Altergott Loses the Max; Busts in 10th Place
From the hijack seat, Tom Marchese made it 90,000 to go. Max Altergott was on the button and moved all in for about 820,000. After the blinds folded, Marchese made the call with the 
. Altergott showed the same hand with the 
.
The 
flop gave Marchese a flush draw and allowed him to freeroll the hand against Altergott, who was at risk for his tournament life.
Needing a spade to win the pot, Marchese got it when the 
hit fourth street. Despite Marchese hitting the flush not he turn, Altergott wasn't drawing dead just yet, as he could chop if the nine of spades or four of spades put a straight flush on the board. It didn't when the 
hit, and Altergott was eliminated.
With that, the field has been cut down to the final nine players. Those nine will now redraw for the unofficial final table. A seat draw and updated chip counts will be posted shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,050,000
1,059,000
|
1,059,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |