Jeff Gibralter Eliminated in 4th Place ($78,828)
Jeff Gibralter opened to 255,000 on the button and Huy Nguyen called from the small blind. The dealer flopped and Nguyen led for 755,000. Gibralter called.
The turn was the and Nguyen moved all in for effectively 3.5 million. For the next three or so minutes nobody in the Center Stage area made a sound. Gibralter stood up from his seat only to sit back down seconds later, and then reached for his entire stack. He didn't commit them though, pulling his hands away and chuckling.
"I don't have much," he announced.
He went back in the tank for another half of a minute before finally calling. He opened and was crushed when Nguyen tabled . The river was another king, the , and Gibralter was eliminated in 4th place.
The Rockwall, Texas native's hero call went awry, but he will receive $78,828 for his efforts over the last three days.