Joe Ebanks Eliminated in 5th Place ($17,685)

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Joe Ebanks started things off with a raise to 32,000 and Aristoteles Neto made it 95,000 to go after looking over at Ebanks and his stack. "All in," said Ebanks who was met with a snap-call from Neto.

Ebanks turned over , his hand caught in the cookie jar. Neto had and the lead.

Not for long though as the flop would come to give Ebanks the miracle trip tens. It did give Neto an inside straight draw though.

The turn was the and Neto would need another jack or king on the river to eliminate the WSOP bracelet winner.

"Yes!" came the yell from Neto when the dealer put out the . The gracious Ebanks came over and shook Neto's hand, whispering "I saw you looking at my stack and thought I had a read on you." Ebanks is eliminated in fifth place for $17,685, an excellent follow-up to his second place finish in this event last year.