John McNabola Eliminated in 11th Place ($14,425)

Shamus

Level 28 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

In his mid-fifties, John McNabola has been the oldest player left among those left for a while, and after making a few moves during the last couple of hours Kevin Saul had begun referring to him as the "cagey veteran." His mustache, eyeglasses, and frequently smiling face also earned him a few playful references to Ned Flanders from the others, too, which everyone including McNabola has been laughing about some.

Just now an innocuous-looking hand arose in which McNabola limped in from the small blind, Saul checked from the BB, and the flop came . McNabola checked, and when Saul bet 75,000, McNabola check-raised to 200,000.

"The cagey veteran... Ned Flanders..." said Saul with a grin. Then he declared he was reraising all in, and McNabola called more quickly than you can say yes-indeedly-doodly.

McNabola: (two pair)
Saul: (fours, a flush draw, and an open-ended straight draw)

McNabola was ahead, but had tons of outs to fade, with the landing on the turn being one of them. The river was the , and Saul won the huge pot. He then shook McNabola's hand and congratulated him for his play today as McNabola departed.