A flop of gave Rutledge some life. He didn't improve on the turn. As the river came down, Rutledge pleaded, "King or a jack!" and was rewarded with the . "Yeah!" he shouted, clapping his hands and walking in circles. He leaned over the rail to a nearby table in a different tournament and added "I just cracked aces with king-jack!"
Akenhead drops to about 1.3 million chips. Rutledge is up to about 900,000.