David Newcomer Eliminated in 20th Place ($17,577)
David Newcomer has been nursing his short stack admirably since being crippled by that two-outer with aces. Just a moment ago, however, his day was ended in dramatic fashion by Austin McCormick.
McCormick started the action with a raise from the cutoff to 33,000, and Newcomer moved all in for 116,000 in the next seat over. McCormick called.
Showdown
McCormick:
Newcomer:
The flop was an awesome one, coming out to make things quite interesting with two cards to come. The turn was a safe blank for Newcomer, the , and he was one card away from his third comeback double up.
He could not fade the on the river, though, and that diamond flush earns McCormick the pot and the knockout.
After a valiant short-stacked battle, David Newcomer is out in 20th place.