Here Comes Keikoan

[user66118]

A short-stacked player shoved all in from middle position, and Sam Barnhart followed suit by reraising all in for about 60,000 total. Not to be outdone, Matt Keikoan made the overcall, and we suddenly had two players at risk as the cards were turned over.

Showdown
Short stack: {A-Hearts} {6-Hearts}
Barnhart: {A-Clubs} {K-Spades}
Keikoan: {J-Diamonds} {J-Hearts}

Barnhart pleaded for an ace, while the short stack lamented his unfortunate predicament. "I'm in bad shape," he said, stating the obvious a bit.

In the end, neither of the two men could catch up to Keikoan, and the {9-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {3-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} board has sent two players to the exit. It's a nice boost to his already big stack, moving him all the way up to 305,000. Plus another 500, if you want to get picky about it.

Keikoan is a former champion of this event from 2009, and he's quite possibly the best player left in the room -- a recipe for trouble for the rest of the field.