Hamm's Aces Cracked To Take Tournament To 18
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Clayton Hamm had a bet of 35,000 in front of him from early position on a board of 
and action was on Jeff Banghart, who was in the small blind.
Banghart check-raised all in to effectively put Hamm to a decision for his tournament life. He quickly called.
Clayton Hamm: 
Jeff Banghart: 
Hamm was in need of hitting running cards to improve to a full house after finding out he was up against Banghart's flopped flush. The turn came 
to leave him drawing dead and the river fell 
, resulting in Hamm walking to the rail as tournament director Patrick Roy called for a high card to be dealt at the breaking table to condense the tournament's 18 remaining players down to two full tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,320,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
Busted |