Martin McCormick Eliminated in 11th Place ($51,260)
The action folded around to Ken Demlakian in the small blind, and he was invited by Martin McCormick to call blind.
McCormick kept things in the dark, as he didn't look at his cards before checking.
The flop brought out and McCormick kept encouraging Demlakian to play blind, and the Aussie listened as he checked, and McCormick checked as well.
The turn was the , and McCormick said, "Come on, don't bet, let's keep checking."
Demlakian however, looked at his cards and bet 60,000.
"All in!" McCormick yelled, right after having checked his own cards.
Demlakian, a bit surprised by the all in for 860,000, double checked his cards and made the call.
McCormick:
Demlakian:
McCormick still had a lot of outs, but the river was the , sending the most colorfull character of the tournament to the rail. McCormick provided lots of entertainment for both the players and the fans, but the tournament will continue with 10 players and without him.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ken Demlakian |
5,720,000
2,084,000
|
2,084,000 |
Martin McCormick | Busted |