Bill Stradley Eliminated in 13th Place ($7,349)

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Level 24 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Matthew Waxman opened to 38,000 from middle position, and big blind Bill Stradley called about 25% of his stack to have a look at a flop. It came {Q-Clubs} {8-Spades} {4-Clubs} , and Stradley open-shoved the remaining ~120,000 into the middle. Waxman wasted no time calling, and he had his man in big trouble as the cards were shown down:

Waxman: {J-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}
Stradley: {8-Hearts} {3-Hearts}

The turn {K-Spades} left Stradley one card from the door, and the {10-Spades} meant handshakes and "good luck"s all around. The stop-and-go with eight-three fails to get Stradley through the hand, and he has been sent to the payout desk in 13th place.