Stein Sent Packing
Level 18
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
On two different occasions earlier in the tournament, Sam Stein came from behind to survive all in hands. However, in the one hand where he was a big favorite, he was not so lucky, as he has just been eliminated. Action folded around to Jesse Martin on the button, and he put out a raise to 12,000. The small blind folded, and Sam Stein peaked at his cards, took a few moments, then slid the rest of his stack forward. Martin quickly called, and was not happy to see that Stein woke up with a monster in the big blind.
Stein: 
Martin: 
Stein faded the flop, as it came 
. However, the 
spiked on the river, and Stein would need a king or a ten to survive the hand. The river came the 
, and Stein's dream of another final table has come to an end.