Roman Valerstein Eliminated in 4th Place ($76,692)

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Under the gun, Roman Valerstein shoved all in for what looked to be 1 million on the nose. Next door, Jim Harnden made the call, and the blinds ducked out to let the two go at it in a coin flip for Harnden's tournament life.

Showdown
Valerstein: {5-Hearts} {5-Spades}
Harnden: {A-Clubs} {K-Spades}

The {8-Clubs} {6-Spades} {K-Diamonds} flop was not at all good news for the at-risk player, and he suddenly had two outs or running cards as his only sources of salvation.

The turn {9-Clubs} opened up that straight possibility, but it would never come through. The river was the blank {J-Diamonds} .

That's the end of the line Roman Valerstein, eliminated in fourth place. The start-of-day chip leader will cash a check for more than $75,000 as his consolation prize, by far the largest score of his live career.