the at-risk Schafer.
There was a little sweat on fourth street, but the board of was ultimately not enough for Schafer's chances to double. He's out with the first paycheck of Event #1, taking home more than twice his buy-in for a good showing over the past two days.