Chris “rumpthumper” White Eliminated in 8th Place ($9,735.75)
With the blinds at 160,000/320,000/40,000, Chris “rumpthumper” White, who satellited into the tournament for $45, raised to 800,000 under the gun only to have "a_stormy_knight" three-bet jam for 5,503,444 next to act. Action folded back to White and he called off for a similar stack.
Chris “rumpthumper” White: 
"a_stormy_knight": 
It was a big flip and White was looking to hold to double. The 
flop was safe enough, but then disaster struck when the 
spiked on the turn to pair "a_stormy_knight". The 
river was of no consequence and White became the first elimination of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,700,000
6,960,000
|
6,960,000 |
|
|
Busted |