Joey Couden Eliminated in 9th Place ($17,041)
Ryan Wince raised to 125,000 from early position with the 
and he picked up a caller in the form of Joey Couden, who called from the big blind with the 
.
The flop was a juicy one as it came 
to give Wince a set of jacks and Couden a straight draw. Couden bet 125,000 and was called by Wince.
The turn was the 
to bring the straight home for Couden. He checked over to Wince who elected to check back.
The river turned the tables as it came the 
to give Wince the full boat. Couden bet 285,000 over to Wince who paused a moment before shoving for 2.6 million, which was enough to but Couden all in.
Couden took his time to make the decision, clearly torn on what to do. After a couple of minutes he made the call and saw the bad news when Wince flipped over the full house to beat his straight.
Couden threw his cards on the table and got up to shake the hands of his tablemates as his run in the HPT Columbus Main Event was over in 9th place for $17,041.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,200,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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Busted | |
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