Elpayaa Busts Holloway
Action folded to the hijack seat, and that player raised to 1,125. Blair Hinkle flat-called from the cutoff seat, then Joseph Elpayaa reraised to 3,400 on the button. PokerNews' own Chad Holloway reraised all in from the small blind for 8,225, and action folded back to Elpayaa. He called with the 
and held the same suit as Holloway's 
.
The flop gave Elpayaa three queens when the 
fell and vaulted Elpayaa into the lead. The turn was the 
and river the 
, which eliminated Holloway here on Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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34,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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Busted | |
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