Roberto Perez Eliminated in 5th Place ($74,648)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 44 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Roberto Perez pushed the last of his chips forward from the small blind and Doug Polk immediately made the call to put Perez at risk.

Roberto Perez: 7?5?
Doug Polk: A?Q?

Polk was well ahead preflop but the 4?8?2? flop gave Perez a multitude of outs. One of those outs came on the 5? turn and Perez seemed poised for a double up.

"I need a three!" Polk said to his rail. The dealer gave Polk exactly what he asked for with the 3? on the river. Polk quickly got up from his seat and did a victory lap around the table, high-fiving his rail on the way. He will face Chris Brewer in the semifinal matchup tomorrow while Sean Winter will face off against Chanracy Khun.

Roberto Perez will take home $74,648 for his impressive run.