S. Rosewood Eliminated in 7th Place ($29,548)
This hand started out with drama and ended with a goodbye. S. Rosewood was in the small blind and got his first card, but when the dealer got to him on the second round, his card fell on the floor. Dan Heimiller, who was in the big blind, called "misdeal," but the dealer said it was simply an exposed card and Rosewood would get another one after the rest of the deal was complete. Heimiller disagreed and the floor was called over. Rosewood jokingly asked if he could just keep the . The floor explained that it was only a misdeal if the first or second card from the top of the deck were exposed, not the first or second card dealt to a player.
By this point, Rosewood had received his new fourth card and action had folded to him in the small blind. He completed, and Heimiller decided he'd rather keep his current hand and raised. Rosewood called, and the flop came out . Rosewood bet, and Heimiller quickly raised. Rosewood then moved all in for only 10,000 more than the cost of a call. Heimiller seemed confused for a minute and acted like he was thinking. "I'm just trying to look at it," he said, asking Rosewood to move his hand out of the way so he could see the bets in the pot. Then he sort of shook himself and said, "I call. Of course I call."
Showdown
Rosewood: for an open-ended straight draw and runner-runner low draw
Heimiller: for a pair of aces
The turn was the on the turn kept Rosewood's hope for a low alive, but the on the river wasn't what he needed. After spending most of the day as chip leader, Rosewood is out in 7th.