Tim Killday limped from under the gun, Jeff Fitzpatrick limped behind him and then Jerry Milanos and Gannesh Letchumanan came along from the blinds. The flop came and Milanos shipped his short stack all in. Letchumanan folded, Killday called and Fitzpatrick let the other two playl
Tim Killday managed to get his stack of 948,000 all in preflop holding but was crushed and covered by the of chip leader Chris Conrad. Killday was in need of a ten, and the appeared in the window on the flop, followed by the and . Killday had flopped quads and left Conrad shaking his head.
The turn left Conrad drawing dead, and after the was put out on the river, the dealer pushed Killday a monster pot.
Since making the official final table, players have been passing chips back and forth mainly through blinds and antes. Simple raise-and-take its have been common, while the occasional flop has been taken down with a modest bet.
With around 400,000 in the pot and a board reading , Bradley Lipsey checked to Brian "Big Kat" Davis, who bet 225,000. Lipsey stood up from his chair, looked at his stack, asked for a count, and then announced that he was all in. Davis called off his last 380,000 and the cards were turned up.
Showdown
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Davis had spiked a jack on the turn to come from behind and take the lead. He was a 95% favorite to double on the hand, which would have made him flush with chips. Unfortunately for him, and much to the astonishment of the railbirds and players alike, the peeled off on the river to give Lipsey the winning set.
A shellshocked Davis was eliminated from the Harrah's St. Louis Main Event in 10th place for $14,259, bringing about the official final table.
Now that were down to one table, the clock has been paused so players can fill out their bio sheets and provide WSOP officials with pertinent information.
David Schwartz stuck his remaining short stack all in preflop and Chris Conrad called. Schwartz held and Conrad held pocket sixes. The board ran nine high with all rags and Conrad earned the knockout.