Day 2a/b Chip Leader Eliminated
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Back on Day 2a/b, Tim Stansifer led the roughly 700 survivors with a chip stack 481,500. That allowed him to make a deep run in the Main Event, but it just came to an end here on Day 5.
It happened when Stansifer got his short stack of 130,000 or so all in preflop against Michael Palo.
Stansifer: 
Palo: 
Stansifer had a kicker issue, and while he paired it on the 
flop, Palo also paired his nine to maintain the lead. Neither the 
turn nor 
river helped Stansifer, and he took his leave in 289th place for $33,734.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
715,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
Busted |