Jimmy Tran limped under the gun, the small blind limped, and Phil Gordon checked his option in the big blind. The flop came . The small blind checked, Gordon bet 2,000, Tran raised to 4,000, the small blind folded, Gordon reraised to 8,000, and Tran called. The turn card was the . Gordon bet 8,000, Tran moved all in, and Gordon called with -- trip fives. But Tran showed , giving him the lead with a spade flush.
Gordon would need to spike a full house to stay alive, but the river card was the , and Phil Gordon was eliminated.