Paul Hails Eliminated in 5th Place ($17,226)
Level 27
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
From under the gun, Paul Hails raised to 80,000 with 196,000 behind. Action folded to Seneca Easley in the big blind and he moved all in. Hails made the call.
Hails tabled the 
and was in a dominating position to double up and get himself out of the short-stack gutter against Easley's 
. The five community cards on the flop, turn and river would have other plans though.
The flop came down 
to give Easley the best hand with a pair of nines. The turn was the 
and the river the 
. Hails failed to get back in front after being out-flopped and hit the rail in fifth place for over $17,000 in prize money. Easley now has about 1.5 million in chips.