Slezak Falls to Gerhart
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Alexandru Papazian opened to 20,000 from middle position and Kevin Gerhart three-bet to 60,000 from the hijack. Bob Slezak was in the small blind and four-bet shoved for 202,000. Papazian folded and Gerhart asked for a count before deciding to call.
Slezak: 
Gerhart: 
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and Gerhart paired his ace to take the lead. The turn was the 
, leaving just two outs for Slezak to survive. The river was the 
and Slezak was eliminated in 21st place.
"Kids today," smirked Papazian.
"You only ever have three outs there," Slezak said to Gerhart.
"I was getting three to one," replied Gerhart.
Meanwhile, Philip Tom busted on another table, bringing the field down to 19.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,020,000
217,000
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217,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |