Lappin Eliminated by Many Aces
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
David Lappin's seat was recently discovered to be empty, and his tournament executioner Ion Tabacaru relayed the gory details of Lappin's elimination to PokerNews.
According to Tabacaru, Lappin shoved his final 50,000 chips into the middle with 
, and smashed into Tabacaru's 
.
The 
flop instantly finished Lappin, as Tabacaru flopped quad aces to send Lappin out the door just shy of the money and a trip to Day 2.
Meanwhile at a nearby table, Lappin's Chip Race co-host Dara O'Kearney is nursing a stack of 84,000 as he tries to avoid his partner's fate in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
Busted |