Evan Sparling Eliminated in 17th Place ($68,000)

Kaelaine Minton

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

While Andre Marques' elimination hand was taking place on another table, this hand was playing out on the feature table:

The flop was and Jonathan Little had only 50,000 behind. His opponent, Evan Sparling, had only 27,500 behind. They were stalling, using their time bank cards to delay action, while the all-in played out at the other table. Eventually, they both checked and the turn was the .

Another round of stalling took place and they both checked to see the complete the board. Once they learned a player had been eliminated in 17th place, ensuring a pay jump for the next bust-out, they got all-in and turned up their hands.

Jonathan Little:
Evan Sparling:

Little's pair of queens was good to claim the pot while Sparling was left with crumbs. He was all in on the next hand against Artur Martirosian in the small blind.

Artur Martirosian:
Evan Sparling:

Board:

Martirosian took the pot and ironically it was with pocket tens, the hand that cost Sparling most of his chips in the previous hand. He will collect $68,000 for his 17th place finish.