Gates Eliminated with "Ballsy Call"
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Action folded to Garry Gates in the small blind and he raised to 3,100. The big blind reraised to 7,200 and then Gates moved all in for 29,800. The big blind tanked for a couple minutes and then eventually said, "All right, I can," with 12,000 chips behind after calling Gates' all-in amount.
Gates turned over the 
with his tournament life on the line and the big blind tabled the 
, ahead but with a risky call.
The flop came down 
and gave Gates a gutshot straight draw to go along with his two live cards. The turn brought the 
and the river the 
. Both of those missed Gates after his whiffed the flop and he was eliminated.
"Pretty ballsy call," said David Williams to the player after the hand.