We didn't catch the action, but Craig Chait was eliminated just after the three-table redraw. He only had 11,000 and was eliminated just a few hands after he sat down at his new table.
On the first draw, both players drew two. Lawrence Berg checked to Ryan Hughes, who bet 10,000, and Berg check-raised all in. Hughes called. Both players drew one on the second and then on the final draw.
Hughes showed and drew an to complete his nine-low.
Berg showed and peeled his card.
"It's a three spotter," he said, "A spade..."
"F***!" he finished, turning over the to seal his elimination.
Jerry Wong opened under the gun with a raise to 4,000. Ryan Hughes called from the cutoff before Jason Mercier made it 18,400 to play from the button. Wong called, then Hughes called, as well.
The flop came down , and Wong announced, "Pot," after thinking about it for a few seconds. The bet was 58,600. Hughes got out of the way quickly. Mercier flicked through his cards, then moved all in. Wong called, and the cards were flipped up.
Wong:
Mercier:
The on the turn sealed Mercier's fate, giving Wong an unbeatable flush. The river was the , but it didn't matter. Mercier was eliminated from the tournament in 20th place and collected $4,553 for his run in Event #59.