Stephen Falcon Eliminated in 13th Place ($27,000)

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Stephen Falcon - Eliminated in 13th Place

Steven Merrifield opened to 45,000 from the hijack seat, Stephen Falcon three-bet to 150,000 and the action folded back to Merrifield who went into the tank. He eventually slid out a fourth bet worth 345,000, Falcon immediately moved all in, and Merrifield snapped it off.

"Shit," Falcon blurted.

Merrifield: {a-Clubs} {a-Diamonds}
Falcon: {a-Hearts} {k-Diamonds}

There were nearly 3 million chips in the middle, making this the biggest pot of the tournament thus far. The dealer rapped the table, then delivered a flop of {k-Hearts} {7-Spades} {8-Hearts} , keeping Falcon alive and drawing to a king or running hearts.

The turn was paint, but the {q-Diamonds} did not help Falcon. The case ace - the {a-Spades} - fell on the river, eliminating Falcon from the tournament, and making Merrifield a commanding chip leader.