Jeff Rossiter Eliminated in 5th Place (AU$27,011)

Chad Holloway

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Hand #36: Mike Watson raised to 12,500 from the cutoff and Jonathan Duhamel defended from the big blind, which brought about a flop of . Watson then called a bet of 20,000 from Duhamel on the turn before both players returned to checking on the river. Duhamel showed the , but it was no good as Watson held the .

Hand #37: Watson opened for 12,500 under the gun and took down the blinds.

Hand #38: Duhamel raised to 17,500 from the button, Watson called from the big blind, and the flop fell . Watson led out for 40,000 and then called when Duhamel moved all in for just 3,500 more.

Watson:
Duhamel:

Both players had flopped a straight, but Duhamel's was best. Neither the turn nor river changed a thing and Duhamel scored the double.

Hand #39: Jeff Rossiter got his last 45,000 all in preflop and found himself trailing behind Watson.

Rossiter:
Watson:

The flop did little for Rossiter, and the turn actually left him drawing dead as Watson spiked a set. The meaningless was run out on the river for good measure, and then Rossiter took his leave in fifth place for AU$27,011.