Perry Friedman Eliminated in 10th Place ($49,024)
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In early position, Amit Makhija opened to 60,000, and the table folded around to the blinds. In the big, Perry Friedman announced an all-in reraise for 533,000 total, and Makhija sunk in his chair. And began mumbling.
"...(incoherent)... but maybe I can fold to you, Perry. ...(incoherent)... would be a monster fold."
Makhija had Friedman just slightly covered, so the call would essentially be for his full stack as well.
Finally, he conceded, "I'm not good enough to fold this, I call." And with that, the cards were on their backs:
Makhija: 
Friedman: 
Makhija pumped his fist at the sight of his correct call, and the race was on for a seat at the final table.
The flop 
didn't change much, but the 
on the river opened up a flush possibility and the crowd of spectators leaned in across the rail to catch a glimpse of the river card:
That's a blank, and a quick recount of the chips confirms Friedman's demise. He's out in tenth place, taking him just shy of $50,000 and falling just shy of a spot at the final table.